393 metro areas

Retail Salesperson Salary by City (2026)

Retail salespersons earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $47,420 a year, against $37,310 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Sioux Falls, SD-MN ($44,750 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $37,310BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $47,420San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $44,750Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Metro areas: 393With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for retail salespersons

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$47,420
San Francisco, CA$47,280
Napa, CA$45,640
Seattle, WA$45,030
Mount Vernon, WA$44,700
Santa Rosa, CA$44,180
Kahului, HI$43,970
New York, NY-NJ$43,950
Los Angeles, CA$43,010
Vallejo, CA$42,810

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for retail salespersons
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$47,280
Napa, CA	$45,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,030
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$44,700
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$44,180
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$43,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$43,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,010
Vallejo, CA	$42,810

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Sioux Falls, SD-MN$40,560 nominal$44,750
Watertown, NY$38,790 nominal$44,240
Mount Vernon, WA$44,700 nominal$43,630
Longview, WA$42,490 nominal$43,560
Lewiston, ID-WA$39,620 nominal$43,460
Lewiston, ME$41,020 nominal$43,300
Bismarck, ND$39,330 nominal$43,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,360 nominal$43,110
San Jose, CA$47,420 nominal$42,940
Rapid City, SD$38,270 nominal$42,920

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for retail salespersons
Item	Value
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,750
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$44,240
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$43,630
Longview-Kelso, WA	$43,560
Lewiston, ID-WA	$43,460
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$43,300
Bismarck, ND	$43,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$42,940
Rapid City, SD	$42,920

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Retail Salesperson salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Retail Salesperson pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$47,420	$40,040	$51,060	$42,940
2	San Francisco, CA	$47,280	$39,020	$51,360	$40,900
3	Napa, CA	$45,640	$37,320	$49,730	$40,550
4	Seattle, WA	$45,030	$37,630	$48,670	$40,520
5	Mount Vernon, WA	$44,700	$36,360	$48,800	$43,630
6	Santa Rosa, CA	$44,180	$37,320	$47,570	$40,990
7	Kahului, HI	$43,970	$35,010	$48,400	$40,190
8	New York, NY-NJ	$43,950	$35,440	$48,150	$39,040
9	Los Angeles, CA	$43,010	$35,980	$46,470	$37,870
10	Vallejo, CA	$42,810	$36,480	$45,930	$39,460
