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Cashiers Salary in San Luis Obispo, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Cashiers in San Luis Obispo, CA have a median annual salary of $36,550, with 3,010 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,860 at the 10th percentile to $49,290 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,550

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.57

Employment

3,010

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,860
10th
$35,510
25th
$36,550
Median
$41,300
75th
$49,290
90th

Local compared with national

San Luis Obispo, CA

$36,550

Median annual · 2025

United States

$32,880

Median annual · 2025

The San Luis Obispo, CA median is 11.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,670).

Top skills

  1. 1.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  8. 8.MathematicsImportance 2.6
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.5
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 2.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • AFEXDirect
  • Apple Safari
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Database software
  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Handheld computer device software
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • ReliaSoft Prism

Common tasks

  • Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
  • Greet customers entering establishments.
  • Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
  • Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
  • Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
  • Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
  • Answer incoming phone calls.
  • Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
  • Request information or assistance, using paging systems.
  • Help customers find the location of products.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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