I have spent many years in the car business working in many different car sales capacities and in my travels, I have visited with numerous professional car salesmen and women. I have discovered that there is no such thing as average when it comes to a car salesman salary or how much do car salesmen make. 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. There were rarely spiffs, bonuses or incentives for the car salesman to sell more cars or reach a determined number of units for a bonus. 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. more