41 Series · SOC 41-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $48,520
- Median / year
- +2.5%
- 2024→2025
- $77,080
- Top 10% earn
- -5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 1,121,800
- Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn a median of $48,520 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $48,520, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $33,120 (10th percentile) to $77,080 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,121,800 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($60,750).
The pay verdict
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn a median of $48,520, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 29% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #12 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 5% by 2034.
- $48,520
- Median annual wage
- Top 71%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #12 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 2.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $60,750. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers moved from $40,350 in May 2019 to $48,520 in May 2025 (+20.2%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers sits -4.2 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (SOC 41-1011) has a national median of $48,520 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $33,120 to $77,080, and the published mean is $53,380. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 1,121,800 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 528 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $47,320 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $48,520 in May 2025, a rise of $1,200 (+2.5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 125,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. 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. Washington pays the highest state median at $60,750, which is +25% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $62,170. 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
$48,520
per year
Median Hourly
$23.33/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$53,380
average
Employment
1,121,800
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$48,520 Bottom 29% higher than 29% 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% |
$48,520 · 29th 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 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers; 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
-5%
Declining
Annual Openings
125,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-72,300
1,432,600 (2024) → 1,360,300 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
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 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
- ▸ Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
- ▸ Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
- ▸ Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
- ▸ Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
- ▸ Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
- ▸ Assign employees to specific duties.
- ▸ Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
- ▸ Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
- ▸ Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.
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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 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 | $38,310 |
| 2016 | $39,040 |
| 2017 | $38,550 |
| 2018 | $39,630 |
| 2019 | $40,350 |
| 2020 | $41,580 |
| 2021 | $39,230 |
| 2022 | $45,250 |
| 2023 | $46,730 |
| 2024 | $47,320 |
| 2025 | $48,520 |
2015 median
$38,310
2025 median
$48,520
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$8,170 (+20.2%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $38,310 | First banked release | 1,193,850 |
| May 2016 | $39,040 | +1.9% | 1,194,220 |
| May 2017 | $38,550 | -1.3% | 1,200,180 |
| May 2018 | $39,630 | +2.8% | 1,181,530 |
| May 2019 | $40,350 | Classification break | 1,171,900 |
| May 2020 | $41,580 | +3.0% | 1,063,110 |
| May 2021 | $39,230 | -5.7% | 1,143,260 |
| May 2022 | $45,250 | +15.3% | 1,097,160 |
| May 2023 | $46,730 | +3.3% | 1,087,890 |
| May 2024 | $47,320 | +1.3% | 1,113,160 |
| May 2025 | $48,520 | +2.5% | 1,121,800 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $38,310 in May 2015 to $48,520 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 1,171,900 in May 2019 to 1,121,800 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 | Washington | $60,750 | +25% above national |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $58,570 | +21% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $58,470 | +21% above national |
| 4 | New York | $58,300 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $58,200 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $57,490 | +18% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $57,320 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $57,080 | +18% above national |
| 9 | South Dakota | $56,680 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $56,510 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Hawaii | $55,850 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $55,760 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Delaware | $55,710 | +15% above national |
| 14 | California | $54,870 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Maine | $53,580 | +10% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $51,650 | +6% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $50,660 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $49,550 | +2% above national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $49,350 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $49,300 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $48,770 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Florida | $48,410 | same as national |
| 23 | Arizona | $48,010 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Illinois | $47,990 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Virginia | $47,990 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Tennessee | $47,880 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Indiana | $47,790 | 2% below national |
| 28 | South Carolina | $47,770 | 2% below national |
| 29 | North Carolina | $47,760 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $47,470 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Maryland | $47,000 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Kansas | $46,950 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $46,900 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $46,860 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $46,690 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $46,610 | 4% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $46,550 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Michigan | $46,430 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $46,280 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $46,150 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Idaho | $46,140 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Wyoming | $45,980 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $45,760 | 6% below national |
| 44 | Ohio | $45,680 | 6% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $45,430 | 6% below national |
| 46 | Nebraska | $45,280 | 7% below national |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $44,880 | 8% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $44,860 | 8% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $43,860 | 10% below national |
| 50 | Kentucky | $40,080 | 17% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $39,740 | 18% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $36,950 | 24% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $30,090 | 38% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $29,720 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $62,170 | +28% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,710 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $60,530 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $59,980 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $59,660 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $59,420 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $59,110 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,100 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $59,100 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Yakima, WA | $59,100 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Napa, CA | $59,060 | +22% above national |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $58,950 | +21% above national |
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $58,930 | +21% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $58,850 | +21% above national |