11	Bremerton, WA	$42,700	$36,380	$45,800	$40,430
12	Longview, WA	$42,490	$35,710	$45,820	$43,560
13	Yuba City, CA	$42,450	$35,050	$46,090	$40,730
14	Sacramento, CA	$42,430	$35,800	$45,700	$39,780
15	Salinas, CA	$42,390	$35,780	$45,660	$38,870
16	Burlington, VT	$42,270	$32,860	$46,880	$41,870
17	Boulder, CO	$42,180	$34,760	$45,820	$40,090
18	Bridgeport, CT	$42,060	$35,670	$45,200	$39,360
19	Santa Cruz, CA	$42,060	$36,170	$44,950	$38,270
20	Kennewick, WA	$42,000	$35,860	$45,010	$41,970
21	Denver, CO	$41,970	$35,170	$45,340	$39,680
22	Grants Pass, OR	$41,950	$32,450	$46,630	$42,910
23	San Diego, CA	$41,850	$35,730	$44,870	$37,400
24	Bend, OR	$41,830	$33,680	$45,840	$40,370
25	Portland, OR-WA	$41,790	$35,130	$45,050	$39,640
26	Santa Maria, CA	$41,680	$35,530	$44,720	$38,310
27	Bellingham, WA	$41,600	$35,860	$44,450	$40,260
28	Carson City, NV	$41,600	$29,950	$47,360	$42,390
29	San Luis Obispo, CA	$41,600	$35,510	$44,600	$38,310
30	Oxnard, CA	$41,540	$35,360	$44,570	$37,580
31	Stockton, CA	$41,540	$35,150	$44,660	$39,530
32	Olympia, WA	$41,520	$35,590	$44,450	$40,050
33	Bozeman, MT	$41,480	$31,870	$46,220	$40,460
34	Modesto, CA	$41,480	$35,400	$44,470	$39,840
35	Fairbanks, AK	$41,330	$31,200	$46,320	$40,050
36	Chico, CA	$41,270	$34,590	$44,550	$40,780
37	Riverside, CA	$41,230	$34,880	$44,370	$38,730
38	Greeley, CO	$41,180	$32,590	$45,410	$41,110
39	Trenton, NJ	$41,180	$33,300	$45,070	$39,910
40	Wenatchee, WA	$41,180	$35,530	$43,970	$39,650
41	Barnstable Town, MA	$41,020	$34,420	$44,260	$41,710
42	Lewiston, ME	$41,020	$32,570	$45,180	$43,300
43	Portland, ME	$40,960	$33,950	$44,430	$40,210
44	Yakima, WA	$40,810	$35,300	$43,510	$42,710
45	Walla Walla, WA	$40,680	$34,760	$43,620	$41,290
46	Fort Collins, CO	$40,660	$33,130	$44,390	$40,210
47	Merced, CA	$40,580	$34,650	$43,510	$41,290
48	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$40,560	$28,950	$46,280	$44,750
49	New Haven, CT	$40,500	$34,650	$43,370	$38,730
50	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$40,390	$28,500	$46,260	$41,090
51	Spokane, WA	$40,370	$35,130	$42,950	$40,230
52	Bakersfield, CA	$40,330	$34,570	$43,160	$39,980
53	Boston, MA-NH	$40,330	$34,090	$43,390	$37,250
54	Anchorage, AK	$40,250	$31,720	$44,430	$38,180
55	Kingston, NY	$40,190	$33,720	$43,370	$39,910
56	Kiryas Joel, NY	$40,140	$34,130	$43,120	$36,680
57	Fresno, CA	$39,980	$34,490	$42,680	$39,140
58	Norwich, CT	$39,960	$34,380	$42,720	$39,780
59	Hanford, CA	$39,940	$35,110	$42,330	$39,310
60	Redding, CA	$39,940	$34,530	$42,600	$39,670
61	Urban Honolulu, HI	$39,890	$32,050	$43,740	$35,950
62	Hartford, CT	$39,870	$34,490	$42,540	$38,800
63	Waterbury, CT	$39,810	$34,150	$42,600	$39,900
64	Vineland, NJ	$39,770	$32,510	$43,330	$41,440
65	Colorado Springs, CO	$39,620	$32,240	$43,260	$39,340
66	Lewiston, ID-WA	$39,620	$28,910	$44,910	$43,460
67	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,600	$31,930	$43,390	$36,370
68	Albany, NY	$39,580	$33,130	$42,760	$39,750
