The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of retail salespersons in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,660 | 2.68% | 10.34% |
| 2016 | $24,000 | 2.38% | - |
| 2015 | $23,430 | 4.48% | - |
| 2014 | $22,380 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $22,130 | 0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $22,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,660 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| New Bedford | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody |