Retail Salespersons salary
The median pay for retail salespersons in the United States is $35,410 a year. About 3,897,860 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,210
- 25th percentile
- $29,900
- Median percentile
- $35,410
- 75th percentile
- $38,670
- 90th percentile
- $47,890
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $39,560
- District of Columbia $38,500
- California $38,440
- Colorado $37,950
- Hawaii $37,790
- New York $37,720
- Vermont $37,400
- Alaska $37,290
- Oregon $36,770
- Maine $36,640
- Massachusetts $36,610
- New Jersey $36,520
- Connecticut $36,490
- Minnesota $36,370
- Montana $36,270
- New Hampshire $36,200
- North Dakota $36,040
- Arizona $35,720
- Maryland $35,510
- Illinois $35,370
- Delaware $35,360
- Idaho $35,080
- Rhode Island $34,860
- Michigan $34,640
- Wisconsin $34,480
- South Dakota $34,370
- Wyoming $34,310
- Virginia $34,240
- Nevada $34,190
- Florida $34,010
- Utah $33,900
- Missouri $33,460
- New Mexico $33,300
- Kansas $32,180
- Tennessee $31,950
- Nebraska $31,870
- Indiana $31,530
- North Carolina $31,370
- Iowa $31,360
- Pennsylvania $31,200
- Georgia $30,840
- Ohio $30,800
- Texas $30,800
- South Carolina $30,690
- Alabama $30,040
- Oklahoma $29,660
- Kentucky $29,650
- Louisiana $29,490
- Arkansas $29,270
- West Virginia $28,950
- Mississippi $28,640
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $44,220
- San Francisco, CA $43,850
- Seattle, WA $42,080
- Napa, CA $40,780
- Kahului, HI $39,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $39,570
- Mount Vernon, WA $39,240
- Boulder, CO $38,700
- Longview, WA $38,680
- Santa Cruz, CA $38,620
- Bremerton, WA $38,470
- Denver, CO $38,470
- Vallejo, CA $38,420
- Bozeman, MT $38,350
- New York, NY $38,280
- Sacramento, CA $38,100
- Salinas, CA $37,970
- Hanford, CA $37,900
- Bellingham, WA $37,840
- San Diego, CA $37,810
- San Luis Obispo, CA $37,780
- Merced, CA $37,740
- Bend, OR $37,720
- Los Angeles, CA $37,700
- Wenatchee, WA $37,700
- Stockton, CA $37,660
- Kennewick, WA $37,600
- Fairbanks, AK $37,550
- Anchorage, AK $37,520
- Carson City, NV $37,490
- Modesto, CA $37,430
- Urban Honolulu, HI $37,400
- Olympia, WA $37,350
- Portland, OR $37,340
- Bridgeport, CT $37,330
- Burlington, VT $37,330
- Portland, ME $37,320
- Yuba City, CA $37,310
- Santa Maria, CA $37,200
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,010
- Lewiston, ID $37,010
- Grants Pass, OR $36,940
- Oxnard, CA $36,880
- Spokane, WA $36,880
- Boston, MA $36,850
- Barnstable Town, MA $36,790
- Bismarck, ND $36,730
- Riverside, CA $36,720
- Trenton, NJ $36,720
- Chico, CA $36,680
- Greeley, CO $36,670
- Minneapolis, MN $36,670
- Fort Collins, CO $36,640
- Yakima, WA $36,640
- Amherst Town, MA $36,630
- Walla Walla, WA $36,620
- Washington, DC $36,610
- Lewiston, ME $36,540
- Kingston, NY $36,530
- Fresno, CA $36,460
- Redding, CA $36,450
- Flagstaff, AZ $36,440
- Bakersfield, CA $36,320
- Worcester, MA $36,220
- Kiryas Joel, NY $36,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,060
- Rochester, MN $36,000
- Albany, OR $35,990
- Helena, MT $35,990
- Visalia, CA $35,990
- Phoenix, AZ $35,960
- Santa Fe, NM $35,960
- New Haven, CT $35,950
- Fargo, ND $35,860
- Medford, OR $35,840
- Madison, WI $35,830
- Chicago, IL $35,820
- Billings, MT $35,760
- Salem, OR $35,760
- Norwich, CT $35,740
- Hartford, CT $35,720
- Boise City, ID $35,670
- Grand Junction, CO $35,630
- Pueblo, CO $35,580
- Bangor, ME $35,560
- Pittsfield, MA $35,540
- Ithaca, NY $35,510
- El Centro, CA $35,490
- Springfield, MA $35,440
- Missoula, MT $35,430
- Albany, NY $35,420
- Corvallis, OR $35,410
- Eugene, OR $35,410
- Naples, FL $35,380
- Sheboygan, WI $35,370
- Atlantic City, NJ $35,360
- Waterbury, CT $35,360
- Manchester, NH $35,350
- Mankato, MN $35,350
- Minot, ND $35,290
- Prescott Valley, AZ $35,290
- Syracuse, NY $35,250
- Providence, RI $35,230
- Vineland, NJ $35,230
- North Port, FL $35,160
- Reno, NV $35,160
- Detroit, MI $35,130
- Glens Falls, NY $35,070
- Ann Arbor, MI $35,040
- Great Falls, MT $35,000
- Buffalo, NY $34,910
- St. Cloud, MN $34,860
- Philadelphia, PA $34,810
- Baltimore, MD $34,800
- Grand Rapids, MI $34,800
- Jackson, MI $34,770
- Cape Coral, FL $34,650
- Duluth, MN $34,650
- Rochester, NY $34,650
- Monroe, MI $34,620