Parts Salespersons · SOC 41-2022

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Parts Salespersonss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for parts salespersons. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 391 metro areas

Parts Salespersons: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$50,200	940	0.8
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$50,030	2,170	0.9
3	Greeley, CO	$49,080	280	2.4
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$49,020	2,900	1.4
5	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,950	2,330	1.4
6	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,850	880	2.2
7	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$48,630	300	2.5
8	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$48,540	310	2.4
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,440	2,980	1.5
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$48,410	320	1.6
11	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$48,160	2,720	1.4
12	Minot, ND	$48,150	170	5.2
13	Bismarck, ND	$48,040	250	3.5
14	Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,010	280	2.0
15	Napa, CA	$47,870	60	0.8
16	Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,850	600	2.1
17	St. Cloud, MN	$47,790	390	3.7
18	Mankato, MN	$47,750	160	2.9
19	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$47,660	330	1.9
20	Madison, WI	$47,590	560	1.4
21	Fargo, ND-MN	$47,520	480	3.2
22	Lancaster, PA	$47,410	630	2.5
23	Bellingham, WA	$47,400	180	2.0
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,340	1,980	1.6
25	Billings, MT	$47,210	430	4.6

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Parts Salespersons 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.