As a matter of fact when you made that statement, I went & actually posted the most recent dealer/associate surveys (this is where we report our incomes from the previous year) to shoot down your misinformation. I tried to go through that list and highlight all the six figure salaries, and I easily overlooked quite a few! As a courtesy, I didn't even include all the high 90's sales commissions that were only 2 or 3K away from 100K! if I had included them too, it was easily close to half the entire list!
Most vehicle sales associates do quite well, it's a good business especially when someone such as yourself comes along and just hands over $$$$$$$ on an end run model like you did on that 2020 Acura MDX! I wish I could see the commission that associate collected!
btw here was that list I posted...so you can just stop with all feigned disbelief over our six figure commissions.
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I have heard of car salespeople making anywhere from $25,000 a year to $250,000 a year. To be fair those that were earning in the $25,000 range were often working in small towns and rural areas and being paid a flat fee per car sale.
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There were a few that were working in the same size dealerships as car salespeople earning a six figure income selling cars. These were either newbies or those that needed to get with the program or thinking about changing careers. The top car salesmen earners were typically located in metro and or suburban areas.
Most of the salespeople in these areas ranged from $45,000 a year all the way up to $250,000 a year.
| Car Salesman Earnings | State | New, Used or Both | Car Brand | Metro or Rural | Years Selling Cars |
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| $72,000 | IN | Both | Chevy | Metro | 8 |
| $81,600 | NY | Both | Ford | Metro | 11 |
| $33,000 | MN | Both | Ford | Rural | 2 |
| $47,000 | FL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 3 |
| $69,500 | IL | Both | Nissan | Metro | 4 |
| $51,000 | IL | Used | N/A | Metro | 3 |
| $117,000 | IL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 6 |
| $27,350 | WI | Used | N/A | Metro | 3 |
| $92,700 | IN | Both | Chevy | Metro | 13 |
| $41,000 | NV | Both | Dodge | Metro | 5 |
| $63,000 | CA | New | Toyota | Metro | 9 |
| $94,000 | TX | Both | Ford | Metro | 17 |
| $39,500 | OH | Used | N/A | Metro | 3 |
| $46,000 | IL | Both | Honda | Metro | 4 |
| $55,000 | IN | Both | Ford | Metro | 6 |
| $43,000 | IA | Both | Toyota | Metro | 4 |
| $87,000 | MN | Both | Chevy | Metro | 8 |
| $33,000 | WI | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 3 |
| $45,000 | OH | Both | Dodge | Metro | 1 |
| $59,000 | WI | Both | Nissan | Metro | 1 |
| $80,000 | PA | New | Chevy-Caddy | Rural | 8 |
| $62,000 | CT | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 1 |
| $105,000 | BC* | Used | N/A | Metro | 10 |
| $115,000 | CA | Both | Ford | Metro | 6 |
| $24,000 | WI | Both | KIA | Rural | 1 |
| $52,000 | AL | Both | Chevy | Rural | 19 |
| $55,000 | ID | Both | Chevy | Rural | 5 |
| $99,600 | TX | Both | Honda | Metro | 1 |
| $72,000 | NC | Both | Ford | Rural | 23 |
