Sales Managers in Texas
Get the information you need to know about working as a Sales Manager.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Sales Managers in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Sales Managers in Texas is growing faster than average.
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Sales Managers in Texas 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 Texas?
26,420 people worked as Sales Managers in 2018 in this state.
There were 24,410 Sales Managers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 2,010 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 3,460 Sales Managers working in it, which means Texas has more Sales Managers than average.
Job Projections for Texas
Jobs for Sales Managers in this state are growing at a rate of 17.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.5%.
Texas Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 2,380 annual job openings, and 25,870 total jobs in 2026 for Sales Managers in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 36,300 annual jobs and 414,400 total jobs in 2026.
What do Sales Managers Make in Texas?
In 2018 wages for Sales Managers ranged from $69,840 to $208,000 with $128,820 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.58 to $100. The median hourly rate was $61.93.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $62.12 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate declined by $0.19.
The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Texas 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 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9,740 | $125,890 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 7,630 | $136,560 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,700 | $141,670 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1,930 | $130,930 |
El Paso, TX | 440 | $124,430 |
Midland, TX | 250 | $128,610 |
Lubbock, TX | 230 | $108,160 |
Corpus Christi, TX | 220 | $112,870 |
Tyler, TX | 200 | $72,590 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 180 | $133,070 |
Waco, TX | 180 | $108,550 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 170 | $121,940 |
Killeen-Temple, TX | 140 | $109,700 |
Longview, TX | 140 | $129,340 |
Odessa, TX | 140 | $122,590 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 130 | $110,370 |
Abilene, TX | 90 | $128,440 |
Amarillo, TX | 90 | $91,020 |
Laredo, TX | 90 | $100,520 |
Texarkana, TX-AR | 80 | $90,080 |
Wichita Falls, TX | 80 | $125,130 |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 70 | $114,350 |
San Angelo, TX | 70 | $107,030 |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 40 | $88,250 |
Victoria, TX | 40 | $118,790 |
Top States for Sales Managers Employment
View the list below to see where most Sales Managers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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 Texas
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Occupation | Texas Employment Total |
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Marketing Managers | 12,910 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.