69	Glens Falls, NY	$39,520	$32,680	$42,890	$41,660
70	Syracuse, NY	$39,480	$32,820	$42,760	$41,240
71	Corvallis, OR	$39,440	$31,140	$43,510	$37,920
72	Grand Junction, CO	$39,440	$31,600	$43,310	$41,310
73	Santa Fe, NM	$39,420	$30,720	$43,700	$39,910
74	Buffalo, NY	$39,370	$32,700	$42,660	$41,080
75	Chicago, IL-IN	$39,370	$32,050	$42,970	$38,000
76	Bismarck, ND	$39,330	$28,450	$44,680	$43,210
77	Rochester, NY	$39,330	$32,660	$42,640	$40,530
78	Atlantic City, NJ	$39,290	$32,470	$42,660	$39,740
79	Visalia, CA	$39,290	$34,380	$41,720	$39,360
80	Worcester, MA	$39,170	$33,050	$42,180	$38,210
81	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$39,080	$31,300	$42,910	$37,280
82	Detroit, MI	$39,040	$28,890	$44,030	$38,920
83	Amherst Town, MA	$39,020	$33,470	$41,770	$38,930
84	Medford, OR	$39,020	$31,720	$42,600	$38,470
85	Albany, OR	$38,960	$31,720	$42,520	$38,160
86	Flagstaff, AZ	$38,880	$33,360	$41,600	$38,750
87	Jackson, MI	$38,830	$28,230	$44,050	$42,310
88	Pittsfield, MA	$38,830	$32,610	$41,890	$40,830
89	Watertown, NY	$38,790	$32,300	$41,970	$44,240
90	Binghamton, NY	$38,770	$32,320	$41,950	$41,750
91	Springfield, MA	$38,730	$32,260	$41,930	$40,320
92	Manchester, NH	$38,600	$29,020	$43,330	$36,530
93	Salem, OR	$38,600	$32,280	$41,720	$37,240
94	Bangor, ME	$38,580	$31,390	$42,140	$39,980
95	Elmira, NY	$38,580	$32,260	$41,680	$40,870
96	Phoenix, AZ	$38,580	$32,030	$41,810	$37,340
97	El Centro, CA	$38,520	$34,510	$40,480	$40,470
98	Rochester, MN	$38,440	$29,390	$42,890	$42,330
99	Pueblo, CO	$38,400	$31,510	$41,790	$41,850
100	Grand Rapids, MI	$38,380	$28,080	$43,450	$40,170
101	Eugene, OR	$38,360	$31,470	$41,770	$37,770
102	Ithaca, NY	$38,290	$33,110	$40,850	$37,060
103	Naples, FL	$38,270	$29,810	$42,450	$37,080
104	Rapid City, SD	$38,270	$28,250	$43,200	$42,920
105	Fargo, ND-MN	$38,230	$28,350	$43,100	$42,070
106	Utica, NY	$38,110	$32,410	$40,910	$41,120
107	Flint, MI	$37,960	$27,660	$43,060	$40,800
108	Madison, WI	$37,960	$28,390	$42,660	$39,020
109	Billings, MT	$37,770	$28,720	$42,220	$40,380
110	Providence, RI-MA	$37,750	$31,640	$40,770	$37,090
111	Prescott Valley, AZ	$37,730	$32,010	$40,560	$38,400
112	Ann Arbor, MI	$37,630	$28,450	$42,120	$37,300
113	Boise City, ID	$37,500	$27,480	$42,450	$38,110
114	Salt Lake City, UT	$37,480	$27,620	$42,330	$37,160
115	Monroe, MI	$37,460	$28,270	$42,000	$40,070
116	Bay City, MI	$37,400	$27,480	$42,290	$40,690
117	Rockford, IL	$37,380	$31,200	$40,410	$40,560
118	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$37,360	$28,290	$41,850	$43,110
119	Peoria, IL	$37,360	$31,200	$40,390	$40,950
120	Baltimore, MD	$37,320	$32,220	$39,830	$35,720
121	Reno, NV	$37,320	$28,250	$41,790	$36,950
122	Kalamazoo, MI	$37,230	$28,060	$41,750	$39,260
123	Sheboygan, WI	$37,210	$27,850	$41,810	$39,580
124	St. Cloud, MN	$37,150	$28,410	$41,430	$42,390
125	St. Louis, MO-IL	$37,070	$30,120	$40,500	$38,980
126	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$37,000	$30,950	$40,000	$39,320
