The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,180 | 10.83% | 29.37% |
| 2021 | $30,480 | -2.46% | - |
| 2020 | $31,230 | 7.49% | - |
| 2019 | $28,890 | 6.99% | - |
| 2018 | $26,870 | 9.16% | - |
| 2017 | $24,410 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $24,140 | 4.72% | - |
| 2015 | $23,000 | -4.96% | - |
| 2012 | $24,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,180 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.