41 Series · SOC 41-2011
Cashiers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$31,190
per year
Median Hourly
$14.99/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$31,810
average
Employment
3,148,030
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$23,070
25th Percentile
$27,780
Median
$31,190
75th Percentile
$35,410
90th Percentile
$38,220
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $37,540 | +20% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $37,300 | +20% above national |
| 3 | California | $36,270 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $36,050 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $35,760 | +15% above national |
| 6 | Vermont | $35,090 | +13% above national |
| 7 | New York | $35,030 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Hawaii | $34,930 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $34,800 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $34,220 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $34,030 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Maine | $33,900 | +9% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $33,200 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Arizona | $32,990 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Maryland | $32,870 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Minnesota | $32,570 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $31,340 | same as national |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $31,230 | same as national |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $31,040 | same as national |
| 20 | Delaware | $30,920 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Montana | $30,620 | 2% below national |
| 22 | North Dakota | $30,610 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Utah | $30,290 | 3% below national |
| 24 | Idaho | $30,280 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Virginia | $29,840 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $29,690 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Nebraska | $29,420 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Missouri | $29,400 | 6% below national |
| 29 | South Dakota | $29,330 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Florida | $29,320 | 6% below national |
| 31 | New Mexico | $29,230 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $29,190 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Wyoming | $29,150 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Nevada | $29,080 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $28,780 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $28,690 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Indiana | $28,640 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $28,540 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $28,310 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $28,020 | 10% below national |
| 41 | North Carolina | $27,930 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $27,860 | 11% below national |
| 43 | South Carolina | $27,590 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $27,580 | 12% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $27,370 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $27,130 | 13% below national |
| 47 | Kentucky | $26,970 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $26,760 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $26,560 | 15% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $23,490 | 25% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $23,410 | 25% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $22,410 | 28% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $21,860 | 30% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,810 | 33% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $41,890 | +34% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $39,520 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $39,370 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $37,860 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $37,840 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $37,780 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $37,370 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $37,240 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Boulder, CO | $37,120 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $37,080 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Bozeman, MT | $37,010 | +19% above national |
| 12 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $36,660 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $36,640 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Salinas, CA | $36,470 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $36,280 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $36,270 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Bellingham, WA | $36,160 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $36,160 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $36,120 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $36,120 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Anchorage, AK | $36,110 | +16% above national |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $36,110 | +16% above national |
| 23 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $36,100 | +16% above national |
| 24 | Modesto, CA | $36,030 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $36,020 | +15% above national |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $35,970 | +15% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $35,960 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $35,890 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $35,890 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $35,840 | +15% above national |
| 31 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $35,740 | +15% above national |
| 33 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $35,710 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Barnstable Town, MA | $35,620 | +14% above national |
| 35 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | +14% above national |
| 36 | Bend, OR | $35,490 | +14% above national |
| 37 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $35,490 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $35,480 | +14% above national |
| 39 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,440 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $35,410 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $35,400 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $35,400 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $35,150 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $35,140 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $35,130 | +13% above national |
| 47 | Yakima, WA | $35,050 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $35,040 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Yuba City, CA | $34,960 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $34,930 | +12% above national |
| 51 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $34,870 | +12% above national |
| 52 | Redding, CA | $34,870 | +12% above national |
| 53 | Chico, CA | $34,820 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $34,800 | +12% above national |
| 55 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | +12% above national |
| 56 | El Centro, CA | $34,750 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $34,750 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $34,750 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $34,730 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Flagstaff, AZ | $34,710 | +11% above national |
| 61 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $34,710 | +11% above national |
| 62 | Merced, CA | $34,640 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Walla Walla, WA | $34,560 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $34,530 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Visalia, CA | $34,520 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Colorado Springs, CO | $34,360 | +10% above national |
| 67 | Greeley, CO | $34,350 | +10% above national |
| 68 | Fresno, CA | $34,340 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $34,320 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Ithaca, NY | $34,290 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $34,260 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $34,180 | +10% above national |
| 73 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $34,070 | +9% above national |
| 74 | New Haven, CT | $34,020 | +9% above national |
| 75 | Worcester, MA | $34,000 | +9% above national |
| 76 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $33,950 | +9% above national |
| 77 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $33,920 | +9% above national |
| 78 | Pittsfield, MA | $33,900 | +9% above national |
| 79 | Rochester, MN | $33,770 | +8% above national |
| 80 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $33,700 | +8% above national |
| 81 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $33,680 | +8% above national |
| 82 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $33,680 | +8% above national |
| 83 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $33,650 | +8% above national |
| 84 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $33,620 | +8% above national |
| 85 | Springfield, MA | $33,610 | +8% above national |
| 86 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $33,530 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $33,500 | +7% above national |
| 88 | Kingston, NY | $33,500 | +7% above national |
| 89 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $33,450 | +7% above national |
| 90 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $33,370 | +7% above national |
| 91 | Rochester, NY | $33,270 | +7% above national |
| 92 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $33,200 | +6% above national |
| 93 | Grants Pass, OR | $33,060 | +6% above national |
| 94 | Salem, OR | $33,000 | +6% above national |
| 95 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $32,740 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $32,720 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $32,630 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Albany, OR | $32,580 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Medford, OR | $32,580 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $32,430 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Missoula, MT | $32,360 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Cheyenne, WY | $32,330 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $32,300 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $32,100 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Carson City, NV | $32,050 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Syracuse, NY | $32,000 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $31,980 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Grand Junction, CO | $31,910 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $31,860 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $31,850 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Glens Falls, NY | $31,720 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Vineland, NJ | $31,710 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $31,660 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Mankato, MN | $31,650 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Pueblo, CO | $31,640 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Lexington Park, MD | $31,620 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $31,570 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $31,470 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $31,470 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $31,380 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Elmira, NY | $31,360 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Bangor, ME | $31,350 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Binghamton, NY | $31,280 | same as national |
| 124 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $31,240 | same as national |
| 125 | Corvallis, OR | $31,230 | same as national |
| 126 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | same as national |
| 127 | Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | same as national |
| 128 | Utica-Rome, NY | $31,200 | same as national |
| 129 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $31,200 | same as national |
| 130 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | same as national |
| 131 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $31,180 | same as national |
| 132 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $31,120 | same as national |
| 133 | Santa Fe, NM | $31,060 | same as national |
| 134 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $31,050 | same as national |
| 135 | Boise City, ID | $31,030 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $31,020 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $31,010 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Madison, WI | $30,930 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Tucson, AZ | $30,930 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $30,910 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $30,750 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,740 |