41 Series · SOC 41-2031
Retail Salespersons Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $35,410
- Median / year
- $47,890
- Top 10% earn
- -0.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 3,897,860
- US workers
Retail Salespersons earn a median of $35,410 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $35,410, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,210 (10th percentile) to $47,890 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 3,897,860 US workers. Washington pays the most ($39,560), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Retail Salespersons earn a median of $35,410, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 3% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #21 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 0.5% by 2033.
- $35,410
- Median annual wage
- Top 97%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #21 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $39,560. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Retail Salespersons (SOC 41-2031) pays a national median of $35,410 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,210 at the 10th percentile to $47,890 at the 90th, with a mean of $37,310 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 3,897,860 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 555,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $39,560, which is +12% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $44,220 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 3,897,860 jobs Median $35,410/yr
Median Salary
$35,410
per year
Median Hourly
$17.03/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$37,310
average
Employment
3,897,860
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Retail Salespersons pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$35,410 Bottom 3% higher than 3% 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.
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 Retail Salespersons; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Retail Salespersons sits on the slower-growing side at -0.5% growth and $35,410 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-0.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
555,800
per year (projected)
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 → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
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 Retail Salespersons roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Persuasion 3.9
Active Listening 3.8
Speaking 3.8
Service Orientation 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.5
Negotiation 3.5
Critical Thinking 3.1
Reading Comprehension 3.0
Writing 3.0
Active Learning 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Sales and Marketing 4.5
Customer and Personal Service 4.3
English Language 3.7
Administration and Management 3.0
Mathematics 3.0
Administrative 3.0
Psychology 2.9
Computers and Electronics 2.8
Education and Training 2.7
Communications and Media 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
- ▸ Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
- ▸ Maintain records related to sales.
- ▸ Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.
- ▸ Prepare merchandise for purchase or rental.
- ▸ Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
- ▸ Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.
- ▸ Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits.
- ▸ Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.
- ▸ Demonstrate use or operation of merchandise.
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
10th Percentile
$27,210
25th Percentile
$29,900
Median
$35,410
75th Percentile
$38,670
90th Percentile
$47,890
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $39,560 | +12% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $38,500 | +9% above national |
| 3 | California | $38,440 | +9% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $37,950 | +7% above national |
| 5 | Hawaii | $37,790 | +7% above national |
| 6 | New York | $37,720 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $37,400 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $37,290 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Oregon | $36,770 | +4% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $36,640 | +3% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $36,610 | +3% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $36,520 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $36,490 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $36,370 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Montana | $36,270 | +2% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $36,200 | +2% above national |
| 17 | North Dakota | $36,040 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Arizona | $35,720 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Maryland | $35,510 | same as national |
| 20 | Illinois | $35,370 | same as national |
| 21 | Delaware | $35,360 | same as national |
| 22 | Idaho | $35,080 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $34,860 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $34,640 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $34,480 | 3% below national |
| 26 | South Dakota | $34,370 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Wyoming | $34,310 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Virginia | $34,240 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Nevada | $34,190 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Florida | $34,010 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Utah | $33,900 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Missouri | $33,460 | 6% below national |
| 33 | New Mexico | $33,300 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Kansas | $32,180 | 9% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $31,950 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Nebraska | $31,870 | 10% below national |
| 37 | Indiana | $31,530 | 11% below national |
| 38 | North Carolina | $31,370 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Iowa | $31,360 | 11% below national |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Georgia | $30,840 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Ohio | $30,800 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $30,800 | 13% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $30,690 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $30,040 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $29,660 | 16% below national |
| 47 | Kentucky | $29,650 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $29,490 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $29,270 | 17% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $28,950 | 18% below national |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $28,790 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $28,640 | 19% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $24,000 | 32% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,560 | 36% 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 | $44,220 | +25% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,850 | +24% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,080 | +19% above national |
| 4 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $40,870 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $40,780 | +15% above national |
| 6 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $39,630 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $39,570 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $39,240 | +11% above national |
