How much do retail salespersons make in Modesto, CA?

What the Retail Salespersons median says in Modesto, CA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Retail Salespersons median in Modesto, CA at $37,430 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 33700.

BLS lists 5,140 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 $41,470 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Modesto, CA's Retail Salespersons median is 5.7% above 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 33700

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 41-2031 and area 33700. SOC 41-2031 names Retail Salespersons. Area 33700 names Modesto, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 41-2031/33700 row has 5,140 wage and salary jobs. There are 26.35 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.05. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 41-2031/33700, the annual median is $37,430 per year, while the matching mean is $41,470 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 41-2031/33700 10th percentile: $35,170 per year.
• 41-2031/33700 25th percentile: $35,900 per year.
• 41-2031/33700 median: $37,430 per year.
• 41-2031/33700 75th percentile: $44,700 per year.
• 41-2031/33700 90th percentile: $49,260 per year.
• 41-2031/33700 employment RSE: 1.7%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.6%.
• 41-2031/33700 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 33700 facts behind this Retail Salespersons page

Area 33700 reports 195,230 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,230. Its annual median is $50,610. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 41-2031 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Modesto, CA runs from $35,530 at the 10th percentile to $123,810 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,070. The median is $50,610. The 75th percentile is $77,510. 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 33700. They do not show related skills or a path into Retail Salespersons.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 33700. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 9,160. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 46.94. Location quotient: 1.7.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 33700. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 6,700. Yearly median: $42,630. Jobs per 1,000: 34.32. Location quotient: 1.38.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 33700. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,890. Yearly median: $36,490. Jobs per 1,000: 25.04. Location quotient: 1.26.
• 4. Registered Nurses. Area: 33700. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 4,850. Yearly median: $132,590. Jobs per 1,000: 24.84. Location quotient: 1.14.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 33700. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 4,810. Yearly median: $46,630. Jobs per 1,000: 24.63. Location quotient: 1.3.
• 6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse. Area: 33700. SOC: 45-2092. Jobs: 4,120. Yearly median: $37,850. Jobs per 1,000: 21.11. Location quotient: 12.36.

Read the Modesto, CA wage ladder for Retail Salespersons

The 10th percentile is $35,170 per year. The 25th percentile is $35,900 per year. The median is $37,430 per year. The 75th percentile is $44,700 per year. The 90th percentile is $49,260 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 $35,900 per year to $44,700 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $14,090. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Modesto, CA with its state and the U.S.

Modesto, CA has a annual median of $37,430 per year. California has $38,440 per year. The U.S. row has $35,410 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Modesto, CA is 2.6% below California on the same published median. Modesto, CA is 5.7% above 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 Modesto, CA sits for Retail Salespersons

Modesto, CA ranks 31 of 393 among metro areas 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 31 of 393 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.

• 28. Fairbanks-College, AK. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,550 per year. BLS estimates 1,040 jobs. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 29. Anchorage, AK. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,520 per year. BLS estimates 4,710 jobs. The location quotient is 1.06.
• 30. Carson City, NV. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,490 per year. BLS estimates 740 jobs. The location quotient is 0.92.
• 32. Urban Honolulu, HI. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,400 per year. BLS estimates 12,810 jobs. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 33. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,350 per year. BLS estimates 3,180 jobs. The location quotient is 0.97.
• 34. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,340 per year. BLS estimates 28,230 jobs. The location quotient is 0.93.

Where Retail Salespersons medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 41-2031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $44,220 per year. Modesto, CA sits at $37,430 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. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Retail Salespersons median of $44,220 per year, or $6,790 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 18,340 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.64.
• 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Retail Salespersons median of $43,850 per year, or $6,420 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 39,460 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.66.
• 3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Retail Salespersons median of $42,080 per year, or $4,650 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 46,620 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Napa, CA has a Retail Salespersons median of $40,780 per year, or $3,350 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,150 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Retail Salespersons median of $39,630 per year, or $2,200 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,510 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.36.
• 6. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Retail Salespersons median of $39,570 per year, or $2,140 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 5,720 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 7. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a Retail Salespersons median of $39,240 per year, or $1,810 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 1,730 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.31.
• 8. Boulder, CO has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,700 per year, or $1,270 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 4,880 jobs there, compared with 5,140 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.01.

Where BLS counts the most Retail Salespersons jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Retail Salespersons in this same-source set, at 202,080 jobs. Modesto, CA has 5,140. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 202,080 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 196,940 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $38,280 per year, or $850 above Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 130,650 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 125,510 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $37,700 per year, or $270 above Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 100,340 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 95,200 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $33,400 per year, or $4,030 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 96,950 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 91,810 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $35,820 per year, or $1,610 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 91,370 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 86,230 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $34,330 per year, or $3,100 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.29.
• 6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 84,970 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 79,830 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $32,850 per year, or $4,580 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 78,960 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 73,820 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $31,340 per year, or $6,090 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 69,060 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 63,920 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $35,960 per year, or $1,470 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.16.

