Clarify the guaranteed base, quota, commission rate, accelerators, benefits, and whether the advertised high end is realistic on-target earnings.
What residential water
sales roles advertise.
A transparent benchmark built from the current WaterMatch job inventory—not anonymous salary guesses. Every number is tied to a source-linked opening and should be read in the context of base, draw, commission, lead volume, and installed revenue.
$75K–$125Kmedian advertised bounds
$100Kmedian range midpoint
$40K–$220Kfull advertised span
35 / 59roles with explicit ranges
01 / READ THE NUMBER
One salary range can describe four different jobs.
A draw can protect ramp income but may be repaid from future commissions. Ask what happens to a negative balance at termination.
Appointment quantity, show rate, average installed ticket, financing approval, close rate, chargebacks, and payout timing determine the real opportunity.
Ask for the median rep’s last-twelve-month earnings, not only the top producer’s result or an uncapped theoretical maximum.
02 / STATE SNAPSHOT
Current advertised ranges by active market.
States with one role should be treated as a live example, not a statewide market average.
StateRolesObserved rangeCurrent employers
TXTexas10$40K–$160KAxis Water Technologies · Culligan Water of Houston · Aqua Home Technologies · Benjamin Franklin Plumbing · Culligan Ultrapure · EcoWater Texas · EcoWater MidAmerica · Alamo ↗FLFlorida9$60K–$150KMiami Water and Air · Coastal Water and Air · A. O. Smith Corporation · Branch Water of Central Florida · A & B Marketing / RainSoft · RainSoft / C.E.W.A · Inti Water · Titan Water Solutions · Joe Water ↗NMNew Mexico3$65K–$120KCulligan Water · Aqua Shield NM ↗CACalifornia6$50K–$200KBellows Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical · Quality Home Services · LifeSource Water Systems · Hall's Culligan Water ↗NVNevada1$60K–$175KU.S. Water Culligan Group ↗VAVirginia1$55K–$145KCulligan 294VA ↗ILIllinois2Not disclosedTR Miller Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical · Hague Quality Water of Chicago ↗NCNorth Carolina1Not disclosedKinetico Advanced Water Systems ↗SCSouth Carolina2$90K–$220KAdvanced Water Systems · Culligan 7TN ↗OKOklahoma1$80K–$175KMoore Water Treatment ↗WIWisconsin1$90K–$200KSterling Water Culligan ↗MDMaryland1$70K–$90KAtlantic Blue Water Services ↗AZArizona5$75K–$125KCulligan Ultrapure · Delta Mechanical · Packard Culligan Water · NWS · A1 Home Solutions ↗IAIowa1$75K–$125KCulligan Ultrapure ↗INIndiana1$75K–$125KCulligan Ultrapure ↗MNMinnesota3$75K–$125KCulligan Ultrapure · Haferman Water Conditioning ↗OHOhio1Not disclosedGordon Brothers Water ↗MTMontana1Not disclosedBridger Water Works ↗MIMichigan3$50K–$150KLeaf Home Water Solutions · Denker Culligan Water · Reynolds Water ↗KYKentucky1$90K–$200KCulligan 267TN ↗OROregon1Not disclosedCentral Oregon Water ↗MEMaine1$75K–$160KNational Radon Defense ↗WYWyoming1Not disclosedWater of Life, LLC ↗USNationwide2Not disclosedWatts Water Technologies · Omnipure Filter Company ↗03 / OFFER DILIGENCE
Eight questions before you trust the OTE.
- 01What amount is guaranteed during the first 30, 60, and 90 days?
- 02How many qualified appointments did the median rep receive last month?
- 03What were the median show rate, close rate, and installed ticket?
- 04Is commission paid on booked revenue, installed revenue, collected cash, or gross profit?
- 05When is commission paid, and which cancellations or financing failures create chargebacks?
- 06What percentage of business must be self-generated?
- 07Are leads, territories, referrals, and repeat customers protected?
- 08Can the employer show earnings distribution for every fully ramped rep?
04 / METHODOLOGY
Useful evidence, explicit limits.
The benchmark includes current WaterMatch roles classified as residential or household water-treatment sales. Median bounds are calculated separately across listings that publish both an annual minimum and maximum. Hourly, undisclosed, and text-only compensation is excluded from range calculations but remains in the job inventory.
Advertised compensation is employer or job-board language, not verified earnings. WaterMatch does not convert commission claims into guaranteed salary and does not infer missing values.
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