| 9 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $38,900 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Boulder, CO | $38,700 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $38,680 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $38,620 | +9% above national |
| 13 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $38,520 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $38,470 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,470 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Vallejo, CA | $38,420 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Bozeman, MT | $38,350 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $38,350 | +8% above national |
| 19 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $38,320 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $38,290 | +8% above national |
| 21 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,280 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $38,100 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $38,000 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Salinas, CA | $37,970 | +7% above national |
| 25 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $37,900 | +7% above national |
| 26 | Bellingham, WA | $37,840 | +7% above national |
| 27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $37,810 | +7% above national |
| 28 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $37,780 | +7% above national |
| 29 | Merced, CA | $37,740 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Bend, OR | $37,720 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,700 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $37,700 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,660 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $37,600 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,560 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $37,550 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Anchorage, AK | $37,520 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Carson City, NV | $37,490 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,480 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Modesto, CA | $37,430 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,400 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $37,350 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $37,340 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $37,330 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,330 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $37,320 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Yuba City, CA | $37,310 | +5% above national |
| 50 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,200 | +5% above national |
| 51 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $37,010 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $37,010 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Grants Pass, OR | $36,940 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $36,880 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,880 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $36,850 | +4% above national |
| 58 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Barnstable Town, MA | $36,790 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Bismarck, ND | $36,730 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,720 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $36,720 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $36,720 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Chico, CA | $36,680 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Greeley, CO | $36,670 | +4% above national |
| 66 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $36,670 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $36,640 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Yakima, WA | $36,640 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,630 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Walla Walla, WA | $36,620 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,610 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $36,540 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Kingston, NY | $36,530 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Fresno, CA | $36,460 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Redding, CA | $36,450 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Flagstaff, AZ | $36,440 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $36,320 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Worcester, MA | $36,220 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,160 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Colorado Springs, CO | $36,060 | +2% above national |
| 82 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,040 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Rochester, MN | $36,000 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Albany, OR | $35,990 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Helena, MT | $35,990 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Visalia, CA | $35,990 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $35,960 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Santa Fe, NM | $35,960 | +2% above national |
| 90 | New Haven, CT | $35,950 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $35,940 | +1% above national |
| 92 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Fargo, ND-MN | $35,860 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Medford, OR | $35,840 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Madison, WI | $35,830 | +1% above national |
| 96 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,830 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,820 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Billings, MT | $35,760 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Salem, OR | $35,760 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $35,760 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,740 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,720 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Boise City, ID | $35,670 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Grand Junction, CO | $35,630 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $35,620 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Pueblo, CO | $35,580 | same as national |
| 109 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | same as national |
| 110 | Bangor, ME | $35,560 | same as national |
| 111 | Pittsfield, MA | $35,540 | same as national |
| 112 | Ithaca, NY | $35,510 | same as national |
| 113 | El Centro, CA | $35,490 | same as national |
| 114 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,480 | same as national |
| 115 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,460 | same as national |
| 116 | Springfield, MA | $35,440 | same as national |
| 117 | Missoula, MT | $35,430 | same as national |
| 118 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $35,420 | same as national |
| 119 | Corvallis, OR | $35,410 | same as national |
| 120 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $35,410 | same as national |
| 121 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $35,380 | same as national |
| 122 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,380 | same as national |
| 123 | Sheboygan, WI | $35,370 | same as national |
| 124 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $35,360 | same as national |
| 125 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,360 | same as national |
