The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of retail salespersons in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,450.
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 | $34,420 | 12.61% | 33.47% |
| 2021 | $30,080 | 0.80% | - |
| 2020 | $29,840 | 5.06% | - |
| 2019 | $28,330 | 5.15% | - |
| 2018 | $26,870 | 1.08% | - |
| 2017 | $26,580 | 2.60% | - |
| 2016 | $25,890 | 3.71% | - |
| 2015 | $24,930 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $24,200 | 2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $23,640 | 3.13% | - |
| 2012 | $22,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,420 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.