41 Series · SOC 41-2021
Counter and Rental Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $41,300
- Median / year
- +7.2%
- 2024→2025
- $65,370
- Top 10% earn
- +3.2%
- Growth '24–'34
- 400,810
- Estimated US jobs
Counter and Rental Clerks earn a median of $41,300 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $41,300, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,800 (10th percentile) to $65,370 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 400,810 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($53,760).
The pay verdict
Counter and Rental Clerks earn a median of $41,300, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 13% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #16 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.2% by 2034.
- $41,300
- Median annual wage
- Top 87%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #16 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $53,760. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Counter and Rental Clerks moved from $28,820 in May 2019 to $41,300 in May 2025 (+43.3%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Counter and Rental Clerks sits +18.9 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Counter and Rental Clerks (SOC 41-2021) has a national median of $41,300 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $29,800 to $65,370, and the published mean is $45,700. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 400,810 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 527 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $38,540 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $41,300 in May 2025, a rise of $2,760 (+7.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 45,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $53,760, which is +30% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $49,350. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$41,300
per year
Median Hourly
$19.86/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,700
average
Employment
400,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Counter and Rental Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$41,300 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$41,300 · 13th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Counter and Rental Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Retail Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $35410
- Cashiers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -9.9%, Median annual wage $32880
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $69990
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.3%, Median annual wage $72080
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5%, Median annual wage $48520
- Securities, Commodit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $78660
- Insurance Sales Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62280
- Counter and Rental C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $41300
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $104920
- Parts Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $38630
- Real Estate Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $52830
- Sales and Related Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $48280
- Advertising Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $64820
- Demonstrators and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $39320
- Telemarketers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -22.1%, Median annual wage $35450
- Travel Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $50160
- Sales Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $124900
- Real Estate Brokers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $73220
- Gambling Change Pers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $36220
- Models: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $48470
- Door-to-Door Sales W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10%, Median annual wage $41380
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.2%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
45,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+13,100
408,200 (2024) → 421,300 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Sales and Related Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
1.8/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Counter and Rental Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
- ▸ Receive orders for services, such as rentals, repairs, dry cleaning, and storage.
- ▸ Explain rental fees, policies, and procedures.
- ▸ Provide information about rental items, such as availability, operation, or description.
- ▸ Advise customers on use and care of merchandise.
- ▸ Greet customers and discuss the type, quality, and quantity of merchandise sought for rental.
- ▸ Answer telephones to provide information and receive orders.
- ▸ Inspect and adjust rental items to meet needs of customer.
- ▸ Prepare rental forms, obtaining customer signature and other information, such as required licenses.
- ▸ Rent items, arrange for provision of services to customers, and accept returns.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Counter and Rental Clerks pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $24,440 |
| 2016 | $25,550 |
| 2017 | $25,820 |
| 2018 | $27,290 |
| 2019 | $28,820 |
| 2020 | $30,870 |
| 2021 | $31,330 |
| 2022 | $35,830 |
| 2023 | $37,400 |
| 2024 | $38,540 |
| 2025 | $41,300 |
2015 median
$24,440
2025 median
$41,300
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$12,480 (+43.3%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+6.2%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $24,440 | First banked release | 447,050 |
| May 2016 | $25,550 | +4.5% | 450,330 |
| May 2017 | $25,820 | +1.1% | 445,530 |
| May 2018 | $27,290 | +5.7% | 426,700 |
| May 2019 | $28,820 | Classification break | 411,560 |
| May 2020 | $30,870 | +7.1% | 368,300 |
| May 2021 | $31,330 | +1.5% | 371,620 |
| May 2022 | $35,830 | +14.4% | 370,770 |
| May 2023 | $37,400 | +4.4% | 390,300 |
| May 2024 | $38,540 | +3.0% | 398,620 |
| May 2025 | $41,300 | +7.2% | 400,810 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $24,440 in May 2015 to $41,300 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +6.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 411,560 in May 2019 to 400,810 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $53,760 | +30% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $48,900 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Vermont | $48,430 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $47,820 | +16% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $47,250 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Maine | $46,870 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $46,360 | +12% above national |
| 8 | New York | $46,270 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $46,240 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $45,720 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Virginia | $45,540 | +10% above national |
| 12 | California | $45,010 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $44,850 | +9% above national |
