# A reported title, and the handbook wage

An outside sales representative salary uses SOC 41-4012 because outside sales representative is a reported job title on Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products. The BLS 2025 handbook median annual wage is $72,080. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,090, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $137,550. The all-occupations median on that same handbook page is $50,980. Knockdesk is field sales software, and this title match is not a commission percent.

## A day on the roster is not the median

You feel it when the day is logged and someone still wants $72,080 dropped onto the roster. An outside sales representative salary question is answered by the occupation median, then you still have to see who was out. Knockdesk does not drop that median onto a day. The only math on this page is if you write a rate on the vendor file: confirmation pays ____. That number is not a national average. Residual only if a saved rate exists.

**The title.** Outside sales representative is a reported job title on SOC 41-4012, which is why this page uses that series.

**The day.** Vendor rate at confirmation, then the org default. If neither exists, the amount stays empty.

**The comparison.** The all-occupations median on that same handbook page is $50,980. Read it beside $72,080.

## Set $72,080 next to $50,980

The all-occupations median on that same handbook page is $50,980. The occupation median annual wage is $72,080. Read them together so the outside title is not a number floating alone. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,090, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $137,550. BLS does not publish a commission percentage, so the space between those wages is not a commission percent.

| Figure on the handbook page | What it says |
| --- | --- |
| This occupation, median annual wage | $72,080 |
| All-occupations median | $50,980 |
| Lowest 10 percent of this occupation | Earned less than $39,090 |
| Highest 10 percent of this occupation | Earned more than $137,550 |

## Pages beside the handbook wage

- [Sales guides](/guides): Outside work, written as territory and the day.

- [Open pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page.

- [Sales commission calculator](/tools/sales-commission-calculator): Put in a rate you already saved. It is not the handbook median.

- [Field sales representative salary](/earnings/field-sales-rep-salary): BLS has no occupation by that name. This handbook series is the nearest wage.

- [Door to door sales salary](/earnings/door-to-door-sales-salary): A different SOC, and it includes street vendors and news sellers.

## FAQ

### Why use SOC 41-4012 for an outside sales representative salary?

Because outside sales representative is a reported job title on SOC 41-4012, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products.

### What is the median annual wage?

The BLS 2025 handbook median annual wage is $72,080. That is the occupation median, not a commission percent.

### What is the all-occupations median on the same handbook page?

The all-occupations median on that same handbook page is $50,980. Read it beside the $72,080 occupation median.

### What did the lowest 10 percent and the highest 10 percent earn?

The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,090. The highest 10 percent earned more than $137,550.

### Does the reported title create a commission percent?

No. BLS does not publish a commission percentage. An outside sales representative salary from this series is a wage. Knockdesk pays the vendor rate at confirmation, then the org default, and leaves the amount empty when neither exists.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.