| $75,000 | CA | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $67,000 | NE | Both | Chevy | Metro | 4 |
| $100,000 | IN | Both | Ford | Metro | 15 |
| $65,000 | NJ | Both | BMW | Rural | 15 |
| $42,000 | PA | Both | Chrysler | Metro | 2 |
| $87,500 | PA | Both | KIA | Rural | 6 |
| $100,000 | OH | Both | Chrysler | Metro | 1 |
| $55,000 | MA | Both | Nissan-Honda | Metro | 3 |
| $52,000 | ND | Both | Ford | Rural | 1 |
| $98,000 | FL | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 3 |
| $121,700 | IN | Both | Buick-GMC | Metro | 5 |
| $50,000 | CO | Used | N/A | Metro | 1 |
| $65,000 | NJ | Both | Honda | Metro | 1 |
| $65,000 | TX | Both | Chevy | Metro | 1 |
| $60,000 | NY | Both | Chevy-Buick-GMC | Rural | 3 |
| $75,000 | MN* | Both | KIA | Metro | 1 |
| $65,000 | NJ | Both | Honda | Rural | 2 |
| $30,000 | MD | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $41,500 | GA | New | Honda | Metro | 3 |
| $55,000 | TX | Both | Nissan | Rural | 5 |
| $52,000 | FL | New | Honda | Metro | 7 |
| $70,000 | IA | Both | Subaru | Metro | 2 |
| $60,000 | *MAY | New | Subaru | Metro | 2 |
| $53,214 | SC | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 2.5 |
| $100,000 | TX | Both | Ford | Rural | 3 |
| $60,000 | TX | Both | GMC-Honda | Rural | 1 |
| $180,000 | Can* | Both | Multiple | Metro | 2 |
| $65,000 | MI | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $75,000 | WI | Used | Chevy | Metro | 2 |
| $144,000 | NY | Both | Toyota-KIA | Metro | 1 |
| $60,000 | PA | Both | Chevy | Metro | 2 |
| $55,000 | ID | Both | Mazda-Subaru | Rural | 1 |
| $141,000 | TX | Both | BMW | Metro | 12 |
| $85,000 | SD | Both | Buick-GMC | Metro | 2 |
| $80,000 | FL | Both | Nissan | Metro | 1 |
| $64,000 | MS | Both | Nissan | Metro | 2 |
| $82,800 | TX | New | Honda | Metro | 16 |
| $70,000 | KY | New | Volvo | Metro | 22 |
| $45,000 | FL | Used | Chevy | Rural | 1 |
| $60,000 | MI | Both | Buick-Caddy-GMC | Metro | 4 |
| $48,500 | MA | Both | Ford-Lincoln-Nissan | Metro | 1 |
| $90,000 | IN | Both | Buick-Caddy-GMC | Metro | 2 |
| $165,000 | UT | Both | Mazda | Metro | 9 |
| $55,000 | MI | Both | Ford | Metro | 6 |
| $39,000 | WI | Both | Mazda | Metro | 2 |
| $66,375 | Moscow,Russia | New | Volkswagen | Metro | 6 |
| $60,000 | Ireland | Both | Volkswagen | Rural | 18 |
| $50,000 | NC | Both | Ford | Metro | 1 |
| $87,000 | Alberta, Can* | Both | Toyota | Metro | 2 |
| $110,000 | FL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 13 |
| $91,000 | NY | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 1 |
| $91,500 | NC | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 2 |
| $67,000 | VT | Both | GM, Buick | Rural | 3 |
| $60,000 | FL | Both | Mercedes Benz | Metro | 1 |
| $65,000 | SC | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 4 |
| $100,000 | VA | Both | Nissan | Metro | 13 |
| $63,000 | GA | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 1 |
| $80,000 | MD | Both | KIA | Rural | 15 |
| $50,000 | CO | Used | All | Metro | 1 |
| $55,000 | MD | Both | KIA | Metro | 3 |
| $95,000 | OH | Both | Chrysler | Metro | 2 |
| $140,000 | Lumpar | Both | Proton | Metro | 5 |
