First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay in the United States

Goes furthest in South Dakota
·Sales·
1.1M jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics
$23.33/hr median
1,121,800 employed
-4% to 2035
50% AI exposure
High school diploma or equivalent
54 states reported
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What this work is

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

Where the money actually goes furthest

Washington pays the highest headline figure at $60,750. Adjusted for what things cost there it is worth $56,770 — less than South Dakota, where $56,680 is worth $63,980.

Pay by state

54 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
South Dakota$27.25/hr$56,680$63,980$56,6803,660
Rhode Island$28.16/hr$58,570$57,264$56,7693,880
Vermont$26.81/hr$55,760$56,921$54,0172,310
Washington$29.21/hr$60,750$56,770$60,75027,640
Colorado$27.98/hr$58,200$56,477$56,34726,390
Delaware$26.79/hr$55,710$55,816$53,1844,200
Alaska$27.44/hr$57,080$55,763$57,0803,030
North Dakota$23.73/hr$49,350$55,474$49,3502,640
Maine$25.76/hr$53,580$55,208$51,2035,760
Connecticut$27.17/hr$56,510$54,541$54,15113,910
Massachusetts$27.64/hr$57,490$54,358$54,61520,240
New York$28.03/hr$58,300$54,021$55,69850,830
District of Columbia$28.11/hr$58,470$53,202$56,0181,470
Iowa$22.41/hr$46,610$53,110$45,3939,970
New Jersey$27.56/hr$57,320$52,678$55,64531,160
Wisconsin$23.82/hr$49,550$52,656$48,02117,750
Mississippi$22.00/hr$45,760$52,627$43,84713,020
Kansas$22.57/hr$46,950$52,126$44,6189,250
Tennessee$23.02/hr$47,880$52,117$47,88026,470
Montana$23.70/hr$49,300$52,086$47,5055,830
Oklahoma$21.84/hr$45,430$51,719$43,76215,340
Missouri$22.53/hr$46,860$51,596$45,51419,160
Indiana$22.98/hr$47,790$51,205$46,38622,090
South Carolina$22.97/hr$47,770$50,954$46,39019,390
Hawaii$26.85/hr$55,850$50,795$53,0486,580
North Carolina$22.96/hr$47,760$50,630$46,27239,890
Alabama$21.57/hr$44,860$50,506$42,80725,020
New Mexico$22.38/hr$46,550$50,482$45,3787,660
Nebraska$21.77/hr$45,280$50,255$43,8317,010
Louisiana$21.09/hr$43,860$49,722$42,91916,910
Wyoming$22.11/hr$45,980$49,606$45,9803,060
New Hampshire$24.83/hr$51,650$49,582$51,6506,610
California$26.38/hr$54,870$49,557$53,332109,180
Minnesota$23.45/hr$48,770$49,452$46,91721,530
Ohio$21.96/hr$45,680$49,240$45,14039,110
Oregon$24.36/hr$50,660$49,013$46,76813,940
Idaho$22.18/hr$46,140$48,319$44,4687,330
Michigan$22.32/hr$46,430$48,254$44,69430,750
Utah$22.82/hr$47,470$48,017$45,31010,270
Illinois$23.07/hr$47,990$48,009$45,75136,940
Georgia$22.19/hr$46,150$47,928$44,37736,900
Pennsylvania$22.45/hr$46,690$47,852$45,25640,970
Arizona$23.08/hr$48,010$47,685$47,17420,260
Texas$22.25/hr$46,280$47,681$46,280103,410
Virginia$23.07/hr$47,990$47,467$45,97632,250
Nevada$22.55/hr$46,900$46,909$46,90010,500
Florida$23.28/hr$48,410$46,813$48,41080,470
Maryland$22.60/hr$47,000$44,778$44,94823,080
Kentucky$19.27/hr$40,080$44,454$38,60318,290
West Virginia$19.11/hr$39,740$44,402$38,5837,420
Arkansas$17.77/hr$36,950$42,500$35,68511,050
Virgin Islands$21.58/hr$44,880Not publishedNot published440
Puerto Rico$14.47/hr$30,090Not publishedNot published12,700
Guam$14.29/hr$29,720Not publishedNot published690

National median for comparison: $48,520. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$48,520/year

$23.33/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$26,380$75,920

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

50%Moderate exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

Both methods agree closely.

Method 1 — ability mix49%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content51%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by -4% between 2025 and 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
  • Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
  • Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
  • Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
  • Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
  • Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

Where first-line supervisors of retail sales workers move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Photograph by Andrea Piacquadio.