Win· Before you ask
How much do retail salespersons make in Florida?
- Median
- $34,010/year
- Mean
- $36,000/year
Not one number. Five.
What retail salespersons in Florida earn, from low to high.
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- 1San Jose, CA$44k
- 2Seattle, WA$42k
- 3Denver, CO$38k
- 4Phoenix, AZ$36k
- 5Chicago, IL$36k
- 6Miami, FL$34k
- 7Kansas City, MO$34k
- 8Florida$34k
- 9Austin, TX$34k
- 10Atlanta, GA$33k
- 11Pittsburgh, PA$31k
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Retail Salespersons in Florida: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 41-2031 and BLS area 12.
What the Retail Salespersons median says in Florida
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Retail Salespersons median in Florida at $34,010 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 41-2031 and BLS area 12.
BLS lists 333,460 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $36,000 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Florida's Retail Salespersons median is 4.0% below the U.S. Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.
Read source key 41-2031 with area 12
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 41-2031 and area 12. SOC 41-2031 names Retail Salespersons. Area 12 names Florida. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 41-2031/12 row has 333,460 wage and salary jobs. There are 33.58 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.34. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 41-2031/12, the annual median is $34,010 per year, while the matching mean is $36,000 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
- 41-2031/12 10th percentile: $28,330 per year.
- 41-2031/12 25th percentile: $29,460 per year.
- 41-2031/12 median: $34,010 per year.
- 41-2031/12 75th percentile: $37,070 per year.
- 41-2031/12 90th percentile: $46,130 per year.
- 41-2031/12 employment RSE: 1.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.4%.
- 41-2031/12 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
BLS area 12 facts behind this Retail Salespersons page
Area 12 reports 9,929,860 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,670. Its annual median is $47,880. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 41-2031 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Florida runs from $30,010 at the 10th percentile to $114,550 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,290. The median is $47,880. The 75th percentile is $75,410. This is a place check, not a pay range for Retail Salespersons.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 12. They do not show related skills or a path into Retail Salespersons.
- 1. General and Operations Managers. Area: 12. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 236,290. Yearly median: $101,580. Jobs per 1,000: 23.8. Location quotient: 1.06.
- 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 12. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 235,400. Yearly median: $29,080. Jobs per 1,000: 23.71. Location quotient: 0.96.
- 3. Registered Nurses. Area: 12. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 229,940. Yearly median: $84,190. Jobs per 1,000: 23.16. Location quotient: 1.07.
- 4. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 12. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 228,000. Yearly median: $40,440. Jobs per 1,000: 22.96. Location quotient: 1.38.
- 5. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 12. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 207,180. Yearly median: $36,150. Jobs per 1,000: 20.86. Location quotient: 1.43.
- 6. Cashiers. Area: 12. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 201,370. Yearly median: $30,530. Jobs per 1,000: 20.28. Location quotient: 1.02.
Read the Florida wage ladder for Retail Salespersons
The 10th percentile is $28,330 per year. The 25th percentile is $29,460 per year. The median is $34,010 per year. The 75th percentile is $37,070 per year. The 90th percentile is $46,130 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $29,460 per year to $37,070 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $17,800. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Florida with its state and the U.S.
Florida has a annual median of $34,010 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $35,410 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Florida. Florida is 4.0% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Florida sits for Retail Salespersons
Florida ranks 30 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Retail Salespersons. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 30 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
- 27. Wyoming. The Retail Salespersons median is $34,310 per year. BLS estimates 8,770 jobs. The location quotient is 1.25.
- 28. Virginia. The Retail Salespersons median is $34,240 per year. BLS estimates 100,290 jobs. The location quotient is 0.97.
- 29. Nevada. The Retail Salespersons median is $34,190 per year. BLS estimates 43,920 jobs. The location quotient is 1.13.
- 31. Utah. The Retail Salespersons median is $33,900 per year. BLS estimates 47,570 jobs. The location quotient is 1.09.
- 32. Missouri. The Retail Salespersons median is $33,460 per year. BLS estimates 67,140 jobs. The location quotient is 0.91.
- 33. New Mexico. The Retail Salespersons median is $33,300 per year. BLS estimates 23,800 jobs. The location quotient is 1.09.
Where Retail Salespersons medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 41-2031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $39,560 per year. Florida sits at $34,010 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Retail Salespersons is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
- 1. Washington has a Retail Salespersons median of $39,560 per year, or $5,550 above Florida. BLS lists 84,850 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.95.
- 2. District of Columbia has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,500 per year, or $4,490 above Florida. BLS lists 4,660 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.26.
- 3. California has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,440 per year, or $4,430 above Florida. BLS lists 376,460 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.82.
- 4. Colorado has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,950 per year, or $3,940 above Florida. BLS lists 76,660 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 1.06.
- 5. Hawaii has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,790 per year, or $3,780 above Florida. BLS lists 19,180 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 1.22.
- 6. New York has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,720 per year, or $3,710 above Florida. BLS lists 238,540 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.98.
- 7. Vermont has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,400 per year, or $3,390 above Florida. BLS lists 8,250 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 1.08.
