Driver/Sales Workers · SOC 53-3031
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Driver/Sales Workerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for driver/sales workers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 382 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque, IA | $53,910 | 200 | 3.3 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $51,260 | 1,360 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Merced, CA | $49,290 | 330 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $49,150 | 230 | 1.9 |
| 5 | Yuba City, CA | $49,110 | 110 | 2.1 |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $49,000 | 400 | 1.9 |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $48,860 | 1,560 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $48,530 | 140 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | $48,420 | 950 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Bay City, MI | $48,340 | 170 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $48,190 | 130 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Visalia, CA | $48,000 | 380 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,920 | 440 | 1.7 |
| 14 | Yakima, WA | $47,810 | 170 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Vallejo, CA | $47,780 | 390 | 2.7 |
| 16 | Lebanon, PA | $47,690 | 170 | 3.2 |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,340 | 2,880 | 1.1 |
| 18 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $47,320 | 100 | 1.0 |
| 19 | St. Cloud, MN | $47,210 | 500 | 4.8 |
| 20 | Fresno, CA | $47,170 | 1,090 | 2.3 |
| 21 | Boulder, CO | $47,150 | 490 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Bellingham, WA | $47,130 | 140 | 1.5 |
| 23 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,120 | 200 | 1.6 |
| 24 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,000 | 200 | 2.1 |
| 25 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $46,960 | 40 | 1.1 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Driver/Sales Workers overview.
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.