| 14 | North Dakota | $44,620 | +8% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $44,420 | +8% above national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $44,070 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $43,920 | +6% above national |
| 18 | Montana | $43,900 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Wyoming | $43,860 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Oregon | $43,820 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Alaska | $43,450 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $42,910 | +4% above national |
| 23 | Connecticut | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Maryland | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Idaho | $39,370 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $39,350 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $39,140 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Kansas | $39,090 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $38,990 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Iowa | $38,960 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $38,600 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Georgia | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $38,230 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Illinois | $38,140 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $37,960 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $37,870 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Utah | $37,550 | 9% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $37,340 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $37,250 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $37,160 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $36,680 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Nebraska | $36,450 | 12% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $36,400 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $36,160 | 12% below national |
| 47 | New Mexico | $35,580 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $35,170 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $34,940 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,910 | 15% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $34,780 | 16% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $29,560 | 28% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $23,600 | 43% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,110 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,350 | +19% above national |
| 2 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,630 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $48,600 | +18% above national |
| 4 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $48,570 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,090 | +16% above national |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $48,040 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,010 | +16% above national |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,740 | +16% above national |
| 9 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,610 | +15% above national |
| 10 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,450 | +15% above national |
| 11 | Greeley, CO | $47,410 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Madison, WI | $47,300 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Minot, ND | $47,170 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,110 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,030 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,970 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Boulder, CO | $46,960 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,960 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,900 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,840 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Gettysburg, PA | $46,770 | +13% above national |
| 22 | Fond du Lac, WI | $46,690 | +13% above national |
| 23 | Billings, MT | $46,670 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Rochester, MN | $46,660 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $46,530 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Richmond, VA | $46,520 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Rochester, NY | $46,480 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,420 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,380 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Appleton, WI | $46,360 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Bellingham, WA | $46,140 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Harrisonburg, VA | $46,120 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,090 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,990 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Pueblo, CO | $45,900 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,780 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $45,760 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,730 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Wausau, WI | $45,700 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,690 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Vineland, NJ | $45,620 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Kenosha, WI | $45,570 | +10% above national |
| 43 | St. Cloud, MN | $45,540 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,510 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Green Bay, WI | $45,510 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Vallejo, CA | $45,490 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $45,340 | +10% above national |
| 48 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,310 | +10% above national |
| 49 | Glens Falls, NY | $45,300 | +10% above national |
| 50 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $45,300 | +10% above national |
| 51 | Napa, CA | $45,280 | +10% above national |
| 52 | Syracuse, NY | $45,280 | +10% above national |
| 53 | Barnstable Town, MA | $45,250 | +10% above national |
| 54 | Bismarck, ND | $45,240 | +10% above national |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,120 | +9% above national |
| 56 | Missoula, MT | $45,050 | +9% above national |
| 57 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,040 | +9% above national |
| 58 | Winchester, VA-WV | $44,990 | +9% above national |
| 59 | Charlottesville, VA | $44,960 | +9% above national |
| 60 | Battle Creek, MI | $44,840 | +9% above national |
| 61 | Bend, OR | $44,810 | +8% above national |
| 62 | Duluth, MN-WI | $44,770 | +8% above national |
| 63 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,760 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $44,740 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Modesto, CA | $44,600 | +8% above national |
| 66 | Corvallis, OR | $44,460 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,460 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $44,410 | +8% above national |
