SOC 11-2022 · Waco, TX metro

Sales Managers Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for sales managers in Waco, Texas is $132,270 a year ($63.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $117,820: half of the 490 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$132,270average per year

$63.59 / hourMedian $117,820Take-home ≈ $101,673

  • $59K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $118KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $215K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

490people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 25Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $214,790 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Waco earn between $77,540 and $168,360.

  • $59K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $118KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $215K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$132,270$11,022$63.59
Median$117,820$9,818$56.64
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,540$6,462$37.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$168,360$14,030$80.94

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $132,270, a single filer in Waco takes home about $101,673 a year, or $8,473 a month and $3,910 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $132,270 buys what about $142,917 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 14th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($163,490).

All Sales Managers salaries in Texas

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 Waco: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Waco?

$63.59 an hour on average, and $56.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Waco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Waco?

About $101,673 a year ($8,473 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $132,270. Texas has no state income tax.

Do sales managers earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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