127	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$36,960	$28,040	$41,370	$36,040
128	Traverse City, MI	$36,920	$28,640	$40,980	$39,540
129	Casper, WY	$36,860	$25,830	$42,290	$39,280
130	Kansas City, MO-KS	$36,840	$28,870	$40,770	$39,810
131	Miami, FL	$36,820	$29,080	$40,640	$32,250
132	St. George, UT	$36,820	$25,980	$42,160	$37,830
133	Minot, ND	$36,800	$27,890	$41,200	$42,290
134	Tucson, AZ	$36,800	$31,030	$39,640	$37,980
135	Yuma, AZ	$36,750	$30,740	$39,710	$39,640
136	Cape Coral, FL	$36,730	$28,770	$40,660	$35,890
137	Elkhart, IN	$36,710	$25,850	$42,040	$40,640
138	Missoula, MT	$36,670	$28,200	$40,850	$38,020
139	North Port, FL	$36,670	$29,180	$40,350	$35,800
140	Champaign, IL	$36,650	$31,240	$39,310	$39,530
141	Decatur, IL	$36,610	$31,260	$39,230	$41,400
142	Nashville, TN	$36,610	$26,940	$41,350	$38,000
143	Helena, MT	$36,570	$28,970	$40,330	$38,220
144	Springfield, IL	$36,550	$31,200	$39,190	$39,410
145	Staunton, VA	$36,520	$27,870	$40,790	$40,080
146	Springfield, MO	$36,480	$28,770	$40,290	$41,180
147	Janesville, WI	$36,400	$26,940	$41,080	$38,850
148	Ogden, UT	$36,380	$26,640	$41,180	$36,250
149	Green Bay, WI	$36,340	$27,330	$40,790	$39,040
150	Appleton, WI	$36,320	$27,290	$40,750	$39,300
151	Bloomington, IL	$36,320	$31,200	$38,830	$38,830
152	Milwaukee, WI	$36,300	$27,680	$40,540	$37,450
153	Battle Creek, MI	$36,280	$27,520	$40,580	$40,070
154	Idaho Falls, ID	$36,250	$26,120	$41,250	$38,400
155	Provo, UT	$36,250	$26,560	$41,040	$36,900
156	Lexington Park, MD	$36,230	$31,430	$38,600	$35,960
157	Lansing, MI	$36,190	$28,020	$40,210	$38,100
158	Austin, TX	$36,170	$26,520	$40,910	$36,880
159	Deltona, FL	$36,130	$28,230	$40,020	$36,360
160	Dover, DE	$36,130	$31,200	$38,560	$37,050
161	Twin Falls, ID	$36,110	$25,560	$41,290	$39,200
162	Midland, TX	$36,050	$26,210	$40,890	$37,640
163	Duluth, MN-WI	$36,030	$27,770	$40,100	$40,590
164	Mankato, MN	$36,030	$28,270	$39,850	$39,610
165	Great Falls, MT	$36,000	$28,040	$39,920	$37,170
166	Springfield, OH	$35,980	$25,580	$41,120	$39,760
167	Columbus, OH	$35,940	$27,230	$40,250	$37,650
168	Jacksonville, FL	$35,940	$28,790	$39,480	$36,130
169	Cheyenne, WY	$35,880	$25,880	$40,830	$37,180
170	Las Vegas, NV	$35,880	$27,250	$40,140	$35,800
171	Niles, MI	$35,860	$28,100	$39,690	$38,820
172	Punta Gorda, FL	$35,860	$28,370	$39,560	$35,670
173	Charlottesville, VA	$35,840	$28,310	$39,560	$36,150
174	Tampa, FL	$35,840	$28,790	$39,310	$35,520
175	Wausau, WI	$35,840	$26,690	$40,350	$38,680
176	Crestview, FL	$35,780	$28,830	$39,190	$36,870
177	Charleston, SC	$35,760	$25,960	$40,580	$35,420
178	Port St. Lucie, FL	$35,760	$28,390	$39,370	$35,680
179	Davenport, IA-IL	$35,730	$28,100	$39,500	$40,110
180	Albuquerque, NM	$35,650	$28,930	$38,960	$37,310
181	Oshkosh, WI	$35,630	$26,500	$40,120	$38,340
182	Des Moines, IA	$35,610	$27,440	$39,620	$38,830
183	Omaha, NE-IA	$35,610	$28,600	$39,060	$38,740
184	Eau Claire, WI	$35,590	$26,690	$39,960	$38,350
185	Palm Bay, FL	$35,590	$28,480	$39,080	$35,590
