SOC 11-2022 · Valdosta, GA metro

Sales Managers Salary in Valdosta, GA

The average salary for sales managers in Valdosta, Georgia is $144,510 a year ($69.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $128,650: half of the 90 people in this job in the Valdosta, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($164,350).

$144,510average per year

$69.48 / hourMedian $128,650Take-home ≈ $103,576

  • $67K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $181K75th
  • $238K90th

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

90people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#10 of 13Georgia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Valdosta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $238,230 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Valdosta earn between $93,340 and $181,020.

  • $67K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $181K75th
  • $238K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$144,510$12,042$69.48
Median$128,650$10,721$61.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$93,340$7,778$44.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$181,020$15,085$87.03

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

Sales Managers pay in Valdosta vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Sales managers in Valdosta earn 15% less than the Georgia average ($170,360) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($164,350). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $148,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Valdosta$144,510$128,650$67,200$238,23090
Georgia$170,360$159,890$79,560$292,49017,690
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 Valdosta

On the average salary of $144,510, a single filer in Valdosta takes home about $103,576 a year, or $8,631 a month and $3,984 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Valdosta area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.3), so the average $144,510 buys what about $163,712 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Valdosta ($39,110). A typical home costs $226,628, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Georgia cities

Valdosta ranks 10th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($179,010).

All Sales Managers salaries in Georgia

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 Valdosta: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Valdosta?

$69.48 an hour on average, and $61.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $93,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $103,576 a year ($8,631 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $144,510.

Do sales managers earn more in Valdosta than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than 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 Valdosta, GA (46660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.41, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.41).

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