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SOC 11-2022 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Sales Managers — Oshkosh

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · 10 metro areas compared

$129,640 /year
$62.33per hour
370jobs in area
−12.6%vs US median

The median wage for Sales Managers in Oshkosh, WI is $129,640 per year, 12.6% below the national median of $148,270.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $148,27010TH$66,75025TH$87,000MEDIAN$129,64075TH$170,56090TH$210,700

How pay has moved

$151,393$89,5782019202020212022202320242025$129,640
$141,090 in 2019 to $129,640 in 2025, -8.1% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+4.7%
Openings per year
49,000
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
Less than 5 years

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Sales Managers in Oshkosh, WI is $129,640 per year, 12.6% below the national median of $148,270. Half of workers earn between $87,000 and $170,560. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $66,750 and the ninetieth at $210,700.

Employment stands at 370, or 4.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Within the state, Madison records the highest median at $146,380. Of the 297 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 16th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$66,750−55.0%
25th$87,000−41.3%
Median (50th)$129,640−12.6%
75th$170,560+15.0%
90th$210,700+42.1%
Mean$136,100−8.2%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Wisconsin

Median annual wage for Sales Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Madison$146,3801,660
2Kenosha$145,180200
3Milwaukee$144,5603,240
4Appleton$138,850420
5Sheboygan$133,440170
6Racine$132,230240
7Janesville$129,940200
8Green Bay$129,930600
9La Crosse$127,740220
10Eau Claire$127,570230

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Oshkosh run 7.1% below the national average, so the median of $129,640 goes as far as $139,548 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 5.9% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$129,640as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$139,548US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $129,640 a year, 12.6% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $66,750 to $210,700 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 370 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Madison, at $146,380.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Sales Managers in Oshkosh, WI?

The median annual wage is $129,640, or $62.33 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $148,270, so pay in Oshkosh, WI is 12.6% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Oshkosh, WI earns more than $210,700 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $66,750 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Madison, at $146,380 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 370 jobs in this occupation in Oshkosh, WI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.