| 69 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,380 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Yakima, WA | $44,160 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,140 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,140 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Mankato, MN | $44,070 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Grand Junction, CO | $44,060 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Lebanon, PA | $44,060 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Iowa City, IA | $44,020 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,980 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $43,980 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,970 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $43,910 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Bozeman, MT | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 83 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Yuba City, CA | $43,880 | +6% above national |
| 85 | Cheyenne, WY | $43,860 | +6% above national |
| 86 | Williamsport, PA | $43,790 | +6% above national |
| 87 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,720 | +6% above national |
| 88 | Chambersburg, PA | $43,660 | +6% above national |
| 89 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,660 | +6% above national |
| 90 | Fargo, ND-MN | $43,630 | +6% above national |
| 91 | Walla Walla, WA | $43,630 | +6% above national |
| 92 | Merced, CA | $43,540 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,510 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,480 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $43,440 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Elmira, NY | $43,420 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Lawrence, KS | $43,280 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $43,200 | +5% above national |
| 99 | Lima, OH | $43,160 | +5% above national |
| 100 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,130 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Lancaster, PA | $43,110 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Anchorage, AK | $43,070 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,050 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $43,050 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Bangor, ME | $42,940 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Salinas, CA | $42,880 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Worcester, MA | $42,840 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Reno, NV | $42,690 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Fresno, CA | $42,640 | +3% above national |
| 110 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $42,600 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Ithaca, NY | $42,590 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $42,470 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $42,470 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Visalia, CA | $42,450 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Flint, MI | $42,420 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Salem, OR | $42,290 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $42,230 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Medford, OR | $42,120 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Saginaw, MI | $42,120 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Yuma, AZ | $42,110 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $41,990 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $41,910 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $41,890 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Pittsfield, MA | $41,860 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Twin Falls, ID | $41,790 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Dalton, GA | $41,750 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $41,680 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Boise City, ID | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Pocatello, ID | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $41,600 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41,590 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Elizabethtown, KY | $41,590 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $41,310 | same as national |
| 134 | Helena, MT | $41,260 | same as national |
| 135 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $41,250 | same as national |
| 136 | Binghamton, NY | $41,220 | same as national |
| 137 | Redding, CA | $41,150 | same as national |
| 138 | Manhattan, KS | $41,030 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Utica-Rome, NY | $40,790 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Asheville, NC | $40,740 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $40,670 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Monroe, MI | $40,610 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Chico, CA | $40,460 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $40,430 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,360 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $40,330 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $40,300 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $40,200 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $40,200 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,190 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Gainesville, GA | $40,180 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Logan, UT-ID | $40,120 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Rome, GA | $40,110 | 3% below national |
| 154 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $40,020 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Owensboro, KY | $40,000 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Akron, OH | $39,930 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,890 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $39,770 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Peoria, IL | $39,770 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $39,690 | 4% below national |
| 161 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,630 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,580 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,530 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,520 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 166 | New Haven, CT | $39,410 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Roanoke, VA | $39,370 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Midland, MI | $39,320 | 5% below national |
| 169 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $39,300 | 5% below national |
| 170 | Midland, TX | $39,240 | 5% below national |
| 171 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,240 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $39,180 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Columbus, OH | $39,180 | 5% below national |
| 174 | Great Falls, MT | $39,170 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Johnstown, PA | $39,170 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,150 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Reading, PA | $39,130 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Cleveland, OH | $39,080 | 5% below national |
| 179 | El Centro, CA | $39,050 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $38,990 | 6% below national |
| 181 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $38,960 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $38,920 | 6% below national |
| 183 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,910 | 6% below national |
| 184 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $38,900 | 6% below national |