186	La Crosse, WI-MN	$35,550	$26,980	$39,750	$38,740
187	Indianapolis, IN	$35,530	$25,630	$40,390	$37,130
188	Ocala, FL	$35,480	$27,710	$39,310	$37,260
189	Kenosha, WI	$35,460	$26,080	$40,060	$35,070
190	Richmond, VA	$35,460	$28,120	$39,080	$36,240
191	Midland, MI	$35,440	$27,540	$39,330	$38,550
192	Salisbury, MD	$35,440	$31,240	$37,500	$37,060
193	Allentown, PA-NJ	$35,420	$26,500	$39,810	$35,430
194	Kankakee, IL	$35,420	$31,200	$37,480	$36,750
195	Asheville, NC	$35,400	$26,000	$40,040	$36,680
196	Charlotte, NC-SC	$35,400	$26,250	$39,920	$36,360
197	Hilton Head Island, SC	$35,380	$26,080	$39,980	$36,100
198	Lebanon, PA	$35,360	$26,270	$39,850	$37,930
199	Sierra Vista, AZ	$35,360	$30,700	$37,650	$39,620
200	Topeka, KS	$35,260	$26,350	$39,620	$39,700
201	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$35,170	$28,640	$38,380	$40,710
202	Dallas, TX	$35,150	$26,330	$39,500	$34,100
203	Raleigh, NC	$35,150	$26,350	$39,500	$35,810
204	Akron, OH	$35,130	$26,040	$39,620	$37,620
205	Gainesville, GA	$35,130	$24,880	$40,190	$36,300
206	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$35,130	$29,740	$37,770	$37,300
207	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$35,130	$25,900	$39,690	$38,110
208	Jefferson City, MO	$35,110	$28,700	$38,270	$39,910
209	Ames, IA	$35,090	$26,770	$39,190	$39,500
210	Fond du Lac, WI	$35,090	$26,290	$39,420	$38,290
211	Atlanta, GA	$35,050	$25,480	$39,770	$35,030
212	Orlando, FL	$35,050	$28,660	$38,190	$34,560
213	Harrisonburg, VA	$35,030	$27,440	$38,750	$36,920
214	Farmington, NM	$35,010	$27,730	$38,580	$39,920
215	Knoxville, TN	$34,990	$25,420	$39,710	$37,800
216	Muskegon, MI	$34,990	$27,390	$38,710	$37,820
217	Morristown, TN	$34,960	$24,130	$40,310	$40,480
218	Reading, PA	$34,960	$25,940	$39,420	$36,020
219	Huntsville, AL	$34,900	$25,770	$39,400	$37,500
220	Sebastian, FL	$34,880	$28,270	$38,150	$35,480
221	Homosassa Springs, FL	$34,780	$27,660	$38,290	$37,210
222	Pensacola, FL	$34,780	$28,040	$38,080	$35,590
223	Saginaw, MI	$34,780	$27,040	$38,600	$38,270
224	Cleveland, OH	$34,760	$26,480	$38,850	$37,010
225	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$34,740	$26,670	$38,710	$36,430
226	Panama City, FL	$34,720	$27,980	$38,040	$35,680
227	Joplin, MO-KS	$34,670	$28,520	$37,710	$40,450
228	Logan, UT-ID	$34,670	$25,670	$39,100	$36,140
229	Columbia, MO	$34,650	$28,830	$37,520	$38,740
230	Lakeland, FL	$34,650	$27,870	$37,980	$35,670
231	Lincoln, NE	$34,650	$28,450	$37,710	$37,840
232	Houston, TX	$34,630	$25,710	$39,040	$35,110
233	Toledo, OH	$34,630	$26,000	$38,880	$37,870
234	Wildwood, FL	$34,610	$28,200	$37,770	$40,520
235	Cedar Rapids, IA	$34,590	$26,170	$38,750	$38,880
236	South Bend, IN-MI	$34,570	$25,230	$39,190	$37,230
237	Odessa, TX	$34,550	$25,560	$38,980	$36,800
238	Sebring, FL	$34,530	$27,480	$37,980	$37,340
239	Bloomington, IN	$34,510	$25,440	$38,960	$36,290
240	Gainesville, FL	$34,470	$27,960	$37,670	$35,630
241	Pocatello, ID	$34,470	$25,110	$39,080	$38,770
