Sales Manager salary in Washington, DC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sterling, Herndon, Mclean, Reston, Washington Dc.

Also listed as: Sales Director

Median salary$140,325
Middle 50%$105.1k–$168.7k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $156,546
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,626 and $225,973.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,888
25th$105,145
50th (median)$140,325
75th$168,713
90th$195,513

Cost of living

Washington's median Sales Manager salary of $140,325 is worth about $128,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Washington = 108.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Managers in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $175,820 in May 2025 (8,780 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,325, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
DEKRA Certificationtoo few2
Digital Gamingtoo few2
IMPLAN Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.