The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Pittsfield 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 | $35,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,160 | 3.16% | 21.14% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $45,130 | 0.82% | - |
| 2019 | $44,760 | 11.39% | - |
| 2018 | $39,660 | -1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $40,410 | -3.76% | - |
| 2016 | $41,930 | 0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $41,570 | -2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $42,650 | 5.21% | - |
| 2013 | $40,430 | 6.06% | - |
| 2012 | $37,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,160 in Pittsfield is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Pittsfield is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.