Highest-paying Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $54,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $54,130). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$54,860	$40,720	4,530
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$54,130	$36,210	51,060
3	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$51,790	$34,680	4,770
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$51,390	$36,020	3,200
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$51,210	$37,740	14,330
6	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$51,050	$37,180	840
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,980	$37,370	16,210
8	Napa, California	$50,740	$38,590	510
9	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$50,740	$36,700	700
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$50,540	$39,660	12,030
11	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$50,480	$35,760	790
12	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$50,430	$36,820	820
13	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$50,420	$35,540	1,070
14	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$50,380	$35,430	1,720
15	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$50,250	$36,300	1,180
16	Danbury, Connecticut	$49,920	$35,400	860
17	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$49,740	$30,780	330
18	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,600	$36,850	12,500
19	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,580	$34,410	350
20	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$49,410	$32,980	1,130
21	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$49,250	$33,610	1,290
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$49,230	$35,110	19,120
23	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$49,190	$35,780	890
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$49,030	$37,590	1,440
25	New Haven, Connecticut	$48,930	$34,290	2,020
26	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$48,900	$36,590	1,140
27	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$48,890	$36,100	3,600
28	Boulder, Colorado	$48,840	$36,860	1,510
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$48,820	$36,700	480
30	Ocean City, New Jersey	$48,810	$32,150	450
31	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$48,740	$36,180	940
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$48,710	$33,950	3,640
33	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,610	$35,740	2,510
34	Bismarck, North Dakota	$48,490	$35,580	470
35	Olympia, Washington	$48,430	$36,970	880
36	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$48,400	$36,900	1,030
37	Worcester, Massachusetts	$48,360	$35,240	2,010
38	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,350	$26,250	270
39	Waterbury, Connecticut	$48,330	$32,770	600
40	Billings, Montana	$48,250	$30,720	950
41	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$48,170	$34,220	1,030
42	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$48,160	$35,460	420
43	Rapid City, South Dakota	$48,110	$32,700	720
44	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,930	$32,210	890
45	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$47,840	$35,220	520
46	Fairbanks, Alaska	$47,800	$35,120	330
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,770	$35,950	11,090
48	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$47,740	$36,300	5,820
49	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$47,670	$30,900	1,400
50	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$47,670	$33,280	24,960
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$47,630	$30,820	19,470
52	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$47,600	$35,390	1,770
53	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,590	$36,410	1,290
54	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$47,590	$36,290	720
55	Salinas, California	$47,560	$36,280	1,030
56	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$47,540	$33,730	340
57	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$47,490	$35,740	540
58	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,440	$35,160	860
59	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,440	$36,080	9,450
60	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$47,320	$27,810	10,180
61	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$47,300	$36,330	1,070
62	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,270	$33,190	870
63	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$47,230	$33,060	2,810
64	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,120	$33,540	9,520
65	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$47,090	$36,150	34,380
66	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$47,060	$31,240	860
67	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$47,040	$26,840	34,700
68	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$47,000	$29,010	10,450
69	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$47,000	$36,020	1,160
70	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$46,950	$31,430	1,550
71	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,920	$35,070	11,040
72	Bend, Oregon	$46,920	$35,000	870
73	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$46,890	$35,430	920
74	Bellingham, Washington	$46,890	$35,970	870
75	Manchester, New Hampshire	$46,880	$30,870	880
76	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$46,830	$29,870	950
77	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$46,830	$30,360	470
78	Tacoma, Washington	$46,830	$30,460	2,040
79	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$46,820	$31,200	4,510
80	Anchorage, Alaska	$46,820	$34,190	1,470
81	Missoula, Montana	$46,800	$30,800	650
82	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,800	$35,650	500
83	Dover, Delaware	$46,800	$32,020	700
84	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$46,780	$29,870	18,830
85	Greeley, Colorado	$46,740	$33,530	970
86	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$46,730	$29,270	600
87	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$46,730	$33,340	3,080
88	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$46,720	$36,540	850
89	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$46,720	$35,480	2,320
90	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$46,710	$35,210	2,090
91	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$46,630	$30,930	1,190
92	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$46,590	$30,750	960
93	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,570	$35,880	8,420
94	Modesto, California	$46,540	$35,410	1,440
95	Nashua, New Hampshire	$46,540	$28,200	1,460
96	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$46,530	$26,090	860
97	Charlottesville, Virginia	$46,530	$29,930	890
98	Stockton, California	$46,480	$35,210	1,630
99	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,470	$32,240	1,430
100	Spokane, Washington	$46,450	$35,670	2,320

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