SOC 11-2022 · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro

Sales Managers Salary in Staunton, VA

The average salary for sales managers in Staunton, Virginia is $153,910 a year ($74.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $146,080: half of the 70 people in this job in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$153,910average per year

$74.00 / hourMedian $146,080Take-home ≈ $108,428

  • $88K10th
  • $112K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $189K75th
  • $236K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 9Virginia metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Staunton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $88,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $235,620 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Staunton earn between $111,870 and $188,990.

  • $88K10th
  • $112K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $189K75th
  • $236K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$153,910$12,826$74.00
Median$146,080$12,173$70.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$111,870$9,322$53.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$188,990$15,749$90.86

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Staunton

On the average salary of $153,910, a single filer in Staunton takes home about $108,428 a year, or $9,036 a month and $4,170 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Staunton area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $153,910 buys what about $168,894 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Staunton ($48,040). A typical home costs $334,927, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Virginia cities

Staunton ranks 8th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($186,600).

All Sales Managers salaries in Virginia

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 Staunton: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Staunton?

$74.00 an hour on average, and $70.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $88,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $111,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $108,428 a year ($9,036 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $153,910.

Do sales managers earn more in Staunton than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA (44420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.32, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.32).

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