| 185 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $38,890 | 6% below national |
| 186 | Lynchburg, VA | $38,880 | 6% below national |
| 187 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $38,870 | 6% below national |
| 188 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $38,860 | 6% below national |
| 189 | Springfield, MA | $38,860 | 6% below national |
| 190 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,800 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Ames, IA | $38,780 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $38,740 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Tucson, AZ | $38,720 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $38,700 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,640 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,620 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Idaho Falls, ID | $38,600 | 7% below national |
| 198 | Odessa, TX | $38,590 | 7% below national |
| 199 | Savannah, GA | $38,510 | 7% below national |
| 200 | Lafayette, LA | $38,500 | 7% below national |
| 201 | Casper, WY | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 202 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 203 | Grants Pass, OR | $38,480 | 7% below national |
| 204 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,470 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Pittsburgh, PA | $38,460 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Dubuque, IA | $38,400 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Albany, OR | $38,380 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $38,380 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Springfield, IL | $38,310 | 7% below national |
| 210 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $38,290 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Kingston, NY | $38,280 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,220 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,200 | 8% below national |
| 214 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,190 | 8% below national |
| 215 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,180 | 8% below national |
| 216 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,170 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $38,120 | 8% below national |
| 218 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,110 | 8% below national |
| 219 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,080 | 8% below national |
| 220 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Spartanburg, SC | $38,060 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,040 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Rockford, IL | $38,020 | 8% below national |
| 225 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $38,000 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Sandusky, OH | $37,950 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,940 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $37,930 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,920 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Wilmington, NC | $37,900 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Grand Island, NE | $37,870 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,850 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Oklahoma City, OK | $37,850 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Altoona, PA | $37,770 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,710 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,710 | 9% below national |
| 238 | Carson City, NV | $37,680 | 9% below national |
| 239 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Kokomo, IN | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Punta Gorda, FL | $37,650 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Ogden, UT | $37,600 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Toledo, OH | $37,530 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,460 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Knoxville, TN | $37,440 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Topeka, KS | $37,440 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 250 | Springfield, MO | $37,430 | 9% below national |
| 251 | State College, PA | $37,390 | 9% below national |
| 252 | Johnson City, TN | $37,370 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,370 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,360 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Jackson, TN | $37,360 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,350 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,340 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Traverse City, MI | $37,300 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,290 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Tulsa, OK | $37,280 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Warner Robins, GA | $37,200 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $37,200 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Lexington Park, MD | $37,150 | 10% below national |
| 264 | Winston-Salem, NC | $37,150 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,120 | 10% below national |
| 266 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $37,070 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Omaha, NE-IA | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,050 | 10% below national |
| 270 | Amarillo, TX | $36,980 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Lincoln, NE | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 272 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 273 | Valdosta, GA | $36,970 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Erie, PA | $36,950 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Burlington, NC | $36,920 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Jackson, MS | $36,910 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Columbia, SC | $36,900 | 11% below national |
| 278 | St. George, UT | $36,880 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Salisbury, MD | $36,830 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Jackson, MI | $36,810 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Bloomington, IL | $36,800 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $36,800 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Dover, DE | $36,770 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Mansfield, OH | $36,770 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Waco, TX | $36,760 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Gainesville, FL | $36,750 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Cleveland, TN | $36,730 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Huntsville, AL | $36,710 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $36,680 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Hinesville, GA | $36,650 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Niles, MI | $36,650 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,630 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 294 | Greenville, NC | $36,580 | 11% below national |
| 295 | Bloomington, IN | $36,570 | 11% below national |
| 296 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,570 | 11% below national |
