Real salary data
What Retail Salespersons actually earn in 2026.
The median for Retail Salesperson is $35,880 across 271 real salary records (H-1B visa filings and tech job postings), updated Sep 14, 2026.
01 / By source
Real salary bands, by source.
Bands come from 271 real records. Each source has a different bias, disclosed below.
Density curve fitted to the observed quartiles (log-normal). $33,124–$41,569 contains the middle 50% of records in the best-represented source; the shape between them is an approximation.
| Source | Records | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job postings | 271 | $33,124 | $35,880 | $41,569 |
- Job postings that disclose salary in the ad text
Salary data updated Sep 14, 2026. Bands are percentiles, not averages; n is the number of underlying records.
02 / By city
What Retail Salespersons earn, by city.
Real records; cities with at least 10 observations.
| City | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 33 | $37,440 – $42,640 | $39,520 |
| Fresno, CA | 30 | $35,724 – $42,432 | $37,206 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 22 | $31,330 – $34,320 | $33,540 |
| Nashville, TN | 20 | $29,120 – $35,360 | $33,410 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 17 | $37,170 – $46,623 | $38,990 |
| Louisville, KY | 17 | $25,969 – $33,800 | $29,120 |
| Chicago, IL | 16 | $33,722 – $41,049 | $35,464 |
| Houston, TX | 13 | $33,280 – $36,400 | $35,100 |
| Miami, FL | 13 | $31,200 – $38,532 | $35,360 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 | $28,080 – $32,760 | $30,160 |
| Boston, MA | 11 | $34,138 – $38,974 | $37,918 |
| Charlotte, NC | 10 | $28,392 – $32,760 | $31,200 |
03 / By state
What Retail Salespersons earn, by state.
| State | Records | Range (p25–p75) | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 59 | $36,166 – $43,680 | $38,990 |
| NY | 33 | $37,440 – $42,640 | $39,520 |
| OK | 22 | $31,330 – $34,320 | $33,540 |
| TN | 20 | $29,120 – $35,360 | $33,410 |
| KY | 17 | $25,969 – $33,800 | $29,120 |
| IL | 16 | $33,722 – $41,049 | $35,464 |
| MI | 15 | $32,240 – $36,660 | $33,758 |
| FL | 14 | $30,030 – $38,519 | $34,680 |
| TX | 14 | $33,280 – $40,300 | $35,230 |
| MA | 11 | $34,138 – $38,974 | $37,918 |
| NM | 11 | $28,080 – $32,760 | $30,160 |
| CO | 10 | $32,500 – $44,642 | $39,052 |
04 / Context
How Retail Salespersons pay compares with similar roles.
| Profession | Risk | Median | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Cashier | Critical | $36,312 | -9.9% (2024–34) |
| Sales Manager | Medium | $150,000 | +4.7% (2024–34) |
| Sales Representative | Medium | $91,000 | +0.3% (2024–34) |
| Sales Representative of Services | Medium | $65,000 | +3.1% (2024–34) |
| Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representative | Medium | $91,686 | +1.9% (2024–34) |
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06 / FAQ
Salary questions, answered.
01Why are the bands different from the BLS median?
The BLS median covers all Retail Salesperson in the US. These bands come from real records with known biases — H-1B filings skew to visa-eligible (high-skill) roles and tech postings skew to tech employers — so they sit above the national median. We disclose the source of every band.
02How often is this data updated?
The dataset refreshes weekly from live job postings and quarterly from new H-1B disclosures.