Highest-paying Cities for Retail Salespersons

The top 100 highest paying cities for retail salespersons (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 retail salespersons in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $38,620, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for retail salespersons. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $38,170). 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 retail salespersons in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Retail Salespersons

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$38,620	$36,220	15,990
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$38,170	$35,310	36,880
3	Napa, California	$37,910	$32,240	1,770
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$36,570	$31,990	46,170
5	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$36,550	$32,970	4,800
6	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,900	$31,190	1,340
7	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$35,540	$31,350	2,090
8	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$35,420	$27,530	2,530
9	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$35,330	$26,630	2,080
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$35,220	$31,540	3,510
11	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,190	$30,760	1,690
12	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$35,070	$31,050	1,800
13	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$34,960	$30,920	2,040
14	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$34,900	$30,600	3,990
15	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,900	$30,860	2,520
16	Anchorage, Alaska	$34,800	$26,840	5,010
17	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,770	$28,980	231,800
18	Salinas, California	$34,730	$30,950	3,290
19	Fairbanks, Alaska	$34,680	$26,990	1,090
20	Olympia, Washington	$34,680	$30,950	3,400
21	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,570	$30,230	3,770
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$34,560	$30,910	19,640
23	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,550	$27,860	1,530
24	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,490	$30,500	59,890
25	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,470	$30,310	2,230
26	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$34,420	$30,450	3,230
27	Boulder, Colorado	$34,350	$29,280	4,930
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$34,340	$30,260	28,680
29	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$34,340	$30,880	2,820
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$34,180	$30,950	111,800
31	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$34,060	$28,400	4,840
32	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$34,060	$30,500	3,790
33	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$34,050	$29,060	41,650
34	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$34,030	$30,710	28,050
35	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$33,950	$30,660	3,590
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$33,950	$30,350	7,430
37	Modesto, California	$33,850	$30,380	4,510
38	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$33,820	$30,910	850
39	Bellingham, Washington	$33,810	$30,200	2,790
40	Stockton, California	$33,790	$30,440	5,050
41	Longview, Washington	$33,770	$31,080	1,170
42	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$33,650	$27,560	2,790
43	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$33,530	$26,640	3,230
44	Yuba City, California	$33,520	$30,310	1,050
45	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,470	$30,220	35,100
46	Grants Pass, Oregon	$33,420	$28,110	850
47	Carson City, Nevada	$33,330	$22,760	650
48	Bend, Oregon	$33,280	$28,670	2,920
49	Yakima, Washington	$33,270	$30,160	2,460
50	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$33,240	$30,140	1,600
51	Spokane, Washington	$33,130	$30,140	7,880
52	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$32,990	$29,670	5,570
53	Worcester, Massachusetts	$32,930	$29,640	5,960
54	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$32,830	$27,550	2,320
55	Chico, California	$32,810	$29,770	2,020
56	Flagstaff, Arizona	$32,760	$28,520	2,070
57	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$32,740	$26,180	44,590
58	Walla Walla, Washington	$32,710	$30,140	620
59	El Centro, California	$32,680	$29,940	1,540
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$32,650	$26,190	61,180
61	Ithaca, New York	$32,570	$29,290	1,070
62	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$32,550	$23,460	2,610
63	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$32,500	$24,560	10,750
64	Fresno, California	$32,490	$29,400	7,690
65	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$32,480	$28,670	10,860
66	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$32,460	$29,640	1,780
67	Kingston, New York	$32,440	$29,100	1,730
68	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$32,430	$28,840	6,080
69	Visalia-Porterville, California	$32,430	$29,580	3,320
70	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$32,390	$27,560	1,500
71	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$32,360	$29,920	660
72	Redding, California	$32,340	$29,520	1,710
73	Merced, California	$32,320	$29,790	1,500
74	Springfield, Massachusetts	$32,150	$29,640	7,400
75	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$31,960	$29,650	1,660
76	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$31,960	$29,640	1,240
77	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$31,960	$18,920	1,510
78	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$31,820	$23,670	1,110
79	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$31,600	$27,490	1,840
80	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$31,550	$27,490	15,860
81	Albany, Oregon	$31,520	$27,610	1,180
82	Salem, Oregon	$31,470	$28,760	4,570
83	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$31,470	$28,320	3,760
84	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$31,410	$28,680	11,720
85	Bismarck, North Dakota	$31,360	$23,440	2,380
86	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$31,360	$26,150	102,020
87	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$31,340	$27,870	5,300
88	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$31,300	$28,020	3,880
89	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$31,210	$28,300	4,050
90	Medford, Oregon	$31,200	$28,100	2,660
91	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$31,120	$24,770	5,420
92	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$31,110	$22,640	1,160
93	Greeley, Colorado	$31,080	$27,910	2,610
94	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$31,060	$23,090	4,470
95	Lewiston, Washington	$31,060	$23,680	760
96	Salt Lake City, Utah	$31,020	$23,080	16,520
97	Odessa, Texas	$31,010	$21,820	1,750
98	Fargo, North Dakota	$30,990	$23,430	4,330
99	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$30,980	$28,030	1,820
100	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$30,940	$23,490	49,150

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for retail salespersons.