Pharmaceutical sales representative earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$86.82 per hour

$180,590 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$72.11 per hour

$149,990 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$46.11 per hour

$95,900 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$38.90 per hour

$80,920 per year

10th percentile

Starting level pharmaceutical sales representative earnings begin at:

$30.22 per hour

$62,850 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Pharmaceutical sales representative salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Texas $99,080
Nevada $98,500
Connecticut $98,000
New Hampshire $97,960
Kentucky $97,640
West Virginia $97,230
Vermont $95,900
Maryland $95,040
Missouri $94,840
Tennessee $94,450
District of Columbia $92,940
New Mexico $87,310
Alabama $87,140
Nebraska $84,400
Montana $83,610
Utah $81,240
Wisconsin $78,480
Alaska $77,080
Mississippi $74,990
South Dakota $74,190
Oklahoma $72,480
Arkansas $71,830
Puerto Rico $53,570
Colorado $135,000
New Jersey $131,360
Kansas $130,850
New York $129,410
Georgia $128,850
Virginia $128,270
Washington $127,390
Hawaii $126,110
Michigan $125,650
North Carolina $125,370
California $124,220
Louisiana $124,200
Massachusetts $118,980
Rhode Island $117,670
Oregon $113,830
South Carolina $111,190
Ohio $108,370
Delaware $107,830
Florida $107,700
Illinois $107,570
Pennsylvania $103,790
Iowa $103,380
Minnesota $103,000
Indiana $102,910
North Dakota $102,720
Maine $101,850
Idaho $101,390
Wyoming $100,850
Arizona $100,620

How do pharmaceutical sales representative salaries compare to similar careers?

Pharmaceutical sales representatives earn 20% more than similar careers in Vermont. On average, they make less than sales engineers but more than consultants.

Career Median Salary
Sales engineer salary $117K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $96K
Cost estimator salary $81K
Insurance sales agent salary $71K
Sales representative salary $77K
Consultant salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)