The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of retail salespersons in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
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 | $29,530 | 5.11% | 23.23% |
| 2021 | $28,020 | 6.67% | - |
| 2020 | $26,150 | 4.59% | - |
| 2019 | $24,950 | 4.41% | - |
| 2018 | $23,850 | 2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $23,200 | 2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $22,550 | 1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $22,160 | 1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $21,910 | -1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $22,240 | -1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $22,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,530 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.