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NAICS 42 · BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated May 18, 2026

Wholesale Trade Salaries

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

Total Workforce
6.0M
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$59K
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
800K$70,280
2Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
398K$42,590
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3032
269K$58,550
4Stockers and Order Fillers
SOC 53-7065
265K$42,100
5General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
254K$115,620
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
SOC 41-4011
176K$105,910
7Customer Service Representatives
SOC 43-4051
164K$48,690
8Light Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3033
146K$44,740
9Sales Managers
SOC 11-2022
133K$149,980
10Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
131K$45,560
11Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
SOC 43-5071
125K$45,250
12Driver/Sales Workers
SOC 53-3031
108K$49,090
13First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
SOC 53-1047
105K$65,620
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
101K$50,660
15Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
SOC 53-7051
93K$45,950
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
SOC 51-2090
75K$43,070
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents
SOC 13-1020
70K$71,640
18Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011
69K$82,320
19First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
67K$74,410
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
SOC 13-1161
67K$78,780
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SOC 49-9041
64K$62,910
22Retail Salespersons
SOC 41-2031
61K$38,830
23Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
61K$133,910
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
60K$47,720
25First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
SOC 41-1012
60K$92,930

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