| 15 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $58,820 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $58,190 | +20% above national |
| 17 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $58,110 | +20% above national |
| 18 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $58,050 | +20% above national |
| 19 | New Haven, CT | $57,900 | +19% above national |
| 20 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $57,840 | +19% above national |
| 21 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,680 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $57,620 | +19% above national |
| 23 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $57,580 | +19% above national |
| 24 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $57,320 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Anchorage, AK | $57,310 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Kingston, NY | $57,180 | +18% above national |
| 27 | Bellingham, WA | $57,150 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,150 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Greeley, CO | $56,730 | +17% above national |
| 30 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $56,630 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $56,550 | +17% above national |
| 32 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $56,470 | +16% above national |
| 33 | Rapid City, SD | $56,330 | +16% above national |
| 34 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $56,300 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Vallejo, CA | $56,150 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $55,910 | +15% above national |
| 37 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $55,550 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $55,450 | +14% above national |
| 39 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $55,410 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Salinas, CA | $55,380 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Vineland, NJ | $55,130 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Worcester, MA | $54,920 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Grand Junction, CO | $54,760 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $54,250 | +12% above national |
| 45 | Syracuse, NY | $54,210 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Bend, OR | $53,900 | +11% above national |
| 47 | Barnstable Town, MA | $53,890 | +11% above national |
| 48 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $53,860 | +11% above national |
| 49 | Bozeman, MT | $53,750 | +11% above national |
| 50 | Colorado Springs, CO | $53,690 | +11% above national |
| 51 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $53,000 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Pittsfield, MA | $52,710 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $52,660 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $52,590 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $52,570 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $52,560 | +8% above national |
| 57 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $52,310 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Madison, WI | $52,280 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $52,240 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Bangor, ME | $52,200 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $51,990 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $51,930 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Modesto, CA | $51,770 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $51,760 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Bismarck, ND | $51,730 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,570 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Pueblo, CO | $51,530 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $51,440 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $51,390 | +6% above national |
| 70 | Rochester, NY | $51,320 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Merced, CA | $51,190 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Sheboygan, WI | $51,060 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Yuba City, CA | $50,950 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Carson City, NV | $50,920 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Fresno, CA | $50,790 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Chico, CA | $50,770 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Glens Falls, NY | $50,650 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,540 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $50,530 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $50,460 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Albany, OR | $50,450 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Appleton, WI | $50,430 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,390 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Dover, DE | $50,320 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $50,320 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Kenosha, WI | $50,250 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $50,250 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $50,130 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Ithaca, NY | $50,110 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Billings, MT | $50,050 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Utica-Rome, NY | $50,020 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Springfield, MA | $49,910 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $49,740 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,730 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,690 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Green Bay, WI | $49,670 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Eau Claire, WI | $49,610 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,470 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Helena, MT | $49,460 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $49,450 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Asheville, NC | $49,410 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $49,350 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,320 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,300 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,240 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Missoula, MT | $49,190 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Fond du Lac, WI | $49,180 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Medford, OR | $49,170 | +1% above national |
| 109 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $49,130 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Santa Fe, NM | $49,120 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Wausau, WI | $49,090 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Spartanburg, SC | $49,080 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $49,010 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,990 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $48,900 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $48,880 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Reno, NV | $48,810 | +1% above national |
| 118 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $48,760 | same as national |
| 119 | Grants Pass, OR | $48,750 | same as national |
| 120 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $48,720 | same as national |
| 121 | Great Falls, MT | $48,650 | same as national |
| 122 | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,620 | same as national |
| 123 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,620 | same as national |
| 124 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,600 | same as national |
| 125 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,600 | same as national |
| 126 | Elmira, NY | $48,570 | same as national |
| 127 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,570 | same as national |
| 128 | Fargo, ND-MN | $48,560 | same as national |
| 129 | Corvallis, OR | $48,450 | same as national |
| 130 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $48,450 | same as national |
| 131 | Minot, ND | $48,420 | same as national |
| 132 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $48,420 | same as national |
| 133 | Richmond, VA | $48,380 | same as national |
| 134 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,380 | same as national |
| 135 | Redding, CA | $48,350 | same as national |
| 136 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $48,320 | same as national |
| 137 | Ames, IA | $48,300 | same as national |
| 138 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,300 | same as national |
| 139 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $48,290 | same as national |