242	Fort Wayne, IN	$34,440	$25,250	$38,960	$37,200
243	Waterloo, IA	$34,440	$26,540	$38,330	$39,560
244	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$34,400	$25,000	$39,040	$37,610
245	Decatur, AL	$34,400	$25,060	$39,000	$39,440
246	Kokomo, IN	$34,400	$25,150	$38,980	$38,370
247	Blacksburg, VA	$34,380	$27,310	$37,880	$37,080
248	Manhattan, KS	$34,380	$24,770	$39,120	$38,130
249	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$34,360	$28,700	$37,170	$39,920
250	Dubuque, IA	$34,360	$26,600	$38,190	$39,350
251	Durham, NC	$34,360	$25,980	$38,500	$35,220
252	Lafayette, IN	$34,360	$25,170	$38,900	$36,780
253	Lancaster, PA	$34,360	$25,630	$38,670	$34,970
254	Lawrence, KS	$34,340	$24,980	$38,940	$38,050
255	Muncie, IN	$34,320	$24,500	$39,170	$38,930
256	Birmingham, AL	$34,240	$25,360	$38,600	$37,360
257	Jackson, TN	$34,240	$24,940	$38,810	$40,040
258	Winchester, VA-WV	$34,240	$27,270	$37,670	$35,500
259	Cleveland, TN	$34,220	$25,230	$38,650	$38,850
260	Dayton, OH	$34,200	$25,880	$38,290	$36,900
261	Greenville, SC	$34,200	$24,770	$38,850	$36,670
262	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$34,200	$27,310	$37,560	$34,920
263	Wichita, KS	$34,150	$24,980	$38,690	$38,390
264	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$34,010	$26,120	$37,900	$39,340
265	Pittsburgh, PA	$33,990	$25,480	$38,190	$35,900
266	Wilmington, NC	$33,970	$24,770	$38,500	$35,230
267	San Antonio, TX	$33,950	$25,190	$38,250	$35,840
268	Harrisburg, PA	$33,880	$25,380	$38,080	$34,340
269	Hinesville, GA	$33,880	$23,400	$39,040	$36,070
270	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$33,860	$24,770	$38,360	$36,380
271	Oklahoma City, OK	$33,860	$24,520	$38,460	$37,450
272	Greensboro, NC	$33,840	$24,790	$38,310	$36,440
273	Sherman, TX	$33,840	$24,690	$38,360	$36,090
274	Baton Rouge, LA	$33,780	$23,980	$38,600	$37,210
275	Sandusky, OH	$33,780	$25,560	$37,840	$37,840
276	Winston, NC	$33,740	$24,340	$38,360	$36,660
277	Tulsa, OK	$33,720	$24,710	$38,150	$37,800
278	Chambersburg, PA	$33,700	$25,060	$37,940	$35,610
279	Grand Island, NE	$33,700	$28,270	$36,360	$38,890
280	Kingsport, TN-VA	$33,700	$25,400	$37,790	$38,980
281	Evansville, IN	$33,650	$24,230	$38,290	$36,760
282	Fayetteville, AR	$33,630	$26,710	$37,020	$36,810
283	New Orleans, LA	$33,630	$24,650	$38,060	$36,320
284	Roanoke, VA	$33,630	$26,960	$36,940	$35,920
285	Racine, WI	$33,590	$25,210	$37,730	$35,000
286	Scranton, PA	$33,550	$24,690	$37,920	$35,860
287	Hickory, NC	$33,530	$24,320	$38,060	$37,890
288	Savannah, GA	$33,530	$24,670	$37,920	$35,220
289	Waco, TX	$33,510	$24,590	$37,880	$36,210
290	Dalton, GA	$33,490	$23,190	$38,540	$37,280
291	Lynchburg, VA	$33,470	$26,850	$36,730	$37,450
292	York, PA	$33,470	$25,900	$37,190	$34,860
293	Michigan City, IN	$33,430	$24,630	$37,770	$36,460
294	Lexington, KY	$33,380	$24,340	$37,860	$35,940
295	Mobile, AL	$33,380	$24,250	$37,880	$37,890
296	Spartanburg, SC	$33,380	$24,110	$37,960	$36,660
