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

Yes — at the median salary of $94K, rent takes 19.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,140/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 $41K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,469/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $94K locally vs. $105K nationally, a 10% difference.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area pays $94K median vs. the U.S. average of $105K — that’s -10%.

The median is $93,920 a year, that works out to about $45 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $41,150, and experienced sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products can clear $191,290. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,892/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,140/month, which eats 19.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Kentucky 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 $93,920 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.