| 140 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,280 | same as national |
| 141 | Wilmington, NC | $48,270 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Salem, OR | $48,200 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Walla Walla, WA | $48,200 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,180 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,180 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $48,140 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Punta Gorda, FL | $48,140 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,070 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,040 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,020 | 1% below national |
| 151 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $48,020 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,990 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Flagstaff, AZ | $47,980 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Knoxville, TN | $47,970 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Kokomo, IN | $47,970 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,920 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Winchester, VA-WV | $47,910 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Columbus, IN | $47,880 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $47,850 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $47,800 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $47,750 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Columbia, SC | $47,680 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,680 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $47,660 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Lawrence, KS | $47,590 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Binghamton, NY | $47,570 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Ann Arbor, MI | $47,540 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Huntsville, AL | $47,430 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Lebanon, PA | $47,410 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Baton Rouge, LA | $47,400 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $47,380 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,360 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Boise City, ID | $47,350 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Rochester, MN | $47,350 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Burlington, NC | $47,340 | 2% below national |
| 176 | St. Cloud, MN | $47,340 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Jackson, MS | $47,330 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,320 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $47,320 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $47,290 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Iowa City, IA | $47,290 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Casper, WY | $47,270 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Albuquerque, NM | $47,250 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Reading, PA | $47,210 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,180 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Visalia, CA | $47,170 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Bloomington, IN | $47,150 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Columbus, OH | $47,150 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Dubuque, IA | $47,150 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,130 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $47,120 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $47,110 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Decatur, AL | $47,090 | 3% below national |
| 194 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,090 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Gainesville, FL | $47,060 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,990 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,970 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Duluth, MN-WI | $46,960 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Florence, SC | $46,960 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Topeka, KS | $46,960 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,930 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Jackson, TN | $46,900 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,900 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Evansville, IN | $46,870 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Harrisonburg, VA | $46,870 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $46,850 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $46,790 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,790 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,780 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Monroe, MI | $46,770 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Wichita, KS | $46,770 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,760 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,730 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Morristown, TN | $46,730 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,700 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,660 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,650 | 4% below national |
| 218 | State College, PA | $46,650 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $46,610 | 4% below national |
| 220 | St. George, UT | $46,610 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Tulsa, OK | $46,600 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $46,570 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,550 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Traverse City, MI | $46,550 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,510 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,500 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $46,500 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $46,420 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Johnson City, TN | $46,420 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Jacksonville, NC | $46,400 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,380 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Grand Island, NE | $46,380 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $46,380 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Tucson, AZ | $46,360 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,350 | 4% below national |
| 236 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $46,300 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Lexington Park, MD | $46,280 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,280 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Lancaster, PA | $46,270 | 5% below national |
| 240 | Cleveland, OH | $46,260 | 5% below national |
| 241 | El Centro, CA | $46,250 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,250 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Lake Charles, LA | $46,230 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Midland, TX | $46,220 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Birmingham, AL | $46,210 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Toledo, OH | $46,190 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Gainesville, GA | $46,180 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Springfield, IL | $46,180 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $46,140 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Idaho Falls, ID | $46,140 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Mankato, MN | $46,110 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $46,100 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Akron, OH | $46,090 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Bloomington, IL | $46,020 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Joplin, MO-KS | $46,020 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Peoria, IL | $46,020 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Ogden, UT | $45,980 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Cheyenne, WY | $45,960 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Greenville, NC | $45,960 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Lincoln, NE | $45,920 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Hattiesburg, MS | $45,910 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Cleveland, TN | $45,880 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,880 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Muncie, IN | $45,880 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $45,830 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $45,810 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Rockford, IL | $45,790 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Ocala, FL | $45,740 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,720 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Rocky Mount, NC | $45,710 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $45,700 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Roanoke, VA | $45,690 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Goldsboro, NC | $45,640 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Waco, TX | $45,640 | 6% below national |
