Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Retail Salespersons with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $19,740 to $22,900 per year or $9 to $11 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Retail Salespersons to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $21 | $44,570 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $16 | $32,990 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $13 | $27,080 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $11 | $22,900 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $9 | $19,740 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| DC | $18 | $37,680 |
| WA | $18 | $36,840 |
| CA | $17 | $35,370 |
| HI | $17 | $35,280 |
| NY | $17 | $35,230 |
| RI | $17 | $34,760 |
| CT | $16 | $34,240 |
| ND | $16 | $34,080 |
| CO | $16 | $33,900 |
| VT | $16 | $33,880 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Retail Salesperson is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Retail Salespersons are in the states of DC, WA, CA, HI and NY.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $52150 | $25.07 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $49540 | $23.82 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $48990 | $23.55 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $46670 | $22.44 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $46400 | $22.31 |
| Automobile Dealers | $45420 | $21.84 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $44780 | $21.53 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $44390 | $21.34 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $43820 | $21.07 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $43250 | $20.79 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $42910 | $20.63 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $42730 | $20.54 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $42660 | $20.51 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $42310 | $20.34 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $42170 | $20.27 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $41820 | $20.11 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $41170 | $19.79 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $40090 | $19.27 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $40050 | $19.25 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $39270 | $18.88 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $39200 | $18.85 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $39080 | $18.79 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $38970 | $18.73 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $38840 | $18.67 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $38720 | $18.62 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $38660 | $18.58 |
| Furniture Stores | $38590 | $18.55 |
| Facilities Support Services | $38550 | $18.53 |
| Vending Machine Operators | $38470 | $18.50 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $38420 | $18.47 |
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