Pay by state · 54 states
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
- $38,880District of Columbia
- National median
- $32,880BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,610Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Cashier salary in every state
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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $38,880 | $37,670 | $44,880 | 6,060 | $35,377 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $38,720 | $36,470 | $46,260 | 61,050 | $36,183 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $37,100 | $35,800 | $42,390 | 336,110 | $33,508 |
| 4 | COColorado | $36,870 | $34,750 | $39,460 | 51,670 | $35,778 |
| 5 | HIHawaii | $36,780 | $33,640 | $42,050 | 10,780 | $33,451 |
| 6 | AKAlaska | $36,130 | $34,340 | $37,900 | 5,810 | $35,297 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $35,720 | $31,520 | $37,210 | 7,030 | $36,465 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $35,550 | $34,630 | $36,790 | 30,920 | $34,311 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $35,520 | $34,080 | $37,500 | 58,880 | $33,586 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $35,500 | $34,280 | $37,350 | 158,890 | $32,894 |
| 11 | OROregon | $35,300 | $33,130 | $38,200 | 37,660 | $34,152 |
| 12 | MEMaine | $34,930 | $31,490 | $36,810 | 14,240 | $35,992 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $34,860 | $31,480 | $36,560 | 9,260 | $34,083 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $34,620 | $29,770 | $36,690 | 58,190 | $35,104 |
| 15 | AZArizona | $34,600 | $31,600 | $36,390 | 72,570 | $34,367 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $34,590 | $32,640 | $37,190 | 107,680 | $31,791 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $34,490 | $31,200 | $36,380 | 139,630 | $34,504 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $34,390 | $31,580 | $36,430 | 49,910 | $32,765 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $34,190 | $28,510 | $37,360 | 12,170 | $36,124 |
| 20 | NHNew Hampshire | $33,840 | $30,060 | $36,110 | 17,250 | $32,487 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $33,490 | $31,200 | $35,520 | 11,450 | $33,554 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $31,600 | $28,470 | $36,140 | 22,940 | $31,963 |
| 23 | NDNorth Dakota | $31,460 | $29,630 | $36,090 | 9,510 | $35,365 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $30,880 | $28,620 | $35,930 | 65,380 | $32,818 |
| 25 | WYWyoming | $30,810 | $28,490 | $35,850 | 5,840 | $33,239 |
| 26 | VAVirginia | $30,580 | $28,460 | $35,000 | 83,890 | $30,246 |
| 27 | FLFlorida | $30,530 | $28,650 | $34,840 | 201,370 | $29,522 |
| 28 | MOMissouri | $30,520 | $28,980 | $34,390 | 69,430 | $33,606 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $30,370 | $28,020 | $35,550 | 17,200 | $31,803 |
| 30 | NENebraska | $30,250 | $29,140 | $34,630 | 20,650 | $33,573 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $30,120 | $28,610 | $34,670 | 19,020 | $32,664 |
| 32 | NVNevada | $29,870 | $27,450 | $36,510 | 30,160 | $29,876 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $29,780 | $28,190 | $34,670 | 12,860 | $33,617 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $29,740 | $28,080 | $34,280 | 92,930 | $30,909 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $29,670 | $27,430 | $34,070 | 68,350 | $31,791 |
| 36 | OHOhio | $29,260 | $26,940 | $33,490 | 103,020 | $31,539 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $29,230 | $25,820 | $34,100 | 245,730 | $30,116 |
| 38 | PAPennsylvania | $29,220 | $26,340 | $34,010 | 110,950 | $29,947 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $29,070 | $26,150 | $31,330 | 97,540 | $30,189 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $28,970 | $27,570 | $34,750 | 41,450 | $33,010 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $28,880 | $26,380 | $32,160 | 106,440 | $30,617 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $28,800 | $26,670 | $30,920 | 33,080 | $31,976 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $28,590 | $24,080 | $31,490 | 44,550 | $31,711 |
| 44 | TNTennessee | $28,590 | $23,620 | $31,610 | 63,350 | $31,120 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $28,530 | $24,120 | $31,200 | 56,550 | $30,432 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $28,250 | $22,690 | $30,970 | 46,420 | $31,805 |
| 47 | OKOklahoma | $28,180 | $23,770 | $30,120 | 41,140 | $32,080 |
| 48 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $28,040 | $25,230 | $30,730 | 770 | N/A |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $27,670 | $23,970 | $30,440 | 28,270 | $31,828 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $26,750 | $22,130 | $30,170 | 46,350 | $30,326 |
| 51 | MSMississippi | $26,390 | $21,550 | $29,920 | 30,490 | $30,350 |
| 52 | WVWest Virginia | $26,370 | $22,220 | $29,670 | 17,360 | $29,465 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,140 | $21,840 | $23,110 | 27,320 | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $21,610 | $20,930 | $22,850 | 1,620 | N/A |
Method
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.
Questions
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.