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Are your Retail Wages Competitive?

 

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The current retail wage environment for both store personnel and field marketing associates shows quite a variation across the country, due to many factors.

 

Merchandisers 

The wage outlook for Merchandisers shows significant variation by region, with a nationwide average wage of $26,000, but a range of $22,000 between the lowest and highest wage states.

If you're looking to maximize your earning potential, there are four states in the Northeast that pay at the top of the range, with wages in these states averaging $33,000 to $34,000 per year. These states are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The outlier highest wage, at $44,000 per year is the District of Columbia. Except for DC, your best bet for highest wages is to head to the Northeast region of the country.

There are four states bringing up the rear at an average wage of $22,000, including Mississippi, Arkansas, South Dakota and Oklahoma.

Mean   $27,176

Median $26,000

Max     $44,000

Min      $22,000

Merchandise Field Manager

The wage outlook for Merchandise Field Managers shows significant variation by region, with a nationwide average wage of $37,824, and a range of $31,000 between the lowest and highest wage states.

If you're looking to maximize your earning potential, there are four states in the Northeast that pay at the top of the range, with wages in these states averaging $46,000 to $47,000 per year. These states are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The outlier highest wage, at $62,000 per year is the District of Columbia. Except for DC, your best bet for highest wages is to head to the Northeast region of the country.

There are five states bringing up the rear at an average wage of just $31,000, including Mississippi, Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia.

Mean    $37,824

Median $36,000

Max     $62,000

Min      $31,000

Range  $31,000

Mode   $36,000

Retail Cashier

The wage outlook for Retail Cashiers shows significant variation by region, with a nationwide average wage of $19,816, and a range of $6,274 between the lowest and highest wage states.

The concentration of highest paying states for Retail Cashiers is not as concentrated as some of the other job categories with the highest paying states for cashiers being New Jersey, Alaska, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. Wages in these regions are in the $22,352 to $23,158.

The lowest wage states for retail cashiers are Mississippi, Arkansas, and West Virginia; all coming in at less than $18,000 per year.

 Mean    $19,816

 Median  $19,553

 Max      $23,158

 Min       $16,884

 Range    $6,274

 Mode    $18,085

Store Manager

The wage outlook for Store Managers shows significant variation by region, with a nationwide average wage of $53,517, and a range of $16,956 between the lowest and highest wage states.

If you're looking to maximize your earning potential, a couple of Northeastern states that lead the country in many wage categories, New Jersey and Connecticut, are also among the highest paying states for Store Managers. Washington D.C., Alaska and Hawaii round out the states with average wages over $60,000.

The three states at the low end of the range, with average wages below $48,000 are Mississippi, Arkansas, and West Virginia.

 Mean    $53,517

 Median  $52,723

 Max      $62,583

 Min       $45,627

 Range   $16,956

 Mode    $48,873

Retail Sales Associate

The wage outlook for Retail Sales Associate shows significant variation by region, with a nationwide average wage of $22,927, and a range of $7,266 between the lowest and highest wage states.

 If you're looking to maximize your earning potential, Arkansas, New Jersey and Connecticut, are  among the highest paying states with wages above $26,000.

There are six states at the low end of the range, with average wages below $21,000. They include Mississippi, Arkansas, and West Virginia, South Dakota, Wyoming and Alabama. 

 Mean    $22,927

 Median  $22,593

 Max      $26,818

 Min       $19,552

 Range    $7,266

 Mode    $20,943

 

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