Pay by state · 54 states
First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers Salary by State (2026)
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn the most in Washington at $60,750 a year and the least in Guam at $29,720 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,520. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,750Washington
- National median
- $48,520BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,720Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $60,750 | $49,110 | $75,830 | 27,640 | $56,769 |
| 2 | RIRhode Island | $58,570 | $46,250 | $74,380 | 3,880 | $57,264 |
| 3 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $58,470 | $47,470 | $75,920 | 1,470 | $53,202 |
| 4 | NYNew York | $58,300 | $45,800 | $71,950 | 50,830 | $54,021 |
| 5 | COColorado | $58,200 | $47,020 | $70,890 | 26,390 | $56,476 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $57,490 | $45,970 | $67,930 | 20,240 | $54,360 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $57,320 | $46,490 | $70,460 | 31,160 | $52,681 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $57,080 | $47,130 | $69,020 | 3,030 | $55,765 |
| 9 | SDSouth Dakota | $56,680 | $45,790 | $72,190 | 3,660 | $63,983 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $56,510 | $44,830 | $68,750 | 13,910 | $54,541 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $55,850 | $45,660 | $65,500 | 6,580 | $50,795 |
| 12 | VTVermont | $55,760 | $46,550 | $62,880 | 2,310 | $56,922 |
| 13 | DEDelaware | $55,710 | $45,350 | $64,150 | 4,200 | $55,817 |
| 14 | CACalifornia | $54,870 | $44,920 | $63,160 | 109,180 | $49,557 |
| 15 | MEMaine | $53,580 | $46,660 | $64,060 | 5,760 | $55,209 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,650 | $44,010 | $63,760 | 6,610 | $49,585 |
| 17 | OROregon | $50,660 | $44,030 | $64,550 | 13,940 | $49,013 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $49,550 | $40,660 | $62,800 | 17,750 | $52,660 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $49,350 | $43,810 | $63,550 | 2,640 | $55,475 |
| 20 | MTMontana | $49,300 | $38,940 | $63,360 | 5,830 | $52,089 |
| 21 | MNMinnesota | $48,770 | $40,860 | $61,490 | 21,530 | $49,452 |
| 22 | FLFlorida | $48,410 | $37,800 | $62,050 | 80,470 | $46,812 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $48,010 | $40,110 | $59,530 | 20,260 | $47,687 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $47,990 | $39,270 | $61,550 | 36,940 | $48,010 |
| 25 | VAVirginia | $47,990 | $38,770 | $61,400 | 32,250 | $47,466 |
| 26 | TNTennessee | $47,880 | $36,440 | $62,380 | 26,470 | $52,117 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $47,790 | $37,470 | $60,500 | 22,090 | $51,206 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,770 | $36,780 | $61,000 | 19,390 | $50,955 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,760 | $38,200 | $61,460 | 39,890 | $50,633 |
| 30 | UTUtah | $47,470 | $37,630 | $61,840 | 10,270 | $48,015 |
| 31 | MDMaryland | $47,000 | $38,790 | $59,370 | 23,080 | $44,779 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $46,950 | $36,890 | $59,530 | 9,250 | $52,127 |
| 33 | NVNevada | $46,900 | $37,910 | $60,030 | 10,500 | $46,910 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $46,860 | $36,930 | $59,830 | 19,160 | $51,598 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $46,690 | $37,500 | $60,070 | 40,970 | $47,852 |
| 36 | IAIowa | $46,610 | $37,990 | $60,000 | 9,970 | $53,110 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $46,550 | $37,770 | $60,250 | 7,660 | $50,481 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $46,430 | $37,030 | $59,080 | 30,750 | $48,256 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $46,280 | $34,750 | $60,870 | 103,410 | $47,683 |
| 40 | GAGeorgia | $46,150 | $36,390 | $60,740 | 36,900 | $47,927 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $46,140 | $37,490 | $59,680 | 7,330 | $48,317 |
| 42 | WYWyoming | $45,980 | $36,170 | $61,430 | 3,060 | $49,606 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $45,760 | $33,490 | $57,440 | 13,020 | $52,626 |
| 44 | OHOhio | $45,680 | $35,430 | $58,500 | 39,110 | $49,238 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $45,430 | $34,380 | $60,010 | 15,340 | $51,717 |
| 46 | NENebraska | $45,280 | $37,750 | $53,060 | 7,010 | $50,254 |
| 47 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $44,880 | $36,330 | $56,570 | 440 | N/A |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $44,860 | $30,530 | $59,980 | 25,020 | $50,505 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $43,860 | $30,530 | $57,920 | 16,910 | $49,724 |
| 50 | KYKentucky | $40,080 | $30,310 | $56,150 | 18,290 | $44,455 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $39,740 | $32,750 | $53,900 | 7,420 | $44,404 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $36,950 | $30,420 | $51,810 | 11,050 | $42,502 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $30,090 | $26,380 | $37,520 | 12,700 | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $29,720 | $26,940 | $37,040 | 690 | 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 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $60,750, while South Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $63,983.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers at $60,750 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Rhode Island ($58,570) and District of Columbia ($58,470).
Which state pays First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers at $29,720 a year, $31,030 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts South Dakota first at $63,983 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $56,680. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.