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Retail Salesperson Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Retail Salespersons in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,190
25th Percentile Wage
$20,620
50th Percentile Wage
$23,650
75th Percentile Wage
$31,070
90th Percentile Wage
$50,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,190.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,650
1.78% 6.60%
2016
$23,230
3.10% -
2015
$22,510
0.49% -
2014
$22,400
0.00% -
2013
$22,400
1.38% -
2012
$22,090
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Table 2. Compare Retail Salesperson Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,650 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Nassau-Suffolk is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$34,770
Ithaca
$32,570
Kingston
$32,440
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$31,410
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,300
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,210
Syracuse
$30,820
Rochester
$30,800
Glens Falls
$30,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,490
Utica-Rome
$30,310
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,100
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,060
Binghamton
$29,560
Elmira
$29,360
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,230
Nassau-Suffolk
$23,650
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,570
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$22,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$21,680