- 8. Alaska has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,290 per year, or $3,280 above Florida. BLS lists 7,890 jobs there, compared with 333,460 in Florida. The location quotient is 0.97.
Where BLS counts the most Retail Salespersons jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Retail Salespersons in this same-source set, at 376,460 jobs. Florida has 333,460. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
- 1. California has 376,460 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 43,000 jobs from Florida. Its median is $38,440 per year, or $4,430 above Florida. Its location quotient is 0.82.
- 2. Texas has 341,640 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 8,180 jobs from Florida. Its median is $30,800 per year, or $3,210 below Florida. Its location quotient is 0.97.
- 3. Florida has 333,460 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Florida. Its median is $34,010 per year, or $0 above Florida. Its location quotient is 1.34.
- 4. New York has 238,540 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 94,920 jobs from Florida. Its median is $37,720 per year, or $3,710 above Florida. Its location quotient is 0.98.
- 5. Georgia has 143,120 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 190,340 jobs from Florida. Its median is $30,840 per year, or $3,170 below Florida. Its location quotient is 1.17.
- 6. Pennsylvania has 141,790 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 191,670 jobs from Florida. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $2,810 below Florida. Its location quotient is 0.93.
- 7. Ohio has 137,370 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 196,090 jobs from Florida. Its median is $30,800 per year, or $3,210 below Florida. Its location quotient is 0.99.
- 8. North Carolina has 127,540 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 205,920 jobs from Florida. Its median is $31,370 per year, or $2,640 below Florida. Its location quotient is 1.03.
How common Retail Salespersons is in Florida
BLS lists 333,460 Retail Salespersons jobs in Florida. It also lists 33.58 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.34. A value of 1 means Retail Salespersons has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Retail Salespersons beside other roles in Florida
The all-occupations median in Florida is $47,880 per year. The Retail Salespersons median is $34,010 per year. Retail Salespersons is 29.0% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Florida. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Retail Salespersons. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
- 1. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Florida median of $33,860 per year. BLS lists 79,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.45.
- 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Florida median of $33,800 per year. BLS lists 90,170 jobs and a location quotient of 0.33.
- 3. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Florida median of $34,490 per year. BLS lists 131,900 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
- 4. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Florida median of $35,900 per year. BLS lists 95,370 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
- 5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Florida median of $36,150 per year. BLS lists 207,180 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
- 6. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Florida median of $36,400 per year. BLS lists 171,380 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
- 7. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Florida median of $37,020 per year. BLS lists 124,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.38.
- 8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Florida median of $37,100 per year. BLS lists 86,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.41.
The largest detailed roles in Florida
General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Florida table, at 236,290 jobs. Retail Salespersons has 333,460 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 9,929,860. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Retail Salespersons's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
- 1. General and Operations Managers has 236,290 jobs in Florida, a gap of 97,170 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $101,580 per year, or $67,570 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.06.
- 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 235,400 jobs in Florida, a gap of 98,060 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $29,080 per year, or $4,930 below Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.96.
- 3. Registered Nurses has 229,940 jobs in Florida, a gap of 103,520 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $84,190 per year, or $50,180 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.07.
- 4. Customer Service Representatives has 228,000 jobs in Florida, a gap of 105,460 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $40,440 per year, or $6,430 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.38.
- 5. Waiters and Waitresses has 207,180 jobs in Florida, a gap of 126,280 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $36,150 per year, or $2,140 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.43.
- 6. Cashiers has 201,370 jobs in Florida, a gap of 132,090 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $30,530 per year, or $3,480 below Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.02.
- 7. Office Clerks, General has 189,700 jobs in Florida, a gap of 143,760 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $44,450 per year, or $10,440 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.21.
- 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 171,380 jobs in Florida, a gap of 162,080 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $36,400 per year, or $2,390 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.95.
Published role medians around Florida
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Florida role table, at $130,980 per year. Retail Salespersons has $34,010 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,880 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
- 1. Software Developers has a median of $130,980 per year in Florida, or $96,970 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 87,890 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.82.
- 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,580 per year in Florida, or $67,570 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 236,290 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.06.
- 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,190 per year in Florida, or $50,180 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 229,940 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.07.
- 4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,250 per year in Florida, or $45,240 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 91,000 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.98.
- 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $64,360 per year in Florida, or $30,350 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 93,850 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.02.
- 6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $62,490 per year in Florida, or $28,480 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 92,920 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.18.
- 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $60,660 per year in Florida, or $26,650 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 107,650 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.34.
- 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $50,640 per year in Florida, or $16,630 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 112,920 jobs, compared with 333,460 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.86.
What $34,010 may mean after the Florida price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Florida is 103.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.4% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $34,010 Retail Salespersons median by 103.4 divided by 100. The result is $32,887 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 122.1. Goods are 98.1. Utilities are 90.1. Other services are 101.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
How much care to use with the Florida row
The employment RSE for this Retail Salespersons row is 1.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 333,460 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $36,000 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Florida wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Retail Salespersons. It uses a Florida place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $34,010 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Retail Salespersons row for Florida does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 333,460 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.34 is not a growth score. Rank 30 of 54 is not a place score. The 103.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 41-2031 in BLS area 12. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.