Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $137K, rent takes 25.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products typically earn — is $55K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,278/month.

Local pay is 31% above the national median — $137K here vs. $105K nationally.

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area pays $137K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s +31%.

The median is $137,200 a year, that works out to about $66 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $54,640, and experienced sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products can clear $180,500. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,112/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 25.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products salary is worth about $137,200 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.