The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,880, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for retail salespersons. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $35,740). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $35,880 |
$31,620 | 3,470 |
| 2 | Washington | $35,740 |
$30,870 | 85,750 |
| 3 | Alaska | $34,870 |
$26,840 | 8,230 |
| 4 | California | $34,760 |
$30,700 | 327,690 |
| 5 | New York | $34,600 |
$29,020 | 232,460 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $34,260 |
$30,370 | 81,180 |
| 7 | Vermont | $33,750 |
$27,560 | 6,650 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $33,400 |
$26,340 | 16,540 |
| 9 | Colorado | $33,240 |
$28,490 | 80,000 |
| 10 | Oregon | $33,200 |
$28,800 | 48,590 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $31,430 |
$24,320 | 66,830 |
| 12 | Maine | $31,420 |
$28,210 | 17,420 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $31,340 |
$27,210 | 11,800 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $31,310 |
$23,260 | 11,500 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $31,200 |
$27,040 | 104,660 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $31,190 |
$23,120 | 18,730 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $31,000 |
$27,610 | 39,620 |
| 18 | Arizona | $30,630 |
$27,820 | 82,280 |
| 19 | Illinois | $30,540 |
$25,360 | 130,540 |
| 20 | Montana | $30,460 |
$22,930 | 14,660 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $30,300 |
$24,110 | 13,370 |
| 22 | Utah | $30,280 |
$22,510 | 36,950 |
| 23 | Maryland | $30,050 |
$26,150 | 67,170 |
| 24 | Nevada | $30,050 |
$21,910 | 35,320 |
| 25 | Michigan | $29,920 |
$23,040 | 112,710 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $29,410 |
$22,150 | 63,560 |
| 27 | Virginia | $29,230 |
$22,880 | 93,280 |
| 28 | Florida | $29,190 |
$22,480 | 298,000 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $29,070 |
$22,760 | 21,340 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $29,050 |
$21,260 | 129,790 |
| 31 | Idaho | $29,040 |
$21,690 | 19,220 |
| 32 | Missouri | $29,040 |
$23,750 | 62,820 |
| 33 | Ohio | $28,980 |
$21,950 | 114,170 |
| 34 | Iowa | $28,810 |
$21,880 | 33,940 |
| 35 | Indiana | $28,700 |
$21,560 | 83,760 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $28,640 |
$23,920 | 22,260 |
| 37 | Kansas | $28,500 |
$21,610 | 30,800 |
| 38 | Delaware | $28,490 |
$22,830 | 13,440 |
| 39 | Texas | $28,360 |
$21,390 | 314,060 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $28,190 |
$21,070 | 114,630 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $28,170 |
$21,510 | 8,490 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $28,110 |
$21,220 | 82,610 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $27,860 |
$23,690 | 31,290 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $27,680 |
$20,720 | 42,410 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $27,600 |
$20,260 | 63,890 |
| 46 | Georgia | $27,470 |
$20,170 | 137,880 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $27,330 |
$20,180 | 44,610 |
| 48 | Virgin Islands | $27,320 |
$22,240 | 1,240 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $26,340 |
$19,350 | 49,310 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $26,300 |
$20,730 | 18,300 |
| 51 | Alabama | $26,050 |
$18,460 | 58,770 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $25,890 |
$17,800 | 33,260 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,100 |
$19,640 | 1,120 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,960 |
$18,180 | 38,620 |