| $65,000 | OH | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $54,000 | CO | New | Cadillac | Metro | 3 |
| $117,000 | NM | Both | GM | Metro | 5 |
| $180,000 | WA | Both | Subaru | Metro | 1 |
| $82,000 | TX | Both | Subaru | Metro | 4 |
| $15,600 | TN | Used | All | Metro | 6 |
| $48,000 | MI | Both | Buick, Cadillac | Metro | 2 |
| $75,000 | KS | Both | Ford, Mazda | Metro | 4 |
| $50,000 | KS | Both | Toyota, Ford, Dodge | Rural | 19 |
| $85,000 | TX | Used | All | Rural | 3 |
| $75,000 | OH | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $90,000 | IN | Both | GMC | Metro | 3 |
| $65,000 | TX | Both | Nissan | Metro | 7 |
| $48,500 | IN | Used | All | Rural | 8 |
| $50,000 | FL | Both | Nissan | Rural | 1 |
| $90,000 | KS | Both | Toyota | Metro | 8 |
| $214,000 | IA | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 14 |
| $102,000 | VA | Both | Ford | Metro | 3 |
| $25,000 | MN | Both | Ford | Metro | 12 |
| $200,000 | MT | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 2 |
| $145,000 | TX | Both | Subaru | Metro | 5 |
| $70,000 | MI | Both | KIA | Metro | 5 |
| $45,000 | GA | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 1 |
| $70,000 | CA | New | Mazda | Metro | 1 |
| $90,000 | NJ | Both | Volkswagen | Rural | 12 |
| $105,000 | Ontario | Both | Volkswagen | Metro | 3 |
| $110,000 | TN | Both | Honda/Nissan | Metro | 8 |
| $50,000 | TX | Both | BMW | Metro | 2 |
| $120,000 | IL | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 4 |
| $77,000 | OK | Used | Used | Metro | 12 |
| $200,000 | FL | Both | Honda | Rural | 20 |
| $238,000 | WA | Used | Used | Metro | 25 |
| $40,000 | CO | Both | Toyota, Chevy, GMC | Rural | 1 |
| $75,000 | CA | Both | Toyota | Metro | 11 |
| $90,000 | IL | Both | Buick, GMC | Metro | 11 |
| $45,000 | FL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 1 |
| $150,000 | VA | Both | BMW | Metro | 29 |
| $87,500 | Canada | Both | Mazda | Metro | 3 |
| $45,000 | AZ | Both | Audi | Metro | 20 |
| $97,000 | TX | Both | Toyota | Rural | 2 |
| $180,000 | IL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 17 |
| $110,000 | MN | Both | Chevy | Metro | 2 |
| $55,000 | MA | Both | Ford | Metro | 1 |
| $100,000 | AZ | Both | Chrysler | Metro | 2 |
| $40,000 | MO | Both | Ford | Rural | 5 |
| $70,000 | OH | Both | Ford | Metro | 5 |
| $65,000 | OH | Both | Chevy | Metro | 2 |
| $52,000 | TN | Both | Mazda | Metro | 1 |
| $385,000 | Ontario | Both | Acura | Metro | 10 |
| $115,000 | WA | Both | Toyota | Rural | 2 |
| $54,000 | OH | Both | Dodge, Toyota | Metro | 1 |
| $104,016 | KY | Both | Ford | Metro | 4 |
| $158,000 | NM | Both | Chevy | Metro | 4 |
| $85,000 | AZ | Both | Hyundai, Kia | Metro | 1 |
| $100,000 | Alberta | New | Nissan | Metro | 4 |
| $105,000 | OH | Both | Chrysler | Rural | 10 |
| $56,000 | NJ | Both | Toyota | Metro | 2 |
| $63,000 | AZ | Used | Used | Metro | 3 |
| $56,000 | WA | Both | Kia | Metro | 8 |
| $50,000 | CA | Used | Used | Metro | 5 |
| $65,000 | Quebec | Both | Honda | Metro | 5 |
| $66,000 | IN | Both | Toyota | Metro | 2 |
| $72,000 | GA | Used | Chevy, Buick, GMC | Metro | 3 |
| $75,735 | MI | New | Mitsubishi | Metro | 5 |
