First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salary

What First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 1,121,800 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers jobs — 0.7% of all US employment. The national median wage is $48,520 a year ($23.33 an hour) and the mean is $53,380 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$25.66	$53,380
10th percentile	$15.92	$33,120
25th percentile	$18.55	$38,590
Median (50th percentile)	$23.33	$48,520
75th percentile	$29.87	$62,130
90th percentile	$37.06	$77,080

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,170	$29.89	15,250	+28.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,100	$28.42	12,580	+21.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,950	$28.34	12,120	+21.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,930	$28.33	52,270	+21.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$58,850	$28.30	14,900	+21.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,150	$27.48	7,970	+17.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$56,300	$27.07	9,780	+16.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$51,760	$24.88	12,980	+6.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,390	$24.71	36,580	+5.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$50,530	$24.29	20,360	+4.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$50,460	$24.26	11,800	+4.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$50,250	$24.16	22,220	+3.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,130	$24.10	19,450	+3.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,740	$23.91	10,120	+2.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$49,730	$23.91	7,950	+2.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,990	$23.55	13,980	+1.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$48,900	$23.51	26,770	+0.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,300	$23.22	20,200	-0.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$48,290	$23.21	10,790	-0.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$48,280	$23.21	12,300	-0.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,180	$23.16	10,490	-0.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$48,020	$23.09	8,710	-1.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,320	$22.75	28,540	-2.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,970	$22.58	22,730	-3.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,760	$22.48	10,860	-3.6%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.