| 275 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $45,620 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $45,570 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Twin Falls, ID | $45,490 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Montgomery, AL | $45,480 | 6% below national |
| 279 | York-Hanover, PA | $45,450 | 6% below national |
| 280 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,410 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Saginaw, MI | $45,400 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $45,380 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Midland, MI | $45,380 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Decatur, IL | $45,350 | 7% below national |
| 285 | Williamsport, PA | $45,340 | 7% below national |
| 286 | Manhattan, KS | $45,310 | 7% below national |
| 287 | Yuma, AZ | $45,310 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Lynchburg, VA | $45,290 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $45,280 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,260 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $45,240 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,240 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,200 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Odessa, TX | $45,170 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Springfield, MO | $45,120 | 7% below national |
| 296 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $45,090 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Chambersburg, PA | $45,060 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $44,990 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $44,950 | 7% below national |
| 300 | Jefferson City, MO | $44,940 | 7% below national |
| 301 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $44,890 | 7% below national |
| 302 | Flint, MI | $44,880 | 8% below national |
| 303 | Jackson, MI | $44,880 | 8% below national |
| 304 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $44,870 | 8% below national |
| 305 | Kankakee, IL | $44,750 | 8% below national |
| 306 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,670 | 8% below national |
| 307 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $44,630 | 8% below national |
| 308 | Mobile, AL | $44,600 | 8% below national |
| 309 | Columbia, MO | $44,500 | 8% below national |
| 310 | Niles, MI | $44,440 | 8% below national |
| 311 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $44,350 | 9% below national |
| 312 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $44,280 | 9% below national |
| 313 | Gettysburg, PA | $44,200 | 9% below national |
| 314 | Corpus Christi, TX | $44,190 | 9% below national |
| 315 | Farmington, NM | $44,190 | 9% below national |
| 316 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $44,170 | 9% below national |
| 317 | Savannah, GA | $44,160 | 9% below national |
| 318 | Amarillo, TX | $44,150 | 9% below national |
| 319 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $43,960 | 9% below national |
| 320 | Lawton, OK | $43,900 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Hammond, LA | $43,830 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Lafayette, LA | $43,710 | 10% below national |
| 323 | Lima, OH | $43,670 | 10% below national |
| 324 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,610 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Sandusky, OH | $43,580 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,540 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Sumter, SC | $43,540 | 10% below national |
| 328 | Bay City, MI | $43,430 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Dothan, AL | $43,410 | 11% below national |
| 330 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,330 | 11% below national |
| 331 | Morgantown, WV | $43,150 | 11% below national |
| 332 | Victoria, TX | $43,050 | 11% below national |
| 333 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $43,040 | 11% below national |
| 334 | Mansfield, OH | $43,040 | 11% below national |
| 335 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $42,900 | 12% below national |
| 336 | Terre Haute, IN | $42,870 | 12% below national |
| 337 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $42,840 | 12% below national |
| 338 | Battle Creek, MI | $42,740 | 12% below national |
| 339 | Rome, GA | $42,580 | 12% below national |
| 340 | Springfield, OH | $42,520 | 12% below national |
| 341 | Alexandria, LA | $42,500 | 12% below national |
| 342 | Owensboro, KY | $42,450 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Sebring, FL | $42,450 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $42,310 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Salisbury, MD | $42,290 | 13% below national |
| 346 | Pocatello, ID | $42,260 | 13% below national |
| 347 | Lubbock, TX | $42,240 | 13% below national |
| 348 | Altoona, PA | $42,090 | 13% below national |
| 349 | Abilene, TX | $42,000 | 13% below national |
| 350 | Charleston, WV | $41,920 | 14% below national |
| 351 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $41,770 | 14% below national |
| 352 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $41,630 | 14% below national |
| 353 | Erie, PA | $41,440 | 15% below national |
| 354 | Longview, TX | $41,190 | 15% below national |
| 355 | Tyler, TX | $40,920 | 16% below national |
| 356 | San Angelo, TX | $40,740 | 16% below national |
| 357 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $40,450 | 17% below national |
| 358 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,750 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,370 | 19% below national |
| 360 | Wichita Falls, TX | $39,320 | 19% below national |
| 361 | Enid, OK | $39,100 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Elizabethtown, KY | $38,850 | 20% below national |
| 363 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,820 | 20% below national |
| 364 | Johnstown, PA | $38,790 | 20% below national |
| 365 | Laredo, TX | $38,700 | 20% below national |
| 366 | Beckley, WV | $38,670 | 20% below national |
| 367 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $38,480 | 21% below national |
| 368 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,480 | 21% below national |
| 369 | Paducah, KY-IL | $38,410 | 21% below national |
| 370 | Gadsden, AL | $38,390 | 21% below national |
| 371 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,310 | 21% below national |
| 372 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $38,260 | 21% below national |
| 373 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,930 | 22% below national |
| 374 | Hinesville, GA | $37,810 | 22% below national |
| 375 | Albany, GA | $37,770 | 22% below national |
| 376 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,750 | 22% below national |
| 377 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $37,540 | 23% below national |
| 378 | Valdosta, GA | $37,480 | 23% below national |
| 379 | Columbus, GA-AL | $37,440 | 23% below national |
| 380 | Eagle Pass, TX | $37,350 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Dalton, GA | $37,230 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Monroe, LA | $37,100 | 24% below national |
| 383 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,880 | 24% below national |
| 384 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,790 | 24% below national |
| 385 | El Paso, TX | $36,470 | 25% below national |
| 386 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $36,280 | 25% below national |
| 387 | Hot Springs, AR | $35,390 | 27% below national |
| 388 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,470 | 37% below national |
| 389 | Arecibo, PR | $29,910 | 38% below national |
| 390 | Ponce, PR | $29,690 | 39% below national |
| 391 | Guayama, PR | $29,290 | 40% below national |
| 392 | Mayaguez, PR | $29,040 | 40% below national |
| 393 | Aguadilla, PR | $28,800 | 41% 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
Counter and Rental Clerks
SOC 41-2021
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
SOC 41-9011
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
SOC 41-9091
Showing 5 of 21 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
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 ($48,520 here) and reported employment (1,121,800 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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