| $82,000 | MO | Both | Mazda, Mitsu, Fiat | Rural | 13 |
| $100,000 | CA | Both | Kia | Metro | 4 |
| $65,000 | MO | Both | Mitsubishi | Metro | 12 |
| $75,000 | CA | Both | Mercedes | Metro | 2 |
| $115,000 | NJ | Both | Infiniti | Metro | 8 |
| $120,000 | NJ | Both | Rural | Rural | 4 |
| $96,000 | KY | Used | Used | Metro | 15 |
| $174,000 | NH | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 13 |
| $52,000 | MI | Both | Subaru,Mazda | Rural | 3 |
| $75,000 | GA | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 2 |
| $103,000 | AR | Both | Toyota | Rural | 1 |
| $98,000 | NJ | Both | Volvo | Metro | 14 |
| $115,000 | AZ | Used | Used | Metro | 5 |
| $86,300 | MD | Both | MB,BMW,Lotus | Metro | 4 |
| $76,000 | PA | Both | Chry,Jeep,Dodge | Metro | 4 |
| $115,200 | TX | Both | Toyota | Metro | 1 |
| $39,000 | NC | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $225,000 | DE | Used | Used | Rural | 2 |
| $27,500 | NY | Both | Dodge | Rural | 1 |
| $127,855 | FL | Used | Used | Metro | 23 |
| $60,000 | NV | Both | Chry,Jeep,Dodge | Rural | 2 |
| $52,000 | GA | Used | Used | Rural | 12 |
| $90,000 | TX | Both | Ford | Metro | 10 |
| $100,000 | PA | Both | Dodge | Metro | 20 |
| $60,000 | CA | Both | Ford | Metro | 1 |
| $34,000 | NE | Both | Buick | Metro | 4 |
| $244,000 | AZ | Both | BMW | Metro | 13 |
| $60,000 | LA | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 10 |
| $75,000 | NH | Both | Subaru | Rural | 9 |
| $80,000 | NY | Both | Buick,GMC | Metro | 2 |
| $112,545 | IA | Both | Ford | Rural | 2 |
| $83,500 | GA | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 5 |
| $51,000 | FL | Both | Buick,GMC | Metro | 2 |
| $92,000 | Canada | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 7 |
| $75,000 | IL | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 2 |
| $72,000 | IL | Both | Cadillac | Metro | 2 |
| $27,000 | TX | Both | Chevrolet,GMC | Rural | 1 |
| $40,000 | NC | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 20 |
| $115,000 | OR | Both | KIA,Buick,GMC | Metro | 2 |
| $30,000 | Canada | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 13 |
| $112,000 | TN | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $70,000 | Canada | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $65,000 | KY | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 1 |
| $135,000 | IL | Both | Mazda | Metro | 12 |
| $60,000 | BC* | Both | Toyota | Metro | 1 |
| $150,000 | FL | Both | Honda | Metro | 4 |
| $95,000 | MO | Both | Honda | Metro | 2 |
| $128,000 | MN | New | Buick, GMC | Metro | 3 |
| $60,000 | NJ | Both | KIA | Metro | 2 |
| $135,000 | AL | Used | Used | Rural | 6 |
| $103,000 | OK | Both | Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Chevy, GM, Buick | Rural | 8 |
| $68,800 | LA | Both | Honda | Metro | 1 |
| $145,000 | CA | Both | Nissan | Metro | 25 |
| $45,000 | OH | Used | All | Metro | 1 |
| $135,000 | IL | Both | Hyundai | Rural | 8 |
| $65,000 | Alberta | Both | Buick,GMC,Cadillac | Rural | 1 |
| $93,000 | PA | Used | All | Rural | 6 |
| $145,000 | UT | Used | All | Metro | 18 |
| $97,000 | ID | Both | Ford | Metro | 1 |
| $14,000 | TX | Used | Used | Metro | 1 |
