Retail Salespersons salary by location
National median: $35,410 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $44,220 | +24.9% | 18,340 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $43,850 | +23.8% | 39,460 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $42,080 | +18.8% | 46,620 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $40,780 | +15.2% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $39,630 | +11.9% | 2,510 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $39,570 | +11.7% | 5,720 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $39,560 | +11.7% | 84,850 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $39,240 | +10.8% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $38,700 | +9.3% | 4,880 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $38,680 | +9.2% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $38,620 | +9.1% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $38,500 | +8.7% | 4,660 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $38,470 | +8.6% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $38,470 | +8.6% | 40,340 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $38,440 | +8.6% | 376,460 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,420 | +8.5% | 4,110 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $38,350 | +8.3% | 2,270 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $38,280 | +8.1% | 202,080 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,100 | +7.6% | 22,970 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $37,970 | +7.2% | 4,110 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $37,950 | +7.2% | 76,660 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $37,900 | +7.0% | 920 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $37,840 | +6.9% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $37,810 | +6.8% | 34,390 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $37,790 | +6.7% | 19,180 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $37,780 | +6.7% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $37,740 | +6.6% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $37,720 | +6.5% | 238,540 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $37,720 | +6.5% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $37,700 | +6.5% | 130,650 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $37,700 | +6.5% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,660 | +6.4% | 5,680 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $37,600 | +6.2% | 3,580 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $37,550 | +6.0% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $37,520 | +6.0% | 4,710 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $37,490 | +5.9% | 740 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $37,430 | +5.7% | 5,140 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $37,400 | +5.6% | 8,250 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $37,400 | +5.6% | 12,810 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $37,350 | +5.5% | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $37,340 | +5.5% | 28,230 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $37,330 | +5.4% | 12,230 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $37,330 | +5.4% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $37,320 | +5.4% | 8,510 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $37,310 | +5.4% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $37,290 | +5.3% | 7,890 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $37,200 | +5.1% | 4,490 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $37,010 | +4.5% | 680 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $37,010 | +4.5% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $36,940 | +4.3% | 740 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $36,880 | +4.2% | 8,270 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $36,880 | +4.2% | 7,400 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $36,850 | +4.1% | 64,150 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $36,790 | +3.9% | 3,650 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $36,770 | +3.8% | 48,090 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $36,730 | +3.7% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $36,720 | +3.7% | 41,270 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $36,720 | +3.7% | 3,090 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $36,680 | +3.6% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $36,670 | +3.6% | 2,650 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $36,670 | +3.6% | 51,180 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $36,640 | +3.5% | 5,400 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $36,640 | +3.5% | 18,450 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $36,640 | +3.5% | 2,680 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $36,630 | +3.4% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $36,620 | +3.4% | 640 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $36,610 | +3.4% | 86,860 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $36,610 | +3.4% | 66,920 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $36,540 | +3.2% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $36,530 | +3.2% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $36,520 | +3.1% | 72,530 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $36,490 | +3.0% | 42,410 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $36,460 | +3.0% | 9,290 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $36,450 | +2.9% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $36,440 | +2.9% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $36,370 | +2.7% | 74,840 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $36,320 | +2.6% | 6,050 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $36,270 | +2.4% | 13,490 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $36,220 | +2.3% | 8,830 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $36,200 | +2.2% | 23,880 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $36,160 | +2.1% | 9,890 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $36,060 | +1.8% | 8,820 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $36,040 | +1.8% | 11,320 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $36,000 | +1.7% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $35,990 | +1.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $35,990 | +1.6% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $35,990 | +1.6% | 3,920 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $35,960 | +1.6% | 69,060 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $35,960 | +1.6% | 2,320 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $35,950 | +1.5% | 6,810 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $35,860 | +1.3% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $35,840 | +1.2% | 2,840 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $35,830 | +1.2% | 8,330 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $35,820 | +1.2% | 96,950 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $35,760 | +1.0% | 4,550 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $35,760 | +1.0% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $35,740 | +0.9% | 3,580 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $35,720 | +0.9% | 14,380 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $35,720 | +0.9% | 93,920 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $35,670 | +0.7% | 9,130 | 2025 |