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

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $50K, rent takes 57.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,930/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,000/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products typically earn — is $29K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,716/month.

Local pay runs 53% below the national median — $50K here vs. $105K nationally.

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area pays $50K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s -53%.

The median is $49,520 a year, that works out to about $24 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $28,600, and experienced sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products can clear $123,770. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,355/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,930/month, which eats 57.5% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Southwest Missouri 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 $49,520 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.