| $226,000 | KS | Both | Ford | Metro | 11 |
| $80,000 | TX | Both | Toyota | Metro | 2 |
| $93,000 | MO | New | Ford | Rural | 8 |
| $67,000 | CAN | Both | Mitsubichi | Metro | 5 |
| $152,000 | SC | Both | GMC | Metro | 5 |
| $110,000 | NC | Used | Used | Metro | 3 |
| $40,000 | MA | Both | Nissan | Metro | 1 |
| $220,000 | CA | Both | Lexus | Metro | 6 |
| $60,000 | KS | Both | KIA | Metro | 1 |
| $78,000 | MS | Both | Chevy | Rural | 45 |
| $95,000 | CT | Both | Subaru | Metro | 1 |
| $54,000 | VA | Used | Used | Rural | 6 |
| $50,000 | KS | Both | Lincoln, Mazda, Hyundai | Metro | 5 |
| $75,000 | GA | Both | Chevrolet, Hyundai | Rural | 5 |
| $80,000 | CA | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 20 |
| $45,000 | AZ | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $72,000 | SC | Both | Nissan | Metro | 1 |
| $35,000 | NY | Both | Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge | Metro | 1 |
| $92,000 | FL | Both | Nissan | Metro | 8 |
| $78,000 | TX | Both | Toyota | Rural | 2 |
| $70,000 | AL | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 3 |
| $45,000 | IL | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 2 |
| $85,000 | FL | Both | Toyota | Rural | 1 |
| $276,000 | IL | Both | Toyota | Metro | 29 |
| $115,000 | NC | Used | Used | Metro | 6 |
| $285,000 | NJ | New | McLaren | Metro | 15 |
| $96,000 | CA | Both | Mitsubishi | Metro | 2 |
| $75,000 | KY | Both | Nissan | Rural | 1 |
| $55,000 | FL | Both | Honda/Acura | Metro | 1 |
| $129,000 | MI | Both | Chrysler | Rural | 15 |
| $155,000 | NE | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 5 |
| $105,000 | IN | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 19 |
| $55,000 | PA | New | Toyota | Rural | 6 |
| $115,000 | NY | Both | Toyota | Metro | 10 |
| $52,000 | OH | Both | Bucik/GMC | Metro | 3 |
| $66,000 | AL | Both | Chevrolet | Rural | 10 |
| $110,000 | TN | Both | Nissan | Rural | 3 |
| $85,000 | AZ | Both | Lincoln | Metro | 5 |
| $92,000 | CO | Both | Toyota | Metro | 10 |
| $93,000 | CT | Both | Volvo | Metro | 11 |
| $59,000 | MI | Both | Chrysler | Metro | 1 |
| $135,000 | WA | Both | Mazda | Metro | 21 |
| $29,000 | FL | New | Mazda | Metro | 1 |
| $96,000 | OR | Both | Nissan | Metro | 13 |
| $250,000 | FL | New | Ferrari | Metro | 4 |
| $75,000 | NE | New | Chevrolet | Metro | 5 |
| $65,000 | NC | Both | Acura | Metro | 1 |
| $118,000 | AK | Both | Dodge | Metro | 2 |
| $88,000 | FL | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 5 |
| $50,000 | TX | Both | Kia | Metro | 3 |
| $73,000 | OK | Both | Dodge, Chevy, Ford | Rural | 2 |
| $149,000 | IN | Both | Infiniti | Metro | 9 |
| $62,000 | CA | Both | Ford | Metro | 7 |
| $32,000 | OR | Both | Hyundai | Metro | 1 |
| $55,000 | MA | Both | Chevrolet | Metro | 1 |
| $65,000 | WA | Both | Subaru | Metro | 16 |
| $215,000 | TN | Both | GMC, Buick | Rural | 17 |
| $298,000 | OK | Both | Ford | Metro | 2 |
| $148,000 | TX | Both | Toyota | Metro | 3 |
| $97,000 | Alberta | Both | Nissan,Chevy,CDJR | Metro | 11 |
| $552,000 | CA | Both | BMW | Metro | 12 |
| $125,000 | OR | Both | Chevy, GMC, Buick, Caddy | Rural | 15 |
| $175,000 | SD | Both | Ford | Metro | 5 |