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

Yes — at the median salary of $70K, rent takes 26.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/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 $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,893/month.

Local pay runs 33% below the national median — $70K here vs. $105K nationally.

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $70K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s -33%.

The median is $70,400 a year, that works out to about $34 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,220, and experienced sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products can clear $119,180. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,527/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 26.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwest 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 $70,400 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.