| 126 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | same as national |
| 127 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $35,350 | same as national |
| 128 | Mankato, MN | $35,350 | same as national |
| 129 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $35,300 | same as national |
| 130 | Minot, ND | $35,290 | same as national |
| 131 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,290 | same as national |
| 132 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,270 | same as national |
| 133 | Syracuse, NY | $35,250 | same as national |
| 134 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,230 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Vineland, NJ | $35,230 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,220 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,170 | 1% below national |
| 138 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,160 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Reno, NV | $35,160 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,130 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Glens Falls, NY | $35,070 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Ann Arbor, MI | $35,040 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,040 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Great Falls, MT | $35,000 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $34,970 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $34,960 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,960 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,960 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,950 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,910 | 1% below national |
| 151 | St. Cloud, MN | $34,860 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $34,810 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $34,800 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $34,800 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Jackson, MI | $34,770 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,770 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,720 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,690 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,650 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Duluth, MN-WI | $34,650 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Rochester, NY | $34,650 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Monroe, MI | $34,620 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,610 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $34,600 | 2% below national |
| 166 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,550 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Appleton, WI | $34,540 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Traverse City, MI | $34,540 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Tucson, AZ | $34,530 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Utica-Rome, NY | $34,530 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Binghamton, NY | $34,460 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $34,440 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $34,420 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $34,420 | 3% below national |
| 175 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $34,410 | 3% below national |
| 176 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $34,390 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Jacksonville, FL | $34,360 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Lexington Park, MD | $34,360 | 3% below national |
| 179 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,340 | 3% below national |
| 180 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $34,330 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Flint, MI | $34,320 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $34,320 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Punta Gorda, FL | $34,290 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $34,290 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $34,290 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,290 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $34,280 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $34,250 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,230 | 3% below national |
| 190 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,220 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Charlottesville, VA | $34,210 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Niles, MI | $34,170 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Albuquerque, NM | $34,160 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Wausau, WI | $34,160 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Elmira, NY | $34,140 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Asheville, NC | $34,110 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $34,090 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Green Bay, WI | $34,090 | 4% below national |
| 199 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $34,090 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Cheyenne, WY | $34,070 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Dover, DE | $34,060 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,020 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Eau Claire, WI | $34,000 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $34,000 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,950 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $33,920 | 4% below national |
| 207 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $33,920 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $33,880 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,880 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $33,870 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Peoria, IL | $33,870 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $33,860 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $33,840 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Yuma, AZ | $33,840 | 4% below national |
| 215 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $33,820 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $33,790 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Columbus, OH | $33,780 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $33,720 | 5% below national |
| 219 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $33,710 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $33,660 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Midland, TX | $33,660 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Decatur, IL | $33,650 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Fond du Lac, WI | $33,640 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $33,580 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Kenosha, WI | $33,580 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Richmond, VA | $33,580 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Rockford, IL | $33,540 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Ogden, UT | $33,450 | 6% below national |
| 229 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $33,450 | 6% below national |
| 230 | Springfield, IL | $33,450 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $33,440 | 6% below national |
| 232 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $33,430 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $33,430 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $33,430 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $33,400 | 6% below national |
