SOC 11-2022 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Sales Managers Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for sales managers in Austin, Texas is $163,490 a year ($78.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $151,760: half of the 9,880 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

$163,490average per year

$78.60 / hourMedian $151,760Take-home ≈ $123,011

  • $75K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $152KMedian
  • $205K75th
  • $291K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

9,880people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 25Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $290,670 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Austin earn between $101,540 and $205,460.

  • $75K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $152KMedian
  • $205K75th
  • $291K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$163,490$13,624$78.60
Median$151,760$12,647$72.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$101,540$8,462$48.82
Experienced (75th percentile)$205,460$17,122$98.78

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Sales Managers pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Sales managers in Austin earn 6% more than the Texas average ($154,120) and about the same as the U.S. average ($164,350). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $148,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$163,490$151,760$74,990$290,6709,880
Texas$154,120$136,020$68,750$268,45076,010
United States$164,350$148,270$73,170$290,540637,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $163,490, a single filer in Austin takes home about $123,011 a year, or $10,251 a month and $4,731 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $163,490 buys what about $166,714 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 25 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Sales Managers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Austin: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Austin?

$78.60 an hour on average, and $72.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $101,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Austin?

About $123,011 a year ($10,251 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $163,490. Texas has no state income tax.

Do sales managers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.86, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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