The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of retail salespersons in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $28,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,770 | 2.47% | 34.34% |
| 2021 | $33,910 | 9.20% | - |
| 2020 | $30,790 | 10.75% | - |
| 2019 | $27,480 | 9.02% | - |
| 2018 | $25,000 | 7.76% | - |
| 2017 | $23,060 | 2.47% | - |
| 2016 | $22,490 | 3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $21,740 | -1.01% | - |
| 2014 | $21,960 | -1.91% | - |
| 2013 | $22,380 | -2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $22,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,770, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for retail salespersons in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $32,570). In comparison, the median annual salary of retail salespersons in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in Ithaca.