| 236 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,390 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $33,370 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $33,360 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Harrisonburg, VA | $33,350 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Rapid City, SD | $33,350 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Bay City, MI | $33,320 | 6% below national |
| 242 | Midland, MI | $33,260 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Omaha, NE-IA | $33,260 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,190 | 6% below national |
| 245 | St. George, UT | $33,150 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $33,140 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Huntsville, AL | $33,120 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $33,120 | 6% below national |
| 249 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,110 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $33,100 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Reading, PA | $33,010 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Salisbury, MD | $33,010 | 7% below national |
| 253 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,010 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Lebanon, PA | $32,960 | 7% below national |
| 255 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $32,850 | 7% below national |
| 256 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,830 | 7% below national |
| 257 | Topeka, KS | $32,820 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $32,690 | 8% below national |
| 259 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $32,690 | 8% below national |
| 260 | Casper, WY | $32,660 | 8% below national |
| 261 | Kankakee, IL | $32,650 | 8% below national |
| 262 | Springfield, OH | $32,610 | 8% below national |
| 263 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,580 | 8% below national |
| 264 | Ames, IA | $32,460 | 8% below national |
| 265 | Battle Creek, MI | $32,460 | 8% below national |
| 266 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $32,360 | 9% below national |
| 267 | Idaho Falls, ID | $32,320 | 9% below national |
| 268 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $32,310 | 9% below national |
| 269 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,310 | 9% below national |
| 270 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $32,290 | 9% below national |
| 271 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $32,290 | 9% below national |
| 272 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,210 | 9% below national |
| 273 | Cleveland, TN | $32,160 | 9% below national |
| 274 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $32,030 | 10% below national |
| 275 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $31,980 | 10% below national |
| 276 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $31,910 | 10% below national |
| 277 | Twin Falls, ID | $31,900 | 10% below national |
| 278 | Gainesville, GA | $31,870 | 10% below national |
| 279 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $31,870 | 10% below national |
| 280 | Gainesville, FL | $31,830 | 10% below national |
| 281 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $31,820 | 10% below national |
| 282 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $31,790 | 10% below national |
| 283 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $31,780 | 10% below national |
| 284 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $31,770 | 10% below national |
| 285 | Springfield, MO | $31,760 | 10% below national |
| 286 | Morristown, TN | $31,750 | 10% below national |
| 287 | Bloomington, IL | $31,670 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $31,610 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Kokomo, IN | $31,580 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Decatur, AL | $31,550 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Farmington, NM | $31,530 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $31,530 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,490 | 11% below national |
| 294 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $31,470 | 11% below national |
| 295 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $31,460 | 11% below national |
| 296 | Birmingham, AL | $31,450 | 11% below national |
| 297 | Columbia, MO | $31,390 | 11% below national |
| 298 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $31,340 | 11% below national |
| 299 | Lawrence, KS | $31,320 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $31,270 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $31,240 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $31,240 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Saginaw, MI | $31,210 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $31,210 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 306 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Sebring, FL | $31,200 | 12% below national |
| 308 | Knoxville, TN | $31,150 | 12% below national |
| 309 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,150 | 12% below national |
| 310 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $31,100 | 12% below national |
| 311 | Chambersburg, PA | $31,090 | 12% below national |
| 312 | Ocala, FL | $31,090 | 12% below national |
| 313 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,070 | 12% below national |
| 314 | Akron, OH | $31,060 | 12% below national |
| 315 | Muncie, IN | $31,060 | 12% below national |
| 316 | Cleveland, OH | $31,000 | 12% below national |
| 317 | Sandusky, OH | $31,000 | 12% below national |
| 318 | Jackson, TN | $30,990 | 12% below national |
| 319 | Lincoln, NE | $30,990 | 12% below national |
| 320 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $30,970 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Dubuque, IA | $30,960 | 13% below national |
| 322 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $30,960 | 13% below national |
| 323 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $30,930 | 13% below national |
| 324 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,930 | 13% below national |
| 325 | Bloomington, IN | $30,890 | 13% below national |
| 326 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $30,840 | 13% below national |
| 327 | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,840 | 13% below national |
| 328 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,840 | 13% below national |
| 329 | Grand Island, NE | $30,830 | 13% below national |
| 330 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $30,820 | 13% below national |
| 331 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $30,810 | 13% below national |
| 332 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 13% below national |
| 333 | Wilmington, NC | $30,790 | 13% below national |
| 334 | Toledo, OH | $30,780 | 13% below national |
| 335 | Winchester, VA-WV | $30,780 | 13% below national |
| 336 | Wichita, KS | $30,760 | 13% below national |
| 337 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $30,750 | 13% below national |
| 338 | Joplin, MO-KS | $30,740 | 13% below national |
| 339 | Logan, UT-ID | $30,730 | 13% below national |
| 340 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $30,670 | 13% below national |
| 341 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $30,670 | 13% below national |