Where Retail Salespersons takes the largest share of local jobs

Arecibo, PR has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.59. Modesto, CA has 1.05. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Retail Salespersons is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Arecibo, PR has a location quotient of 2.59, a gap of 1.54 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,260 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $22,390 per year, or $15,040 below Modesto, CA.
• 2. Ponce, PR has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 1.20 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 3,580 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $22,030 per year, or $15,400 below Modesto, CA.
• 3. Aguadilla, PR has a location quotient of 2.17, a gap of 1.12 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,660 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $21,950 per year, or $15,480 below Modesto, CA.
• 4. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 1.07 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 7,780 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $29,320 per year, or $8,110 below Modesto, CA.
• 5. Guayama, PR has a location quotient of 2.09, a gap of 1.04 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 650 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $22,190 per year, or $15,240 below Modesto, CA.
• 6. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL has a location quotient of 2.08, a gap of 1.03 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 4,550 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $29,600 per year, or $7,830 below Modesto, CA.
• 7. Mayaguez, PR has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.95 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,610 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $22,090 per year, or $15,340 below Modesto, CA.
• 8. Punta Gorda, FL has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 0.84 from Modesto, CA. BLS lists 2,720 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $34,290 per year, or $3,140 below Modesto, CA.

How common Retail Salespersons is in Modesto, CA

BLS lists 5,140 Retail Salespersons jobs in Modesto, CA. It also lists 26.35 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 1.05. 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 Modesto, CA

The all-occupations median in Modesto, CA is $50,610 per year. The Retail Salespersons median is $37,430 per year. Retail Salespersons is 26.0% 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 Modesto, CA. 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. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, SOC 45-2092, has a Modesto, CA median of $37,850 per year. BLS lists 4,120 jobs and a location quotient of 12.36.
• 2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Modesto, CA median of $36,490 per year. BLS lists 4,890 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
• 3. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Modesto, CA median of $34,910 per year. BLS lists 2,140 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Modesto, CA median of $34,320 per year. BLS lists 9,160 jobs and a location quotient of 1.7.
• 5. Packers and Packagers, Hand, SOC 53-7064, has a Modesto, CA median of $40,680 per year. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a location quotient of 2.31.
• 6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Modesto, CA median of $41,230 per year. BLS lists 2,670 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Modesto, CA median of $41,320 per year. BLS lists 4,080 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 8. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a Modesto, CA median of $42,510 per year. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a location quotient of 2.02.

The largest detailed roles in Modesto, CA

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Modesto, CA table, at 9,160 jobs. Retail Salespersons has 5,140 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 195,230. 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. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 9,160 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 4,020 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $3,110 below Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.7.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 6,700 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,560 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $42,630 per year, or $5,200 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 3. Cashiers has 4,890 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 250 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $36,490 per year, or $940 below Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 4. Registered Nurses has 4,850 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 290 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $132,590 per year, or $95,160 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 4,810 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 330 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $46,630 per year, or $9,200 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has 4,120 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,020 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $37,850 per year, or $420 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 12.36.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,080 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,060 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $41,320 per year, or $3,890 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 3,510 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,630 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $58,330 per year, or $20,900 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.36.

Published role medians around Modesto, CA

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Modesto, CA role table, at $132,590 per year. Retail Salespersons has $37,430 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $50,610 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. Registered Nurses has a median of $132,590 per year in Modesto, CA, or $95,160 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 4,850 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $104,330 per year in Modesto, CA, or $66,900 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 2,790 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $101,890 per year in Modesto, CA, or $64,460 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,900 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $101,640 per year in Modesto, CA, or $64,210 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 2,450 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $74,140 per year in Modesto, CA, or $36,710 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,490 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 6. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a median of $63,440 per year in Modesto, CA, or $26,010 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,990 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 3.03.
• 7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $59,650 per year in Modesto, CA, or $22,220 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,660 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,330 per year in Modesto, CA, or $20,900 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 3,510 jobs, compared with 5,140 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.36.

Roles with the largest local share in Modesto, CA

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has the highest location quotient in the bounded Modesto, CA role table, at 12.36. Retail Salespersons has 1.05. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Retail Salespersons with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has a location quotient of 12.36 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 11.31 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 4,120 jobs and a median of $37,850 per year, or $420 above Retail Salespersons.
• 2. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 3.38 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 2.33 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,610 jobs and a median of $49,460 per year, or $12,030 above Retail Salespersons.
• 3. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a location quotient of 3.03 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1.98 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,990 jobs and a median of $63,440 per year, or $26,010 above Retail Salespersons.
• 4. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 2.42 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1.37 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 2,350 jobs and a median of $55,810 per year, or $18,380 above Retail Salespersons.
• 5. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 2.31 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1.26 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a median of $40,680 per year, or $3,250 above Retail Salespersons.
• 6. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 2.02 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 0.97 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a median of $42,510 per year, or $5,080 above Retail Salespersons.
• 7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.95 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 0.90 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 3,470 jobs and a median of $47,990 per year, or $10,560 above Retail Salespersons.
• 8. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 1.82 in Modesto, CA, a gap of 0.77 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,870 jobs and a median of $49,990 per year, or $12,560 above Retail Salespersons.

What $37,430 may mean after the Modesto, CA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Modesto, CA is 104.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 4.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $37,430 Retail Salespersons median by 104.1 divided by 100. The result is $35,953 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 108.5. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 152.3. Other services are 100.3. 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 Modesto, CA row

The employment RSE for this Retail Salespersons row is 1.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. 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 5,140 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $41,470 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 Modesto, CA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Retail Salespersons. It uses a Modesto, CA 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 $37,430 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 Modesto, CA 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 5,140 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.05 is not a growth score. Rank 31 of 393 is not a place score. The 104.1 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 33700. 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.