Wages of retail salespersons, by state

In May 2013, almost 4.5 million people in the United States were employed as retail salespersons. Nationally, retail salespersons earned an annual mean wage of $25,370. The annual median wage for retail salespersons was $21,140. Among the states, retail salespersons in Washington had the highest annual mean wage of $28,920. Alaska had the highest annual median wage for retail salespersons, at $24,030.

Annual mean wages of retail salespersons, May 2013



$24,740

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. View Chart Data Annual mean wages of retail salespersons, May 2013 State Annual mean wage(1) Annual 10th percentile wage Annual median wage Annual 90th percentile wage Alabama 24,420 16,360 20,050 37,910 Alaska 27,080 18,380 24,030 39,380 Arizona 24,010 16,980 20,340 35,390 Arkansas 23,910 16,240 19,420 36,810 California 26,740 17,840 22,230 40,050 Colorado 27,040 17,220 22,450 42,590 Connecticut 26,750 18,180 22,250 42,310 Delaware 25,200 16,480 21,090 38,750 District of Columbia 26,530 18,250 22,620 38,790 Florida 24,200 16,960 20,430 36,240 Georgia 24,170 16,350 19,930 37,660 Hawaii 25,610 16,900 22,710 37,440 Idaho 24,630 16,490 21,010 38,840 Illinois 25,450 18,110 20,930 38,040 Indiana 24,110 16,330 19,760 37,990 Iowa 25,720 16,420 20,610 41,290 Kansas 24,500 16,380 19,970 37,910 Kentucky 23,600 16,320 19,570 36,240 Louisiana 24,410 16,510 21,050 37,800 Maine 24,410 16,890 21,140 37,030 Maryland 25,210 16,410 20,490 40,640 Massachusetts 25,820 17,850 22,000 38,620 Michigan 24,740 16,690 20,770 37,810 Minnesota 23,730 16,360 20,270 36,230 Mississippi 23,860 16,290 19,750 36,440 Missouri 24,900 16,320 19,830 39,440 Montana 26,660 17,100 21,820 41,830 Nebraska 24,980 16,350 20,030 39,820 Nevada 27,040 17,020 22,980 40,800 New Hampshire 25,440 16,570 21,810 39,080 New Jersey 26,770 16,680 22,350 43,020 New Mexico 24,320 16,910 21,000 36,650 New York 26,360 16,520 21,840 42,490 North Carolina 24,430 16,400 20,330 37,550 North Dakota 28,210 16,710 22,570 46,850 Ohio 24,830 17,030 20,160 37,930 Oklahoma 25,990 16,410 20,580 41,960 Oregon 26,360 19,000 22,890 37,780 Pennsylvania 25,950 16,570 21,900 41,340 Rhode Island 26,540 17,230 22,510 41,580 South Carolina 23,910 16,370 20,030 37,580 South Dakota 25,410 16,540 21,630 40,500 Tennessee 25,030 16,440 20,620 38,950 Texas 25,090 16,380 20,140 38,110 Utah 25,810 16,520 21,490 41,410 Vermont 27,040 18,590 23,660 39,610 Virginia 24,610 16,400 20,470 37,520 Washington 28,920 19,360 23,620 44,280 West Virginia 22,920 16,270 19,450 33,790 Wisconsin 24,420 16,360 20,340 37,890 Wyoming 26,480 16,830 22,660 40,990

On average, retail salespersons in West Virginia earned the least in May 2013, at $22,920. The median wage for retail salespersons in West Virginia was $19,450.

These data come from the Occupational Employment Statistics program. For maps exploring employment and wage data for more than 800 occupations, see the OES interactive map changer tool. A percentile wage divides the workers in an occupation into two groups: those earning less, and those earning more. For example, a 10th percentile wage indicates that 10 percent of workers earn less than the stated amount, and 90 percent earn more.