297	Anniston, AL	$33,260	$23,960	$37,840	$38,700
298	Clarksville, TN-KY	$33,260	$23,980	$37,840	$36,570
299	Lima, OH	$33,260	$24,520	$37,590	$37,090
300	Beaumont, TX	$33,240	$24,380	$37,610	$36,910
301	Florence, AL	$33,220	$23,800	$37,860	$39,170
302	Abilene, TX	$33,180	$23,800	$37,810	$36,720
303	Las Cruces, NM	$33,130	$27,410	$35,940	$36,720
304	Tallahassee, FL	$33,130	$27,410	$35,960	$35,280
305	Canton, OH	$33,110	$25,420	$36,920	$37,030
306	Daphne, AL	$33,090	$24,190	$37,480	$34,950
307	Slidell, LA	$33,090	$23,900	$37,630	$35,690
308	Johnson City, TN	$33,030	$24,560	$37,170	$37,560
309	Killeen, TX	$33,030	$23,960	$37,500	$36,240
310	Augusta, GA-SC	$32,970	$23,940	$37,420	$35,870
311	Myrtle Beach, SC	$32,950	$23,570	$37,560	$35,190
312	Brunswick, GA	$32,880	$24,110	$37,190	$37,490
313	Goldsboro, NC	$32,880	$23,400	$37,560	$37,170
314	Tuscaloosa, AL	$32,860	$23,900	$37,250	$37,460
315	Rome, GA	$32,760	$24,290	$36,920	$36,340
316	Williamsport, PA	$32,760	$24,520	$36,840	$35,470
317	Columbus, IN	$32,700	$24,290	$36,860	$35,160
318	Youngstown, OH	$32,700	$24,420	$36,800	$37,420
319	Montgomery, AL	$32,680	$24,420	$36,750	$36,440
320	Burlington, NC	$32,660	$24,480	$36,690	$35,040
321	Iowa City, IA	$32,660	$24,980	$36,440	$35,690
322	Columbia, SC	$32,590	$23,610	$37,020	$34,800
323	Amarillo, TX	$32,570	$24,130	$36,730	$35,470
324	Fayetteville, NC	$32,570	$23,980	$36,800	$35,410
325	Warner Robins, GA	$32,570	$23,860	$36,860	$34,730
326	Pinehurst, NC	$32,470	$24,250	$36,520	$36,760
327	Auburn, AL	$32,430	$23,750	$36,690	$36,880
328	Dothan, AL	$32,390	$23,210	$36,900	$38,640
329	Little Rock, AR	$32,390	$25,420	$35,800	$36,250
330	Jonesboro, AR	$32,320	$25,440	$35,710	$37,640
331	Corpus Christi, TX	$32,280	$24,270	$36,230	$34,830
332	Macon, GA	$32,280	$23,070	$36,820	$36,460
333	Athens, GA	$32,240	$23,210	$36,690	$34,540
334	Mansfield, OH	$32,200	$24,710	$35,900	$36,230
335	Wichita Falls, TX	$32,180	$23,880	$36,250	$35,950
336	Longview, TX	$32,160	$23,980	$36,190	$35,940
337	Erie, PA	$32,120	$24,090	$36,070	$35,320
338	Greenville, NC	$32,090	$23,460	$36,360	$36,300
339	State College, PA	$32,090	$24,790	$35,690	$33,160
340	Elizabethtown, KY	$32,070	$22,900	$36,610	$35,410
341	Lake Charles, LA	$32,070	$22,960	$36,570	$37,350
342	Jackson, MS	$32,050	$23,650	$36,170	$35,990
343	Terre Haute, IN	$32,010	$23,050	$36,420	$36,460
344	Owensboro, KY	$31,990	$23,440	$36,210	$36,100
345	Victoria, TX	$31,970	$24,040	$35,880	$35,590
346	Altoona, PA	$31,930	$23,610	$36,030	$35,670
347	Shreveport, LA	$31,930	$23,280	$36,190	$37,670
348	Florence, SC	$31,870	$23,000	$36,230	$36,730
349	Lubbock, TX	$31,820	$23,110	$36,130	$34,850
350	Sumter, SC	$31,820	$21,880	$36,710	$36,150
351	Wheeling, WV-OH	$31,760	$23,710	$35,730	$35,960
352	Charleston, WV	$31,720	$23,570	$35,730	$35,750
353	Houma, LA	$31,700	$22,570	$36,210	$37,250
354	Gadsden, AL	$31,660	$22,260	$36,280	$36,960
355	Rocky Mount, NC	$31,660	$22,610	$36,110	$35,970
356	Jacksonville, NC	$31,640	$22,920	$35,940	$34,360
