Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary · California

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary in California

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in California earn a median of $80,850 a year, which is $38.87 an hour. That is $10,860 above the national median of $69,990, a difference of 16 percent. The state employs 156,110.

Median in California $80,850 $38.87 an hour · May 2025
US median $69,990
Jobs in California 156,110

California against the US May 2025

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in California against the US, May 2025
FigureCaliforniaUnited States
Median annual $80,850 $69,990
Median hourly$38.87$33.65
Mean annual$95,130$82,430
10th percentile$43,240$37,980
90th percentile$168,720$148,840
Employment156,1101,256,010

How California compares

By median pay, California ranks 2 of the 12 states this site reports for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
New York $92,190 $44.32 80,510
Colorado $79,810 $38.37 37,810
New Jersey $79,200 $38.08 44,980
Georgia $75,280 $36.19 46,960
Virginia $72,640 $34.92 41,390
Illinois $66,900 $32.17 69,910
Pennsylvania $64,480 $31.00 39,920
North Carolina $62,620 $30.10 46,040
Texas $61,680 $29.65 135,030
Florida $60,660 $29.16 107,650
Ohio $59,390 $28.55 38,440

Common questions

How much do sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make in California?

The median salary for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in California is $80,850 a year, or $38.87 an hour. That is $10,860 above the national median of $69,990, a difference of 16 percent. California employs 156,110 of them.

Is California a good state to work as a sales representatives of service?

On pay alone, California ranks 2 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in California?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $43,240 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $168,720 or more. The middle half falls between $53,800 and $121,590.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 41-3091 in California. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.