Sort by any column. Employment is the number of cashiers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
Cashier Salary by State (2026)
Cashiers earn the most in District of Columbia at $38,880 a year and the least in Guam at $21,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $32,880. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $38,880
- National median
- $32,880
- Lowest median
- $21,610
- States reporting
- 54
District of Columbia
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Guam
of 54 OEWS areas
Top 5 states for Cashiers
- 1. District of Columbia$38,880 median · $35,377 adjusted · 6,060 employed
- 2. Washington$38,720 median · $36,183 adjusted · 61,050 employed
- 3. California$37,100 median · $33,508 adjusted · 336,110 employed
- 4. Colorado$36,870 median · $35,778 adjusted · 51,670 employed
- 5. Hawaii$36,780 median · $33,451 adjusted · 10,780 employed
Lowest-paying states for Cashiers
- 54. Guam$21,610 median · no price parity · 1,620 employed
- 53. Puerto Rico$22,140 median · no price parity · 27,320 employed
- 52. West Virginia$26,370 median · $29,465 adjusted · 17,360 employed
- 51. Mississippi$26,390 median · $30,350 adjusted · 30,490 employed
- 50. Louisiana$26,750 median · $30,326 adjusted · 46,350 employed
Cashier salary in every state
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $38,880 | $37,670 | $44,880 | 6,060 | $35,377 |
| 2 | Washington | $38,720 | $36,470 | $46,260 | 61,050 | $36,183 |
| 3 | California | $37,100 | $35,800 | $42,390 | 336,110 | $33,508 |
| 4 | Colorado | $36,870 | $34,750 | $39,460 | 51,670 | $35,778 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $36,780 | $33,640 | $42,050 | 10,780 | $33,451 |
| 6 | Alaska | $36,130 | $34,340 | $37,900 | 5,810 | $35,297 |
| 7 | Vermont | $35,720 | $31,520 | $37,210 | 7,030 | $36,465 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $35,550 | $34,630 | $36,790 | 30,920 | $34,311 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $35,520 | $34,080 | $37,500 | 58,880 | $33,586 |
| 10 | New York | $35,500 | $34,280 | $37,350 | 158,890 | $32,894 |
| 11 | Oregon | $35,300 | $33,130 | $38,200 | 37,660 | $34,152 |
| 12 | Maine | $34,930 | $31,490 | $36,810 | 14,240 | $35,992 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $34,860 | $31,480 | $36,560 | 9,260 | $34,083 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $34,620 | $29,770 | $36,690 | 58,190 | $35,104 |
| 15 | Arizona | $34,600 | $31,600 | $36,390 | 72,570 | $34,367 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $34,590 | $32,640 | $37,190 | 107,680 | $31,791 |
| 17 | Illinois | $34,490 | $31,200 | $36,380 | 139,630 | $34,504 |
| 18 | Maryland | $34,390 | $31,580 | $36,430 | 49,910 | $32,765 |
| 19 | Montana | $34,190 | $28,510 | $37,360 | 12,170 | $36,124 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $33,840 | $30,060 | $36,110 | 17,250 | $32,487 |
| 21 | Delaware | $33,490 | $31,200 | $35,520 | 11,450 | $33,554 |
| 22 | Utah | $31,600 | $28,470 | $36,140 | 22,940 | $31,963 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $31,460 | $29,630 | $36,090 | 9,510 | $35,365 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $30,880 | $28,620 | $35,930 | 65,380 | $32,818 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $30,810 | $28,490 | $35,850 | 5,840 | $33,239 |
| 26 | Virginia | $30,580 | $28,460 | $35,000 | 83,890 | $30,246 |
| 27 | Florida | $30,530 | $28,650 | $34,840 | 201,370 | $29,522 |
| 28 | Missouri | $30,520 | $28,980 | $34,390 | 69,430 | $33,606 |
| 29 | Idaho | $30,370 | $28,020 | $35,550 | 17,200 | $31,803 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $30,250 | $29,140 | $34,630 | 20,650 | $33,573 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $30,120 | $28,610 | $34,670 | 19,020 | $32,664 |
| 32 | Nevada | $29,870 | $27,450 | $36,510 | 30,160 | $29,876 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $29,780 | $28,190 | $34,670 | 12,860 | $33,617 |
| 34 | Michigan | $29,740 | $28,080 | $34,280 | 92,930 | $30,909 |
| 35 | Indiana | $29,670 | $27,430 | $34,070 | 68,350 | $31,791 |
| 36 | Ohio | $29,260 | $26,940 | $33,490 | 103,020 | $31,539 |
| 37 | Texas | $29,230 | $25,820 | $34,100 | 245,730 | $30,116 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $29,220 | $26,340 | $34,010 | 110,950 | $29,947 |
| 39 | Georgia | $29,070 | $26,150 | $31,330 | 97,540 | $30,189 |
| 40 | Iowa | $28,970 | $27,570 | $34,750 | 41,450 | $33,010 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $28,880 | $26,380 | $32,160 | 106,440 | $30,617 |
| 42 | Kansas | $28,800 | $26,670 | $30,920 | 33,080 | $31,976 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $28,590 | $24,080 | $31,490 | 44,550 | $31,711 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $28,590 | $23,620 | $31,610 | 63,350 | $31,120 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $28,530 | $24,120 | $31,200 | 56,550 | $30,432 |
| 46 | Alabama | $28,250 | $22,690 | $30,970 | 46,420 | $31,805 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $28,180 | $23,770 | $30,120 | 41,140 | $32,080 |
| 48 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $28,040 | $25,230 | $30,730 | 770 | N/A |
| 49 | Arkansas | $27,670 | $23,970 | $30,440 | 28,270 | $31,828 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $26,750 | $22,130 | $30,170 | 46,350 | $30,326 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $26,390 | $21,550 | $29,920 | 30,490 | $30,350 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $26,370 | $22,220 | $29,670 | 17,360 | $29,465 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,140 | $21,840 | $23,110 | 27,320 | N/A |
| 54 | Guam | $21,610 | $20,930 | $22,850 | 1,620 | N/A |
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Cashiers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $38,880, while Vermont leads once prices are taken into account at $36,465.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Cashier pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Cashiers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Cashiers at $38,880 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($38,720) and California ($37,100).
Which state pays Cashiers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Cashiers at $21,610 a year, $17,270 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Cashiers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Vermont first at $36,465 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $35,720. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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