| 342 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $30,660 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Warner Robins, GA | $30,650 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $30,630 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Rome, GA | $30,590 | 14% below national |
| 346 | Lynchburg, VA | $30,570 | 14% below national |
| 347 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $30,570 | 14% below national |
| 348 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,570 | 14% below national |
| 349 | Spartanburg, SC | $30,540 | 14% below national |
| 350 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,530 | 14% below national |
| 351 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $30,520 | 14% below national |
| 352 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $30,500 | 14% below national |
| 353 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,490 | 14% below national |
| 354 | York-Hanover, PA | $30,480 | 14% below national |
| 355 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,470 | 14% below national |
| 356 | Las Cruces, NM | $30,460 | 14% below national |
| 357 | Fayetteville, NC | $30,440 | 14% below national |
| 358 | Roanoke, VA | $30,440 | 14% below national |
| 359 | Williamsport, PA | $30,430 | 14% below national |
| 360 | Jefferson City, MO | $30,400 | 14% below national |
| 361 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $30,400 | 14% below national |
| 362 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,380 | 14% below national |
| 363 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $30,360 | 14% below national |
| 364 | Tallahassee, FL | $30,330 | 14% below national |
| 365 | Odessa, TX | $30,320 | 14% below national |
| 366 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $30,300 | 14% below national |
| 367 | Lancaster, PA | $30,280 | 14% below national |
| 368 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,270 | 15% below national |
| 369 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $30,250 | 15% below national |
| 370 | Pocatello, ID | $30,220 | 15% below national |
| 371 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $30,200 | 15% below national |
| 372 | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,160 | 15% below national |
| 373 | Savannah, GA | $30,160 | 15% below national |
| 374 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,160 | 15% below national |
| 375 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $30,150 | 15% below national |
| 376 | Evansville, IN | $30,130 | 15% below national |
| 377 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,110 | 15% below national |
| 378 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $30,100 | 15% below national |
| 379 | Winston-Salem, NC | $30,100 | 15% below national |
| 380 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 15% below national |
| 381 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 15% below national |
| 382 | Baton Rouge, LA | $30,070 | 15% below national |
| 383 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $30,040 | 15% below national |
| 384 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $30,020 | 15% below national |
| 385 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $30,020 | 15% below national |
| 386 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,020 | 15% below national |
| 387 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,990 | 15% below national |
| 388 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $29,970 | 15% below national |
| 389 | Goldsboro, NC | $29,960 | 15% below national |
| 390 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $29,950 | 15% below national |
| 391 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,950 | 15% below national |
| 392 | Iowa City, IA | $29,940 | 15% below national |
| 393 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,920 | 16% below national |
| 394 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,910 | 16% below national |
| 395 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,900 | 16% below national |
| 396 | Hinesville, GA | $29,880 | 16% below national |
| 397 | Columbus, IN | $29,840 | 16% below national |
| 398 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $29,840 | 16% below national |
| 399 | Johnson City, TN | $29,820 | 16% below national |
| 400 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $29,810 | 16% below national |
| 401 | Tulsa, OK | $29,810 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Waco, TX | $29,810 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $29,740 | 16% below national |
| 404 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $29,740 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,730 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,720 | 16% below national |
| 407 | Mobile, AL | $29,710 | 16% below national |
| 408 | Montgomery, AL | $29,650 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Burlington, NC | $29,630 | 16% below national |
| 410 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $29,630 | 16% below national |
| 411 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,630 | 16% below national |
| 412 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,610 | 16% below national |
| 413 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $29,600 | 16% below national |
| 414 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $29,600 | 16% below national |
| 415 | Columbia, SC | $29,540 | 17% below national |
| 416 | Manhattan, KS | $29,540 | 17% below national |
| 417 | Abilene, TX | $29,530 | 17% below national |
| 418 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,480 | 17% below national |
| 419 | Jacksonville, NC | $29,480 | 17% below national |
| 420 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $29,400 | 17% below national |
| 421 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,390 | 17% below national |
| 422 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $29,370 | 17% below national |
| 423 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $29,350 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $29,320 | 17% below national |
| 425 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,320 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Amarillo, TX | $29,310 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $29,280 | 17% below national |
| 428 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,270 | 17% below national |
| 429 | Greenville, NC | $29,250 | 17% below national |
| 430 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $29,240 | 17% below national |
| 431 | State College, PA | $29,240 | 17% below national |
| 432 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $29,220 | 17% below national |
| 433 | Corpus Christi, TX | $29,200 | 18% below national |
| 434 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,180 | 18% below national |
| 435 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,150 | 18% below national |
| 436 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $29,140 | 18% below national |
| 437 | Dalton, GA | $29,140 | 18% below national |
| 438 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,140 | 18% below national |
| 439 | Longview, TX | $29,130 | 18% below national |
| 440 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 18% below national |
| 441 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,120 | 18% below national |
| 442 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $29,100 | 18% below national |
| 443 | Terre Haute, IN | $29,090 | 18% below national |
