SOC 41-9011 · Sales and Related Occupations

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$39,320
U.S. median hourly wage$18.91
U.S. employment64,520

Nationally, demonstrators and product promoters earned a median of $39,320 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 64,520 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Demonstrators and Product Promoters: pay and employment by state
State
Michigan$50,290$24.181,3600.3
New York$49,150$23.634,5100.5
Indiana$47,630$22.905300.2
Rhode Island$47,600$22.88500.1
Massachusetts$47,590$22.881,0000.3
California$46,220$22.2218,1401.0
Oklahoma$45,760$22.004700.3
Nevada$45,030$21.651,2000.8
Kentucky$42,910$20.634800.2
Virginia$41,600$20.001,8700.5
Arizona$39,780$19.133,1301.0
District of Columbia$39,750$19.111500.2
Maryland$38,900$18.701700.1
Texas$38,780$18.644,9300.4
Washington$38,670$18.594,0201.1
South Carolina$38,590$18.561900.1
New Hampshire$38,510$18.52600.1
Hawaii$38,490$18.512800.5
Oregon$38,430$18.481,7000.9
Utah$38,280$18.408000.5
Wisconsin$38,220$18.382200.1
Colorado$37,750$18.151,1500.4
Missouri$37,740$18.146100.2
Iowa$37,050$17.812800.2
Vermont$37,040$17.811500.5
Pennsylvania$36,910$17.757200.1
Connecticut$36,890$17.744900.3
North Carolina$36,650$17.62Not publishedNot published
Illinois$36,550$17.572,8900.5
New Jersey$36,420$17.511,5500.4
Maine$35,880$17.251900.3
Tennessee$35,070$16.864300.1
Ohio$34,610$16.647100.1
Minnesota$34,180$16.431,4000.5
Kansas$33,770$16.243800.3
Arkansas$33,640$16.181800.1
Montana$33,070$15.901000.2
Georgia$32,180$15.475600.1
Nebraska$32,180$15.472000.2
North Dakota$32,180$15.47Not publishedNot published
Idaho$31,370$15.083300.4
Florida$31,300$15.053,1600.3
Delaware$31,200$15.00Not publishedNot published
Louisiana$29,680$14.27Not publishedNot published
South Dakota$29,560$14.21700.1
New Mexico$29,110$14.005600.6
Alabama$28,630$13.76Not publishedNot published
Mississippi$28,470$13.691600.1
Puerto Rico$22,530$10.839301.0

Pay by metro area

All 145 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,990$34,673$47,357$60,040Charleston, WV — $21,990Aguadilla, PR — $22,330San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,530Las Cruces, NM — $27,120Tallahassee, FL — $28,370Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $30,280Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $30,720Birmingham, AL — $30,820Toledo, OH — $30,850Wichita, KS — $30,880Akron, OH — $31,080Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $31,250Winston-Salem, NC — $31,280Mayaguez, PR — $31,530Fort Wayne, IN — $32,010Fargo, ND-MN — $32,180Omaha, NE-IA — $32,180Lubbock, TX — $32,970Boise City, ID — $33,160Raleigh-Cary, NC — $33,350Greensboro-High Point, NC — $33,930Reno, NV — $34,010Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $34,170Chattanooga, TN-GA — $34,190El Paso, TX — $34,250Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $34,430Albuquerque, NM — $34,500Knoxville, TN — $34,660Lancaster, PA — $34,670Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $34,770Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $35,090Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $35,140Lincoln, NE — $35,170Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $35,190Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $35,250Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $35,440Pittsburgh, PA — $35,460Redding, CA — $35,470Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $35,630Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,650Eugene-Springfield, OR — $35,670Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $35,700Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $35,710Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $35,810Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $35,880Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $36,020Richmond, VA — $36,070Cleveland, OH — $36,190Visalia, CA — $36,290Salem, OR — $36,330Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,400Springfield, MO — $36,430Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $36,450Wilmington, NC — $36,450Fresno, CA — $36,500Kennewick-Richland, WA — $36,510Walla Walla, WA — $36,510Jacksonville, FL — $36,550Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $36,580Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $36,650Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $36,660Rochester, MN — $36,660Syracuse, NY — $36,660Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $36,670Columbus, OH — $36,720Bellingham, WA — $36,780New Haven, CT — $36,830Ogden, UT — $36,860Charlottesville, VA — $36,880Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $36,880Medford, OR — $37,010Naples-Marco Island, FL — $37,060Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $37,080Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $37,120Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $37,290Amarillo, TX — $37,520Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,610Modesto, CA — $37,640Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $37,670San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $37,750Corpus Christi, TX — $37,860Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,900Laredo, TX — $38,080Urban Honolulu, HI — $38,140Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $38,160Stockton-Lodi, CA — $38,300Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $38,380Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $38,400Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $38,450Bend, OR — $38,620McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $38,640Worcester, MA — $38,700Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,720San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $38,790Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $38,870Asheville, NC — $39,020Madison, WI — $39,070Kansas City, MO-KS — $39,090Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $39,110Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $39,200Harrisonburg, VA — $39,260Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $39,270Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $39,330Santa Fe, NM — $39,520St. Louis, MO-IL — $39,560Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $39,780Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $39,900Waco, TX — $39,980Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $40,160North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $40,690Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $40,820Boulder, CO — $40,880Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $42,200Yuba City, CA — $43,340Vallejo, CA — $43,400Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $43,480Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $43,660San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $44,130Tucson, AZ — $44,160Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $44,520Salinas, CA — $44,600New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $44,980San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $45,020Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $45,030Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $45,380Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $45,540San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $46,060Chico, CA — $46,760Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $47,510Rochester, NY — $47,540Traverse City, MI — $47,960Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $49,020Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $49,460Napa, CA — $50,030Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $51,730Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $52,060Tulsa, OK — $52,250Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $57,830Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $59,480Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $60,040

