Sales Managers in Minnesota

Considering a career as a Sales Manager in Minnesota?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sales Managers in Minnesota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Sales Managers in Minnesota is growing faster than average.

• Sales Managers in Minnesota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Sales Manager Career?

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Human Sciences Business Services
• Consumer Merch&ising/Retailing Management
• Health Professions
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
• Business, Management & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• General Business/Commerce
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business Administration and Management
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management, General

How Many Sales Managers Work in Minnesota?

11,120 people worked as Sales Managers in 2018 in this state.

There were 11,950 Sales Managers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 830 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 3,460 Sales Managers working in it, which means Minnesota has more Sales Managers than average.

Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Sales Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.5%.

Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,200 annual job openings, and a total of 13,760 jobs for Minnesota Sales Managers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 36,300 annual jobs and 414,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sales Managers Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Sales Managers ranged from $65,240 to $208,000 with $118,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $31.37 to $100. The median hourly rate was $56.97.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $57.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.97.

The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Minnesota Metros for Sales Managers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sales Managers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	8,800	$125,030
St. Cloud, MN	370	$102,510
Duluth, MN-WI	300	$87,500
Fargo, ND-MN	240	$100,490
Rochester, MN	200	$118,160
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	130	$100,730
Grand Forks, ND-MN	60	$107,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	60	$129,610

Top States for Sales Managers Employment

View the list below to see where most Sales Managers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	76,950	$116,020
Texas	26,420	$128,820
Illinois	24,800	$118,040
New York	23,120	$180,360
Florida	20,060	$107,620
Massachusetts	16,600	$130,900
Georgia	14,890	$128,700
New Jersey	13,890	$149,770
Minnesota	11,120	$118,490
Ohio	10,740	$121,120
Arizona	10,710	$102,340
Michigan	8,640	$131,210
Pennsylvania	8,300	$141,240
Washington	7,340	$128,490
Connecticut	6,850	$132,100
Tennessee	6,810	$97,650
North Carolina	6,790	$131,600
Maryland	6,170	$129,510
Oregon	5,840	$112,250
Virginia	5,790	$160,640

Below are the states where Sales Managers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$180,360
Delaware	$161,000
Virginia	$160,640
Rhode Island	$150,250
New Jersey	$149,770
Colorado	$145,520
New Hampshire	$142,020
Pennsylvania	$141,240
Connecticut	$132,100
North Carolina	$131,600

Related Careers in Minnesota

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Minnesota Employment Total
Marketing Managers	8,390

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.