Wholesale distribution jobs
Jobs at the companies that keep the world stocked
254 openings at 10 distributors across sales, purchasing, pricing, ecommerce, IT and operations. Read from each company's own careers site, daily.
- list pay
- 62%
- posted in the last 7 days
- 42
- states and provinces
- 43
Updated Oct 30, 2026
See what distributor jobs payOpen roles
254 openings, 164 listings
- Phoenix, AZPay not listed
- Remote (NC)$110K–$173K+ commission
- Baton Rouge, LAPay not listed
- Davidson, NC$65K–$103K
- Outside Sales Representative4 locations$75K–$100Kincl. commission
- $90K–$95Kincl. commission
- $75K–$100Kincl. commission
- $90K–$95Kincl. commission
- $90K–$95Kincl. commission
- Account Specialist - Integrated Supply3 locations$70K–$86K
- $70K–$80K
- $84K–$86K
- Pay not listed
- Mableton, GA$52K–$73K
- Prince George, BCCA$71K–CA$89K
- Jonestown, PA$15.24–$21/hr
- Tampa, FL$65K–$85K
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Remote (WA)$65K–$75K
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Territory Manager2 locationsPay not listed
- Pay not listed
- Pay not listed
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Cranford, NJ$100K–$110K
- Holtsville, NY$124K–$195K
- Minneapolis, MNFrom $75Kdraw against commission
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Portland, ORPay not listed
- Davidson, NC$110K–$172K
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Pittston, PAHybridPay not listed
- Portland, ORPay not listed
- Anaheim, CA$140K–$150Kincl. commission
- Grapevine, TXPay not listed
- Sioux Falls, SDPay not listed
- Holtsville, NY$68K–$106K
- Jonestown, PA$15.24–$21/hr
- Pittston, PAHybrid$98K–$100K
- Cranford, NJHybridPay not listed
- Houston, TXPay not listed
- Cranford, NJ$120K–$170K
- Remote (US)Pay not listed
- Metalworking Specialist4 locations$64K–$118K+ commission
- $79K–$118K+ commission
- $71K–$112K+ commission
- $64K–$101K+ commission
- $64K–$109K+ commission
- Davidson, NC$132K–$208K
- Atlanta, GAPay not listed
- Melville, NY$72K–$113K
- Davidson, NC$76K–$119K
Roles are read from each distributor's own careers site and link straight to the employer's posting. Pay is shown only where the employer publishes it.
pay benchmarks
How much do jobs at distributors pay?
At the 6 distributors hiring now that publish pay, the median base salary is $85K a year across 79 salaried roles, and the middle half pay between $70K and $108K. Hourly roles pay a median of $22.00/hr across 24 roles.
- Median base salary
- $85K79 salaried roles
- Middle half
- $70K–$108K25th to 75th percentile
- Median hourly rate
- $22.00/hr24 hourly roles
- Distributors that publish pay
- 6133 openings with base pay in US dollars
Which jobs at distributors pay the most?
Among roles that publish pay, operations & branch leadership roles have the highest median base pay ($128K) and purchasing & pricing roles the lowest base pay ($80K).
Salaried roles · Base salary a year
Operations & branch leadership
5 roles
- 25th pct
- $125K
- Median
- $128K
- 75th pct
- $150K
IT & ERP
13 roles
10 of 13 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $87K
- Median
- $105K
- 75th pct
- $145K
Account management
14 roles
9 add commission
10 of 14 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $71K
- Median
- $85K
- 75th pct
- $102K
Sales
28 roles
16 add commission
24 of 28 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $57K
- Median
- $82K
- 75th pct
- $92K
Purchasing & pricing
9 roles
8 of 9 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $74K
- Median
- $80K
- 75th pct
- $109K
Hourly roles · Pay an hour
Purchasing & pricing
6 roles
6 of 6 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $24.50
- Median
- $28.00
- 75th pct
- $30.50
Customer service
11 roles
10 of 11 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $18.00
- Median
- $19.50
- 75th pct
- $20.50
How does pay at distributors change with seniority?
The median base pay is $80K for individual contributor roles and $172K for director roles. 20 of the 59 individual contributor roles add commission on top of that base.
Salaried roles · Base salary a year
Individual contributor
59 roles
20 add commission
46 of 59 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $64K
- Median
- $80K
- 75th pct
- $88K
Manager
12 roles
4 add commission
8 of 12 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $106K
- Median
- $108K
- 75th pct
- $111K
Director
8 roles
5 of 8 from one distributor
- 25th pct
- $155K
- Median
- $172K
- 75th pct
- $187K
Hourly roles · Pay an hour
Individual contributor
24 roles
- 25th pct
- $19.50
- Median
- $22.00
- 75th pct
- $26.00
From 133 openings that publish base pay in US dollars. The same job posted in several places at the same pay counts once, which leaves 103 roles, each at the midpoint of its range. “From” and “up to” figures, draws, on-target pay and Canadian pay are left out; salaried and hourly roles are kept apart; groups with fewer than 5 roles aren't shown. Salaries are rounded to the nearest $1K and hourly rates to the nearest 50¢.
Salaries are base pay: 25 of the salaried roles add commission on top.
68% of these roles are at MSC Industrial, so the figures lean toward its pay.
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