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Demonstrators and Product Promoters: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$60,040$28.866,4001.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,480$28.60Not publishedNot published
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,830$27.814300.2
Tulsa, OK$52,250$25.12Not publishedNot published
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$52,060$25.03Not publishedNot published
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$51,730$24.87Not publishedNot published
Napa, CA$50,030$24.051,01013.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,460$23.78Not publishedNot published
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,020$23.571500.3
Traverse City, MI$47,960$23.06701.1
Rochester, NY$47,540$22.861600.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,510$22.848100.3
Chico, CA$46,760$22.48801.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,060$22.145700.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,540$21.901,2506.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,380$21.82700.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$45,030$21.651,0000.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,020$21.641,4900.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,980$21.623,8000.4
Salinas, CA$44,600$21.441901.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$44,520$21.414602.3
Tucson, AZ$44,160$21.23900.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,130$21.226405.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$43,660$20.991600.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,480$20.911001.0
Vallejo, CA$43,400$20.871000.7
Yuba City, CA$43,340$20.84500.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$42,200$20.295900.5
Boulder, CO$40,880$19.65300.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$40,820$19.62800.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$40,690$19.56400.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,160$19.31500.1
Waco, TX$39,980$19.22400.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$39,900$19.187800.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,780$19.132,5801.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,560$19.021800.1
Santa Fe, NM$39,520$19.00300.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,330$18.914600.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$39,270$18.881,0500.9
Harrisonburg, VA$39,260$18.88300.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,200$18.85300.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$39,110$18.801,9400.9
Kansas City, MO-KS$39,090$18.793600.3
Madison, WI$39,070$18.78400.1
Asheville, NC$39,020$18.76900.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,870$18.691800.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,790$18.656200.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,720$18.618400.8
Worcester, MA$38,700$18.61400.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$38,640$18.581300.4
Bend, OR$38,620$18.57600.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$38,450$18.49600.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,400$18.469500.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,380$18.454600.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA$38,300$18.413501.2
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,160$18.352104.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$38,140$18.342400.5
Laredo, TX$38,080$18.31400.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,900$18.221,1600.7
Corpus Christi, TX$37,860$18.20500.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,750$18.158600.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,670$18.111300.3
Modesto, CA$37,640$18.101300.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,610$18.081,1700.4
Amarillo, TX$37,520$18.04500.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,290$17.93500.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,120$17.85400.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,080$17.834100.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL$37,060$17.82500.3
Medford, OR$37,010$17.79901.0
Charlottesville, VA$36,880$17.731601.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,880$17.731900.6
Ogden, UT$36,860$17.72700.3
New Haven, CT$36,830$17.71300.1
Bellingham, WA$36,780$17.68800.8
Columbus, OH$36,720$17.651300.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,670$17.631200.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$36,660$17.63501.0
Rochester, MN$36,660$17.63400.3
Syracuse, NY$36,660$17.63900.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$36,650$17.621401.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$36,580$17.59700.7
Jacksonville, FL$36,550$17.572500.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$36,510$17.564503.5
Walla Walla, WA$36,510$17.5528010.6
Fresno, CA$36,500$17.552700.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,450$17.52600.0
Wilmington, NC$36,450$17.53400.2
Springfield, MO$36,430$17.52600.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,400$17.502,5200.6
Salem, OR$36,330$17.472301.2
Visalia, CA$36,290$17.45500.3
Cleveland, OH$36,190$17.401000.1
Richmond, VA$36,070$17.341600.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,020$17.321200.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$35,880$17.25500.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$35,810$17.222200.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,710$17.177100.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$35,700$17.165200.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,670$17.15900.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,650$17.141200.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$35,630$17.131600.6
Redding, CA$35,470$17.05400.6
Pittsburgh, PA$35,460$17.05900.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,440$17.041300.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$35,250$16.951700.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,190$16.92600.1
Lincoln, NE$35,170$16.91300.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,140$16.892400.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,090$16.871200.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$34,770$16.72400.1
Lancaster, PA$34,670$16.67400.2
Knoxville, TN$34,660$16.661000.2
Albuquerque, NM$34,500$16.591800.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,430$16.55500.2
El Paso, TX$34,250$16.47700.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA$34,190$16.44400.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$34,170$16.431,1500.6
Reno, NV$34,010$16.351000.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$33,930$16.31500.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$33,350$16.043500.5
Boise City, ID$33,160$15.941900.5
Lubbock, TX$32,970$15.85400.2
Fargo, ND-MN$32,180$15.47Not publishedNot published
Omaha, NE-IA$32,180$15.471300.3
Fort Wayne, IN$32,010$15.39700.3
Mayaguez, PR$31,530$15.16400.7
Winston-Salem, NC$31,280$15.041100.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$31,250$15.033600.1
Akron, OH$31,080$14.94400.1
Wichita, KS$30,880$14.851000.3
Toledo, OH$30,850$14.83600.2
Birmingham, AL$30,820$14.82Not publishedNot published
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$30,720$14.771500.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30,280$14.563000.2
Tallahassee, FL$28,370$13.64400.2
Las Cruces, NM$27,120$13.04Not publishedNot published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,530$10.837901.1
Aguadilla, PR$22,330$10.73400.8
Charleston, WV$21,990$10.57Not publishedNot published
Brownsville-Harlingen, TXNot publishedNot published300.2
College Station-Bryan, TXNot publishedNot published500.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHNot publishedNot published500.1
Lexington-Fayette, KYNot publishedNot published400.1
Oklahoma City, OKNot publishedNot published2800.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.