| 444 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $29,080 | 18% below national |
| 445 | Jackson, MS | $29,070 | 18% below national |
| 446 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,070 | 18% below national |
| 447 | Charleston, WV | $29,050 | 18% below national |
| 448 | Owensboro, KY | $29,030 | 18% below national |
| 449 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,000 | 18% below national |
| 450 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $28,990 | 18% below national |
| 451 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,990 | 18% below national |
| 452 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $28,980 | 18% below national |
| 453 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,980 | 18% below national |
| 454 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,970 | 18% below national |
| 455 | Jonesboro, AR | $28,960 | 18% below national |
| 456 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,950 | 18% below national |
| 457 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,950 | 18% below national |
| 458 | Lima, OH | $28,900 | 18% below national |
| 459 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,880 | 18% below national |
| 460 | Mansfield, OH | $28,830 | 19% below national |
| 461 | Rocky Mount, NC | $28,830 | 19% below national |
| 462 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,820 | 19% below national |
| 463 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,820 | 19% below national |
| 464 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $28,800 | 19% below national |
| 465 | Lake Charles, LA | $28,780 | 19% below national |
| 466 | Victoria, TX | $28,780 | 19% below national |
| 467 | Dothan, AL | $28,770 | 19% below national |
| 468 | Enid, OK | $28,770 | 19% below national |
| 469 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,740 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Sumter, SC | $28,720 | 19% below national |
| 471 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,710 | 19% below national |
| 472 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $28,700 | 19% below national |
| 473 | Albany, GA | $28,660 | 19% below national |
| 474 | Alexandria, LA | $28,660 | 19% below national |
| 475 | Elizabethtown, KY | $28,650 | 19% below national |
| 476 | Florence, SC | $28,650 | 19% below national |
| 477 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,650 | 19% below national |
| 478 | Erie, PA | $28,610 | 19% below national |
| 479 | Wichita Falls, TX | $28,610 | 19% below national |
| 480 | Lafayette, LA | $28,600 | 19% below national |
| 481 | Valdosta, GA | $28,600 | 19% below national |
| 482 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,590 | 19% below national |
| 483 | Hammond, LA | $28,570 | 19% below national |
| 484 | Morgantown, WV | $28,570 | 19% below national |
| 485 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,540 | 19% below national |
| 486 | Gettysburg, PA | $28,500 | 20% below national |
| 487 | Lubbock, TX | $28,480 | 20% below national |
| 488 | Bowling Green, KY | $28,430 | 20% below national |
| 489 | Hattiesburg, MS | $28,410 | 20% below national |
| 490 | Paducah, KY-IL | $28,390 | 20% below national |
| 491 | San Angelo, TX | $28,390 | 20% below national |
| 492 | Altoona, PA | $28,370 | 20% below national |
| 493 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,360 | 20% below national |
| 494 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $28,350 | 20% below national |
| 495 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $28,340 | 20% below national |
| 496 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,330 | 20% below national |
| 497 | Gadsden, AL | $28,300 | 20% below national |
| 498 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,220 | 20% below national |
| 499 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $28,220 | 20% below national |
| 500 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,220 | 20% below national |
| 501 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,220 | 20% below national |
| 502 | Columbus, GA-AL | $28,180 | 20% below national |
| 503 | Lawton, OK | $28,150 | 21% below national |
| 504 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,090 | 21% below national |
| 505 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $28,060 | 21% below national |
| 506 | Tyler, TX | $28,050 | 21% below national |
| 507 | Johnstown, PA | $27,960 | 21% below national |
| 508 | Hot Springs, AR | $27,890 | 21% below national |
| 509 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,860 | 21% below national |
| 510 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $27,780 | 22% below national |
| 511 | Eagle Pass, TX | $27,720 | 22% below national |
| 512 | Monroe, LA | $27,710 | 22% below national |
| 513 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $27,660 | 22% below national |
| 514 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $27,640 | 22% below national |
| 515 | Beckley, WV | $27,630 | 22% below national |
| 516 | Laredo, TX | $27,530 | 22% below national |
| 517 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $27,420 | 23% below national |
| 518 | El Paso, TX | $27,330 | 23% below national |
| 519 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,300 | 23% below national |
| 520 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,930 | 24% below national |
| 521 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,790 | 24% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,780 | 36% below national |
| 523 | Arecibo, PR | $22,390 | 37% below national |
| 524 | Guayama, PR | $22,190 | 37% below national |
| 525 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,090 | 38% below national |
| 526 | Ponce, PR | $22,030 | 38% below national |
| 527 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,950 | 38% below national |
| 528 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 38% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Retail Salespersons make? ▼
The median annual salary for Retail Salespersons is $35,410 ($17.03/hour). The salary range spans from $27,210 at the 10th percentile to $47,890 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Retail Salespersons the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Retail Salespersons at $39,560/year, which is +12% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Retail Salespersons? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Retail Salespersons is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Retail Salespersons? ▼
Retail Salespersons has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 1.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Retail Salespersons a good career? ▼
Employment for Retail Salespersons is projected to decline 0.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 555,800 openings are projected each year.
How does Retail Salespersons pay vary by state? ▼
Retail Salespersons salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $39,560/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $28,950/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Retail Salespersons? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Retail Salespersons is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $44,220/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Retail Salespersons pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $38,670/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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