Sales Representative salary in Washington, DC

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Reston, Herndon, Arlington, Germantown, Sterling.

Median salary$96,750
Middle 50%$84.5k–$107.9k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $97,434
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,512 and $161,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,300
25th$84,536
50th (median)$96,750
75th$107,854
90th$133,000

Cost of living

Washington's median Sales Representative salary of $96,750 is worth about $88,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in the Washington, DC area earned a median of $120,140 in May 2025 (4,070 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,750, 19% 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
Airbus Americas Customer Servicestoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.