SOC 11-2022 · Grand Junction, CO metro

Sales Managers Salary in Grand Junction, CO

The average salary for sales managers in Grand Junction, Colorado is $164,830 a year ($79.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $155,440: half of the 100 people in this job in the Grand Junction, CO 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).

$164,830average per year

$79.25 / hourMedian $155,440Take-home ≈ $117,383

  • $65K10th
  • $105K25th
  • $155KMedian
  • $199K75th
  • $254K90th

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

100people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#7 of 7Colorado metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Grand Junction

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $254,460 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Grand Junction earn between $104,710 and $198,910.

  • $65K10th
  • $105K25th
  • $155KMedian
  • $199K75th
  • $254K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$164,830$13,736$79.25
Median$155,440$12,953$74.73
Entry level (25th percentile)$104,710$8,726$50.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$198,910$16,576$95.63

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

Sales Managers pay in Grand Junction vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Sales managers in Grand Junction earn 18% less than the Colorado average ($200,720) and about the same as the U.S. average ($164,350). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $148,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Junction$164,830$155,440$64,640$254,460100
Colorado$200,720$180,850$105,270$316,8308,780
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 Grand Junction

On the average salary of $164,830, a single filer in Grand Junction takes home about $117,383 a year, or $9,782 a month and $4,515 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Grand Junction area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $164,830 buys what about $172,640 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Junction ($48,510). A typical home costs $436,543, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Colorado cities

Grand Junction ranks 7th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($218,310).

All Sales Managers salaries in Colorado

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 Grand Junction: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Grand Junction?

$79.25 an hour on average, and $74.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Grand Junction?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $104,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Grand Junction?

About $117,383 a year ($9,782 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $164,830. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do sales managers earn more in Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction, CO (24300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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