357	Johnstown, PA	$31,620	$22,900	$35,920	$36,800
358	Tyler, TX	$31,620	$22,960	$35,880	$34,310
359	College Station, TX	$31,570	$24,190	$35,190	$34,710
360	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,570	$24,460	$35,070	$36,760
361	Gettysburg, PA	$31,390	$24,380	$34,840	$32,910
362	Texarkana, TX-AR	$31,350	$23,520	$35,190	$37,320
363	Gulfport, MS	$31,300	$23,150	$35,320	$34,780
364	Lafayette, LA	$31,300	$22,510	$35,650	$35,890
365	Hammond, LA	$31,220	$22,320	$35,610	$36,960
366	Paducah, KY-IL	$31,180	$23,570	$34,940	$36,220
367	Hot Springs, AR	$31,120	$24,230	$34,510	$36,300
368	Albany, GA	$31,080	$22,260	$35,400	$35,450
369	Alexandria, LA	$30,930	$22,150	$35,260	$36,100
370	San Angelo, TX	$30,740	$23,610	$34,280	$33,250
371	Lawton, OK	$30,720	$22,860	$34,590	$35,750
372	Monroe, LA	$30,720	$21,670	$35,170	$36,750
373	Brownsville, TX	$30,660	$22,570	$34,650	$35,660
374	Enid, OK	$30,660	$22,400	$34,740	$36,380
375	Weirton, WV-OH	$30,600	$23,110	$34,280	$34,370
376	Columbus, GA-AL	$30,580	$22,320	$34,650	$34,250
377	Morgantown, WV	$30,530	$23,630	$33,950	$32,710
378	Bowling Green, KY	$30,490	$22,940	$34,220	$33,810
379	Valdosta, GA	$30,450	$21,570	$34,820	$34,500
380	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$30,310	$22,590	$34,110	$34,280
381	Beckley, WV	$30,220	$22,920	$33,800	$34,200
382	Parkersburg, WV	$30,100	$23,070	$33,550	$34,570
383	Hattiesburg, MS	$30,080	$22,550	$33,780	$34,320
384	Eagle Pass, TX	$29,810	$22,380	$33,450	$35,570
385	El Paso, TX	$29,760	$22,280	$33,430	$33,100
386	McAllen, TX	$29,700	$21,610	$33,700	$34,580
387	Laredo, TX	$29,240	$21,840	$32,880	$33,630
388	Arecibo, PR	$28,160	$21,840	$31,280	N/A
389	San Juan, PR	$26,710	$21,960	$29,040	N/A
390	Mayaguez, PR	$25,130	$21,840	$26,730	N/A
391	Ponce, PR	$24,900	$21,840	$26,400	N/A
392	Aguadilla, PR	$24,590	$21,840	$25,960	N/A
393	Guayama, PR	$24,360	$21,880	$25,560	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Retail Salesperson salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays retail salespersons the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $47,420 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($47,280), Napa, CA ($45,640), Seattle, WA ($45,030). The national mean is $37,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do retail salespersons earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Sioux Falls, SD-MN ($44,750 at national prices, $40,560 nominal), Watertown, NY ($44,240 at national prices, $38,790 nominal), Mount Vernon, WA ($43,630 at national prices, $44,700 nominal).

How much do retail salespersons make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $43,950; Los Angeles, CA: $43,010; Chicago, IL-IN: $39,370; Dallas, TX: $35,150; Houston, TX: $34,630 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do retail salespersons earn the least?

Of the 393 metro areas with their own estimate, Guayama, PR has the lowest mean wage, $24,360.