Retail Salespersons — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$35,410
10th percentile
$27,210
90th percentile
$47,890
Employment
3,897,860
- CAMedian $38,440 · Employment 376,460
- TXMedian $30,800 · Employment 341,640
- FLMedian $34,010 · Employment 333,460
- NYMedian $37,720 · Employment 238,540
- New York, NYMedian $38,280 · Employment 202,080
- GAMedian $30,840 · Employment 143,120
- PAMedian $31,200 · Employment 141,790
- OHMedian $30,800 · Employment 137,370
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $37,700 · Employment 130,650
- NCMedian $31,370 · Employment 127,540
- ILMedian $35,370 · Employment 126,610
- MIMedian $34,640 · Employment 111,010
- Dallas, TXMedian $33,400 · Employment 100,340
- VAMedian $34,240 · Employment 100,290
- Chicago, ILMedian $35,820 · Employment 96,950
- AZMedian $35,720 · Employment 93,920
- Miami, FLMedian $34,330 · Employment 91,370
- TNMedian $31,950 · Employment 87,380
- MAMedian $36,610 · Employment 86,860
- Atlanta, GAMedian $32,850 · Employment 84,970
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.