| 297 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $36,550 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $36,540 | 12% below national |
| 299 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,540 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,470 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Albany, GA | $36,400 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Joplin, MO-KS | $36,390 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Ocala, FL | $36,390 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,380 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $36,380 | 12% below national |
| 306 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,370 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Birmingham, AL | $36,310 | 12% below national |
| 308 | Lawton, OK | $36,300 | 12% below national |
| 309 | San Angelo, TX | $36,250 | 12% below national |
| 310 | Rocky Mount, NC | $36,240 | 12% below national |
| 311 | Columbus, IN | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 312 | Muncie, IN | $36,230 | 12% below national |
| 313 | Lake Charles, LA | $36,190 | 12% below national |
| 314 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,140 | 12% below national |
| 315 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,140 | 12% below national |
| 316 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,130 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Morristown, TN | $36,120 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Rapid City, SD | $36,120 | 13% below national |
| 319 | Wichita, KS | $36,060 | 13% below national |
| 320 | Evansville, IN | $36,050 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Paducah, KY-IL | $35,940 | 13% below national |
| 322 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,940 | 13% below national |
| 323 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,850 | 13% below national |
| 324 | Bay City, MI | $35,810 | 13% below national |
| 325 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $35,760 | 13% below national |
| 326 | Decatur, IL | $35,680 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,670 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Goldsboro, NC | $35,650 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,630 | 14% below national |
| 330 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $35,620 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,610 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Kankakee, IL | $35,600 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Farmington, NM | $35,570 | 14% below national |
| 334 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,540 | 14% below national |
| 335 | Charleston, WV | $35,500 | 14% below national |
| 336 | Corpus Christi, TX | $35,490 | 14% below national |
| 337 | Florence, SC | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 338 | Mobile, AL | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 339 | Wichita Falls, TX | $35,480 | 14% below national |
| 340 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,470 | 14% below national |
| 341 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $35,350 | 14% below national |
| 342 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $35,280 | 15% below national |
| 343 | Columbia, MO | $35,240 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Springfield, OH | $35,220 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Decatur, AL | $35,190 | 15% below national |
| 346 | Columbus, GA-AL | $35,180 | 15% below national |
| 347 | Sebring, FL | $35,170 | 15% below national |
| 348 | Jacksonville, NC | $35,090 | 15% below national |
| 349 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,060 | 15% below national |
| 350 | Abilene, TX | $35,000 | 15% below national |
| 351 | Lubbock, TX | $35,000 | 15% below national |
| 352 | Victoria, TX | $34,940 | 15% below national |
| 353 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $34,730 | 16% below national |
| 354 | Montgomery, AL | $34,630 | 16% below national |
| 355 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,510 | 16% below national |
| 356 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $34,430 | 17% below national |
| 357 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,420 | 17% below national |
| 358 | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,310 | 17% below national |
| 359 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $33,960 | 18% below national |
| 360 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $33,900 | 18% below national |
| 361 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $33,880 | 18% below national |
| 362 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $33,850 | 18% below national |
| 363 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $33,810 | 18% below national |
| 364 | Tyler, TX | $33,710 | 18% below national |
| 365 | Longview, TX | $33,680 | 18% below national |
| 366 | El Paso, TX | $33,280 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $33,270 | 19% below national |
| 368 | Enid, OK | $33,040 | 20% below national |
| 369 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $32,990 | 20% below national |
| 370 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $32,980 | 20% below national |
| 371 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $32,290 | 22% below national |
| 372 | Eagle Pass, TX | $32,030 | 22% below national |
| 373 | Beckley, WV | $32,010 | 22% below national |
| 374 | Dothan, AL | $32,010 | 22% below national |
| 375 | Morgantown, WV | $31,850 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $31,510 | 24% below national |
| 377 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $31,200 | 24% below national |
| 378 | Hot Springs, AR | $30,990 | 25% below national |
| 379 | Monroe, LA | $30,950 | 25% below national |
| 380 | Sumter, SC | $30,910 | 25% below national |
| 381 | Alexandria, LA | $30,890 | 25% below national |
| 382 | Hattiesburg, MS | $30,810 | 25% below national |
| 383 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,770 | 25% below national |
| 384 | Gadsden, AL | $30,530 | 26% below national |
| 385 | Laredo, TX | $30,250 | 27% below national |
| 386 | Las Cruces, NM | $29,510 | 29% below national |
| 387 | Hammond, LA | $29,460 | 29% below national |
| 388 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,190 | 44% below national |
| 389 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,690 | 45% below national |
| 390 | Arecibo, PR | $22,530 | 45% below national |
| 391 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,510 | 45% below national |
| 392 | Ponce, PR | $22,410 | 46% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 41 (Sales and Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Advertising Sales Agents
SOC 41-3011
Cashiers
SOC 41-2011
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
SOC 41-9011
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
SOC 41-9091
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
SOC 41-1012
Showing 5 of 21 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Sales and Related Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($41,300 here) and reported employment (400,810 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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