Hey How Much Money do Car Salesmen Make? (average)

[curling]

Man, they have to work alot of hours. So I was wondering what does a typical car salesman make? New and Used if you know? And how they are paid would be interesting to. Any car salesmen out there?

 

[Pineapple Devil]

depends on the market and how good a salesman you are

 

[HumorMe]

depends on the market and how good a salesman you are

No shit!

I would hate being a used car salesman. They do seem to drift a lot from market to market.

 

[curling]

depends on the market and how good a salesman you are

That's why I said average. There has got to be a car salesman on this board don't ya think?

 

[rudedawg]

I have a couple buddies that are car salesman......actually they are sales managers now but started as salesman..... as salesman they were in the $75 - 100K range and now they are both around $150 - 200K. They don't have weekends any more. And when they started they were always working nights AND weekends.

One of the reasons I didn't go into car sales or real estate was the family time that would be missed because of the hours of these two jobs.

 

[decem]

my stepdad owns a small dealership in ohio. there are many factors that come into play.. (ie salesman traits, current promotions, economy, yada yada yada) and his new car sales guys range from $28k a year to $60k a year.. and last year one of our used car guys pulled in $75k...

there's usually a little more money in used.. but that also depends on the dealership and the market.. as well as the competition (ie. other salesmen).

 

[rotovibe]

i wonder how much lexus dealers make...

 

[Burning_Inside]

my friend works 40 hours a week and makes a draw plus 20% per car.

 

[Longhorn85]

..... as salesman they were in the $75 - 100K range and now they are both around $150 - 200K. They don't have weekends any more. And when they started they were always working nights AND weekends.

One of the reasons I didn't go into car sales or real estate was the family time that would be missed because of the hours of these two jobs.

Isn't that a priority that you set for yourself? I mean, if you spend weekends at the dealership, you can make 100K. If you spend Saturdays at home, you might make only 70K. Sounds like a personal choice to me.

 

[curling]

my friend works 40 hours a week and makes a draw plus 20% per car.

I am sure you 20% of the gross profit on the car right? And thanks for the answer.

 

[The Shadow]

yeah - 20% gross

 

[Rockafella Skank]

Isn't that a priority that you set for yourself? I mean, if you spend weekends at the dealership, you can make 100K. If you spend Saturdays at home, you might make only 70K. Sounds like a personal choice to me.

Most dealerships require sales people to work evenings and weekends. Your personal choices and priorities aren't really a factor.

 

[Boach]

I used to sell cars.

If a salesman isn't making at least 40,000 a year, he is in jeapordy of losing his job. A good salesman makes about 75,000 a year but he really must hustle and work at least 60 hours a week.

 

[Lifter4Life]

I have a friend that works for a Lexus dealer. He is the top salesman and earns over 100k a year. Lifter

 

[VicTusDeuS]

There was a broker at my old place that used to be a salesman for ray catena which is a large luxury car dealer here in jersey. From what I was told the guy was making over 200,000.00/yr selling cars and wanted to try his salesman skills out on something else. I guess he figured why just take a small portion of a persons money when you can take it all.

 

[str8manwithadickinhisass]

I sold cars briefly. I live in Appalachia which is not exactly a wealthy part of the country. A "top" salesman at the dealership I worked at would make about $30k working 60 hours a week. Most made around $20-25K. From what I've read on this thread it must be different in other parts of the country. You really have to be agressive though. I like my office job much better!