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03-20-2006, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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Salary of a BMW Salesperson...
Good Morning and Happy Monday!!! I hate Mondays because it means my E90 will packed away in a dark corner of my garage until at least friday.
I apologize if this thread comes off as nosey, and please, if you are at all uncomfortable, please do not respond to this thread. I am an IT Consultant. And though I earn a nice living, it's clearly not what I want to do with the rest of my life. At some point, I want to do something that I have a passion for. One idead, to sell the cars that I love so much, would probably fit that bill. So i'm curious. What can a "pretty good"(well above average, but maybe not the best) salesperson make in a given year. I live in the New York metro area, if that makes any difference. I am curious as I don't really have any sense as to how much a good salesperson really can make. Also, How long do you think it takes Ramp up to that number? Is it even possible to start with selling BMW's or would a new salesperson have to start lower down the pike? Is it strcitly comission based? Again. I don't want this to come off as nosey nor is meant to make anybody uncomfortable. If you want...I'll gladly tell you how much a good IT Consultant makes!!! LOL!!! Thanks in advance. Last edited by MoreCowbell; 03-20-2006 at 09:48 AM.. |
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I dont know about Bimmers but I sold Hondas when I was 17-19 and on an avg. made 50-70k a year....the hours were killing me though....
and I was very good -had Gold Level Sales....(but there are so many Honda dealers and everyone wants to pay below Invoive hard to make deals...) -I would think that with BMW even the worst CA makes 40/50k a year.... With Honda you made 20% from profit on the front end and 10% from profit on the back end...the base pay was only $300 a week and you had a bonus every month if u met sales targets.... Hope this helps somewhat...and I would love to hear from BMW dealers/CA...
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I'd say on the low end, they must make 50-60k. MY CA mentioned she makes 100K+, but then again, she pumps out a ton of cars/month and has great customers. On a side note, i am also a IT consultant and would not leave my day gig for being a salesman, unless it was something PT or a weekend thing.
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....chiming in...finance guy told me that they enjoy special lease rates from BMW or dealership...that's a nice perk. Iirc corporate folks over at the VPC/VDCs, NJ and SC enjoy free company leases.
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so how much does an IT consultant make a year?
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Depending on your skillset. I am a Network MGR/CCIE in NYC, and my hourly is $85/hr. This is on the low end for someone with my skillset, but I enjoy my current position. You can do the math from here on to calculate my yearly. |
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It really depends on your skillset, # of years on the job and definetly, your skillset makes the biggest impact. We have contractors at my place making anywhere from $15/hr all the way to $120/hr. |
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I thought about being a CA for BMW also. I have great people skills, i can sell and market things. But its VERY competitive and its free for all. I dont know if i can handle the shadiness of people. When i bought my car i was originally working with the pre used certified cars (i wanted an 04 330ci), and when i switched over to new car sales, i found out the guy who was helping me in used got pissed off that i didnt ask him to help me with the new car sale. But i didnt know that they could cross over like that, my bad. But i think with school the hours would be hard.
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1) I work in Manhattan, so factor in cost of living. 2) It's EXTREMELY boring. I work through a company who pays me via 1099. I formed my own Corp. |
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do you also live in manhattan? i know it's crazy expensive to live there. like conan once said "they can offer you a place 6'x6' with a hole in the middle of it, ask $6,000 per month and you'd still take it"
also, if you only have boring job, than boring but high paying job doesn't sound that bad...
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Boring but high paying is great on Friday afternoon, but on Monday mornings it gets difficult to get out of bed. |
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You're not so far from Woodcliff Lake (BMW NA headquarters). They have a number of IT positions available. Just a thought...
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