First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salaries by State

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of retail sales workers salary in the United States is $48,520 per year (mean $53,380), and about 80% earn between $33,120 and $77,080.

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers make per hour?

Roughly $26 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $53,380 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays first-line supervisors of retail sales workers the most?

Washington has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers at $64,570 per year (median $60,750).

Q: What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers?

Employment is projected to change -5% from 2024 to 2034 (Decline), with about 125,100 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $53,380 ≈ $26/hr

National median salary $48,520

Total employment 1,121,800 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth -5% Decline

Annual openings 125,100 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 1,432,600 → 1,360,300 (-72,300)

Typical entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

AK ME WI VT NH WA ID MT ND MN IL MI NY MA OR NV WY SD IA IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA UT CO NE MO KY WV VA MD DE AZ NM KS AR TN NC SC DC OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL

Mean annual wage $44,000–$50,000 $50,000–$51,000 $51,000–$54,000 $54,000–$58,000 $58,000–$65,000 U.S. mean $53,380

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

Arkansas$44,460
West Virginia$44,620
Kentucky$45,750
Louisiana$46,360
Mississippi$48,500

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	Washington	$64,570	$60,750	$31	+21%	27,640
2	District of Columbia	$61,990	$58,470	$30	+16.1%	1,470
3	Rhode Island	$61,920	$58,570	$30	+16%	3,880
4	New York	$61,870	$58,300	$30	+15.9%	50,830
5	South Dakota	$61,860	$56,680	$30	+15.9%	3,660
6	Colorado	$61,600	$58,200	$30	+15.4%	26,390
7	New Jersey	$60,440	$57,320	$29	+13.2%	31,160
8	Massachusetts	$59,510	$57,490	$29	+11.5%	20,240
9	Alaska	$59,190	$57,080	$28	+10.9%	3,030
10	Connecticut	$58,860	$56,510	$28	+10.3%	13,910
11	New Hampshire	$58,060	$51,650	$28	+8.8%	6,610
12	Hawaii	$57,810	$55,850	$28	+8.3%	6,580
13	Maine	$57,150	$53,580	$27	+7.1%	5,760
14	California	$57,140	$54,870	$27	+7%	109,180
15	Vermont	$57,060	$55,760	$27	+6.9%	2,310
16	Oregon	$56,970	$50,660	$27	+6.7%	13,940
17	Delaware	$56,540	$55,710	$27	+5.9%	4,200
18	North Dakota	$55,110	$49,350	$27	+3.2%	2,640
19	Wisconsin	$54,360	$49,550	$26	+1.8%	17,750
20	Montana	$53,880	$49,300	$26	+0.9%	5,830
21	Minnesota	$53,670	$48,770	$26	+0.5%	21,530
22	Virginia	$53,560	$47,990	$26	+0.3%	32,250
23	Illinois	$53,330	$47,990	$26	-0.1%	36,940
24	Utah	$52,980	$47,470	$25	-0.7%	10,270
25	North Carolina	$52,910	$47,760	$25	-0.9%	39,890
26	Florida	$52,730	$48,410	$25	-1.2%	80,470
27	Nevada	$52,260	$46,900	$25	-2.1%	10,500
28	Tennessee	$51,960	$47,880	$25	-2.7%	26,470
29	Maryland	$51,810	$47,000	$25	-2.9%	23,080
30	Wyoming	$51,420	$45,980	$25	-3.7%	3,060
31	South Carolina	$51,400	$47,770	$25	-3.7%	19,390
32	Arizona	$51,290	$48,010	$25	-3.9%	20,260
33	New Mexico	$51,030	$46,550	$25	-4.4%	7,660
34	Indiana	$50,970	$47,790	$25	-4.5%	22,090
35	Iowa	$50,950	$46,610	$25	-4.6%	9,970
36	Idaho	$50,950	$46,140	$25	-4.6%	7,330
37	Georgia	$50,690	$46,150	$24	-5%	36,900
38	Missouri	$50,360	$46,860	$24	-5.7%	19,160
39	Pennsylvania	$50,300	$46,690	$24	-5.8%	40,970
40	Michigan	$49,860	$46,430	$24	-6.6%	30,750
41	Kansas	$49,780	$46,950	$24	-6.7%	9,250
42	Texas	$49,420	$46,280	$24	-7.4%	103,410
43	Nebraska	$49,310	$45,280	$24	-7.6%	7,010
44	Oklahoma	$48,960	$45,430	$24	-8.3%	15,340
45	Alabama	$48,790	$44,860	$23	-8.6%	25,020
46	Ohio	$48,670	$45,680	$23	-8.8%	39,110
47	Mississippi	$48,500	$45,760	$23	-9.1%	13,020
48	Louisiana	$46,360	$43,860	$22	-13.2%	16,910
49	Kentucky	$45,750	$40,080	$22	-14.3%	18,290
50	West Virginia	$44,620	$39,740	$21	-16.4%	7,420
51	Arkansas	$44,460	$36,950	$21	-16.7%	11,050

