State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Washington earn a median of $79,830. In South Dakota, $77,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 3.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.3%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $77,210
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $95,960
- p10
- $49,070
- p90
- $125,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $79,830
- p25
- $62,850
- p75
- $108,310
- p10
- $51,260
- p90
- $148,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.