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

Yes — at the median salary of $78K, rent takes 26.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,310/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 $59K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,527/month.

Local pay runs 25% below the national median — $78K here vs. $105K nationally.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $78K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s -25%.

The median is $78,470 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $58,790, and experienced sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products can clear $159,580. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,962/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,310/month, which eats 26.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northeast Iowa 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 $78,470 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.