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Wholesale Trade Salaries

NAICS 42 · BLS OEWS May 2024 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Merchant wholesalers and business-to-business distributors of durable and nondurable goods across all product categories.

Total Workforce
6.1M
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$57K
across all occupations

Top Roles in Wholesale Trade

Top 25 by employment in this sector · wages are sector-specific
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay
1Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
SOC 41-4012
809K$65,110
2Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
409K$39,990
3General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
270K$108,370
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3032
269K$57,260
5Stockers and Order Fillers
SOC 53-7065
260K$40,470
6Customer Service Representatives
SOC 43-4051
173K$47,530
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
SOC 41-4011
171K$100,680
8Light Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3033
153K$43,710
9Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SOC 43-5071
135K$43,720
10Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
132K$44,610
11Sales Managers
SOC 11-2022
124K$135,530
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
116K$48,810
13First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
SOC 53-1047
103K$63,810
14Driver/Sales Workers
SOC 53-3031
99K$46,690
15Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
SOC 53-7051
89K$45,110
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
SOC 51-2090
74K$40,750
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents
SOC 13-1020
72K$69,830
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
70K$71,590
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
SOC 13-1161
66K$77,870
20Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011
65K$82,400
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
64K$46,470
22Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
64K$131,640
23Retail Salespersons
SOC 41-2031
63K$37,440
24Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SOC 49-9041
63K$62,340
25First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
SOC 41-1012
60K$87,680

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