BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay in Winchester, VA-WV at a median of $47,910 per year ($23.04/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,520, Winchester pays 1% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 710 first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss are employed across the Winchester MSA in SOC 41-1011.

The Winchester pay distribution spans from $32,020 at the 10th percentile to $74,020 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $37,300 and the 75th at $62,120, so half of Winchester-based first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Winchester, VA-WV covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide VA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.