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 521 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,170	$67,990	15,250
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,710	$65,050	4,810
3	Boulder, CO	$60,530	$63,920	1,590
4	Longview-Kelso, WA	$59,980	$61,340	380
5	Fairbanks-College, AK	$59,660	$60,750	400
6	Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,610	$63,580	2,070
7	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$59,420	$61,180	990
8	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$59,110	$62,180	850
9	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,100	$62,640	12,580
10	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,100	$61,790	1,090

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Machinery Manufacturing	$85,090	$90,590	40
2	Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	$85,090	$92,710	40
3	Insurance Carriers	$84,830	$84,870	80
4	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$81,580	$80,070	60
5	Automobile Dealers	$74,760	$84,510	39,100
6	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	$73,860	$69,670	60
7	Utilities	$73,490	$72,440	60
8	Sector 22 - Utilities	$73,490	$72,440	60
9	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$72,470	$74,620	3,780
10	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$72,290	$73,230	5,810
11	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$71,860	$66,290	90
12	Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	$70,940	$71,560	2,210

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

738,454

$10-20k

203,189

$20-30k

318,803

$30-40k

438,319

$40-50k

401,187

$50-60k

302,796

$60-70k

249,443

$70-80k

172,933

$80-90k

122,611

$90-100k

85,222

$100-110k

86,928

$110-120k

35,882

$120-130k

52,760

$130-140k

30,651

$140-150k

18,440

$150-160k

32,420

$160-170k

16,880

$170-180k

14,101

$180-190k

12,570

$190-200k

6,949

$200k+

95,351

Pay by age band

16-24

$27,351

25-34

$47,825

35-44

$60,487

45-54

$65,254

55-64

$56,001

65+

$31,267

Education level

Regular high school diploma

$44,502

Bachelors Degree

$66,100

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$49,099

Associates Degree

$49,639

Some college, but less than 1 year

$46,041

Masters Degree

$85,248

GED or alternative credential

$44,941

12th grade - no diploma

$40,980

Grade 11

$31,126

No schooling completed

$37,769

Grade 10

$37,447

Professional degree

$67,177

Grade 9

$26,842

Doctorate degree

$113,700

Grade 8

$30,859

Grade 6

$30,997

Grade 7

$35,012

Grade 4

$27,477

Grade 5

$29,004

Grade 1

$25,837

Grade 2

$44,830

Nursery school, preschool

$53,801

Grade 3

$35,128

Kindergarten

$5,398

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

2,444,472 · $68,125

Part-time

281,784 · $28,367

Race / ethnicity

White

$53,732

Two or More Races

$47,758

Black

$46,494

Other

$45,248

Asian

$59,192

American Indian

$34,818

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$48,938

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$34,935

Alaska Native

$26,286

Top fields of study

Business Management And Administration

$79,027

General Business

$77,497

Marketing And Marketing Research

$79,014

Psychology

$61,808

Accounting

$77,071

Communications

$65,941

English Language And Literature

$45,699

Finance

$79,870

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

Active Listening

3.9

Speaking

3.8

Service Orientation

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.5

Monitoring

3.5

Social Perceptiveness

3.5

Coordination

3.5

Persuasion

3.3

Negotiation

3.3

Instructing

3.3

Management of Personnel Resources

3.3

Time Management

3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of retail sales workers salary in the United States is $48,520 per year (mean $53,380), and about 80% earn between $33,120 and $77,080.

How much do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers make per hour?

Roughly $26 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $53,380 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays first-line supervisors of retail sales workers the most?

Washington has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers at $64,570 per year (median $60,750).

What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers?

Employment is projected to change -5% from 2024 to 2034 (Decline), with about 125,100 openings per year.