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Retail Salespersons Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Retail Salespersonss in the United States earn a median salary of $34,580/year ($16.62/hr). Salaries range from $25,600 to $47,930 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$26K
10th percentile
$29K
25th percentile
$35K
Median
$38K
75th percentile
$48K
90th percentile

Retail Salespersons salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$38K$18.44/hr86,050
District of Columbia$38K$18.17/hr4,470
California$37K$17.91/hr352,860
New York$37K$17.8/hr233,740
Alaska$37K$17.76/hr7,790
Vermont$37K$17.7/hr7,930
Maine$36K$17.53/hr17,210
Massachusetts$36K$17.46/hr86,410
Oregon$36K$17.38/hr47,930
Hawaii$36K$17.33/hr18,140
North Dakota$36K$17.15/hr10,450
New Jersey$36K$17.13/hr87,760
New Hampshire$35K$17.04/hr20,460
Connecticut$35K$17/hr41,890
Arizona$35K$16.98/hr88,490
Minnesota$35K$16.98/hr69,640
Montana$35K$16.83/hr13,500
Rhode Island$35K$16.76/hr11,460
Illinois$34K$16.58/hr132,880
Maryland$34K$16.5/hr72,010
Utah$34K$16.49/hr39,580
South Dakota$34K$16.47/hr13,070
Delaware$34K$16.44/hr13,470
Wisconsin$34K$16.18/hr67,610
Nevada$33K$16.07/hr41,880
Idaho$33K$16.06/hr20,670
Michigan$33K$16.03/hr111,210
Virginia$33K$15.75/hr101,260
Florida$32K$15.36/hr325,960
Kansas$32K$15.23/hr30,390
Wyoming$31K$15.12/hr9,190
New Mexico$31K$15.08/hr23,260
Missouri$31K$15.03/hr63,100
Tennessee$31K$14.79/hr85,810
Ohio$30K$14.64/hr127,070
Pennsylvania$30K$14.62/hr143,460
Nebraska$30K$14.59/hr22,820
Indiana$30K$14.57/hr82,400
Texas$30K$14.49/hr329,520
North Carolina$30K$14.47/hr126,060
Iowa$30K$14.44/hr37,600
Georgia$30K$14.31/hr142,520
Oklahoma$30K$14.22/hr41,590
Kentucky$29K$14.16/hr47,680
South Carolina$29K$14.16/hr69,010
Alabama$29K$14.15/hr60,330
Arkansas$29K$14.14/hr31,350
Louisiana$29K$13.86/hr51,540
West Virginia$28K$13.42/hr18,290
Mississippi$28K$13.37/hr36,330

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Napa, CA$45K2,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$43K17,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42K37,380
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$39K48,310
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$39K5,120
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$38K2,350
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$38K1,700
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38K3,190
Vallejo, CA$37K3,940
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37K2,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37K212,470
Longview-Kelso, WA$37K1,040
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37K3,050
Bozeman, MT$37K2,240
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37K22,240
Bend, OR$37K3,290
Fairbanks-College, AK$37K1,060
Anchorage, AK$37K4,700
Salinas, CA$37K3,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37K2,320
Portland-South Portland, ME$37K8,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37K27,440
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37K31,420
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37K3,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37K122,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37K62,540
Bellingham, WA$37K2,750
Carson City, NV$37K710
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37K3,490
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37K1,580
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