How much do retail salespersons make in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area?

What the Retail Salespersons median says in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Retail Salespersons median in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area at $28,710 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 0100003.

BLS lists 1,340 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 $32,120 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area's Retail Salespersons median is 18.9% 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 0100003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 41-2031 and area 0100003. SOC 41-2031 names Retail Salespersons. Area 0100003 names Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 41-2031/0100003 row has 1,340 wage and salary jobs. There are 20.69 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.83. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 41-2031/0100003, the annual median is $28,710 per year, while the matching mean is $32,120 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 41-2031/0100003 10th percentile: $21,340 per year.
• 41-2031/0100003 25th percentile: $24,240 per year.
• 41-2031/0100003 median: $28,710 per year.
• 41-2031/0100003 75th percentile: $35,510 per year.
• 41-2031/0100003 90th percentile: $45,910 per year.
• 41-2031/0100003 employment RSE: 5%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.5%.
• 41-2031/0100003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 0100003 facts behind this Retail Salespersons page

Area 0100003 reports 64,550 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $51,210. Its annual median is $42,800. 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area runs from $23,650 at the 10th percentile to $86,420 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,790. The median is $42,800. The 75th percentile is $62,090. 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 0100003. They do not show related skills or a path into Retail Salespersons.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 0100003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,760. Yearly median: $25,710. Jobs per 1,000: 27.23. Location quotient: 1.37.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 0100003. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 1,680. Yearly median: $49,650. Jobs per 1,000: 25.96. Location quotient: 1.96.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 0100003. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 1,660. Yearly median: $38,120. Jobs per 1,000: 25.67. Location quotient: 2.34.
• 4. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Area: 0100003. SOC: 51-9196. Jobs: 1,350. Yearly median: $61,460. Jobs per 1,000: 20.97. Location quotient: 33.93.
• 5. Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Area: 0100003. SOC: 49-9041. Jobs: 1,320. Yearly median: $82,190. Jobs per 1,000: 20.45. Location quotient: 7.23.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 0100003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 1,310. Yearly median: $30,280. Jobs per 1,000: 20.29. Location quotient: 1.11.

Read the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Retail Salespersons

The 10th percentile is $21,340 per year. The 25th percentile is $24,240 per year. The median is $28,710 per year. The 75th percentile is $35,510 per year. The 90th percentile is $45,910 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 $24,240 per year to $35,510 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $24,570. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $28,710 per year. Alabama has $30,040 per year. The U.S. row has $35,410 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 4.4% below Alabama on the same published median. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 18.9% 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits for Retail Salespersons

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area ranks 120 of 137 among nonmetro 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 120 of 137 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.

• 117. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,820 per year. BLS estimates 4,010 jobs. The location quotient is 0.93.
• 118. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area). The Retail Salespersons median is $28,790 per year. BLS estimates 1,300 jobs. The location quotient is 1.62.
• 119. Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,740 per year. BLS estimates 4,040 jobs. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 121. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,650 per year. BLS estimates 6,320 jobs. The location quotient is 1.31.
• 122. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,590 per year. BLS estimates 3,980 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 123. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,540 per year. BLS estimates 1,430 jobs. The location quotient is 0.84.

Where Retail Salespersons medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 41-2031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $40,870 per year. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits at $28,710 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. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $40,870 per year, or $12,160 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,600 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.39.
• 2. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,900 per year, or $10,190 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,980 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 3. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,520 per year, or $9,810 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,580 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 4. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,350 per year, or $9,640 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,580 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,320 per year, or $9,610 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,840 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.46.
• 6. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,290 per year, or $9,580 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,990 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.73.
• 7. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $38,000 per year, or $9,290 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,370 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Retail Salespersons median of $37,630 per year, or $8,920 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,300 jobs there, compared with 1,340 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.25.

Where BLS counts the most Retail Salespersons jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Retail Salespersons in this same-source set, at 8,090 jobs. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has 1,340. 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. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 8,090 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 6,750 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,390 per year, or $680 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 2. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 8,030 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 6,690 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $30,490 per year, or $1,780 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 3. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 7,500 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 6,160 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $30,470 per year, or $1,760 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 4. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 7,050 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 5,710 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,900 per year, or $1,190 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 5. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area has 7,020 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 5,680 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $27,860 per year, or $850 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.31.
• 6. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 6,320 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 4,980 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,650 per year, or $60 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.31.
• 7. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 6,190 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 4,850 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $30,040 per year, or $1,330 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 5,630 estimated Retail Salespersons jobs, a gap of 4,290 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $30,100 per year, or $1,390 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.94.

Where Retail Salespersons takes the largest share of local jobs

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.82. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has 0.83. 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. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.82, a gap of 0.99 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,340 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $21,840 per year, or $6,870 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.81 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,840 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $35,760 per year, or $7,050 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.62, a gap of 0.79 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,300 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $28,790 per year, or $80 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.59, a gap of 0.76 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,890 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $34,960 per year, or $6,250 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.56, a gap of 0.73 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,500 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $30,810 per year, or $2,100 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.63 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,840 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $38,320 per year, or $9,610 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.62 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,050 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $35,980 per year, or $7,270 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. South Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.43, a gap of 0.60 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,140 Retail Salespersons jobs and a median of $34,550 per year, or $5,840 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

How common Retail Salespersons is in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 1,340 Retail Salespersons jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 20.69 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 0.83. A value of 1 means Retail Salespersons has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is $42,800 per year. The Retail Salespersons median is $28,710 per year. Retail Salespersons is 32.9% 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. 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. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $28,280 per year. BLS lists 830 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 2. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $29,680 per year. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a location quotient of 1.83.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $27,220 per year. BLS lists 850 jobs and a location quotient of 0.47.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $30,280 per year. BLS lists 1,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
• 5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $31,220 per year. BLS lists 1,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.78.
• 6. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $25,710 per year. BLS lists 1,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
• 7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $31,980 per year. BLS lists 930 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 8. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $24,050 per year. BLS lists 820 jobs and a location quotient of 3.07.

The largest detailed roles in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area table, at 1,760 jobs. Retail Salespersons has 1,340 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 64,550. 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. Cashiers has 1,760 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 420 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $25,710 per year, or $3,000 below Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,680 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 340 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $49,650 per year, or $20,940 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.96.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 1,660 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 320 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $38,120 per year, or $9,410 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 2.34.
• 4. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has 1,350 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 10 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $61,460 per year, or $32,750 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 33.93.
• 5. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has 1,320 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 20 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $82,190 per year, or $53,480 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 7.23.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,310 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 30 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $30,280 per year, or $1,570 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has 1,270 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 70 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $82,970 per year, or $54,260 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 4.56.
• 8. Nursing Assistants has 1,100 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 240 from Retail Salespersons. Its median is $29,680 per year, or $970 above Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.83.

Published role medians around Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area role table, at $98,410 per year. Retail Salespersons has $28,710 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $42,800 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,410 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $69,700 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 810 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.56.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $82,970 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $54,260 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,270 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 4.56.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a median of $82,690 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $53,980 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 570 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 2.22.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $82,190 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $53,480 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,320 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 7.23.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $67,280 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $38,570 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,060 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.75.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $65,100 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $36,390 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 520 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 7. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a median of $61,460 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $32,750 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,350 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 33.93.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,090 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $31,380 above Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 730 jobs, compared with 1,340 for Retail Salespersons. Its location quotient is 1.65.

Roles with the largest local share in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Logging Equipment Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area role table, at 71.15. Retail Salespersons has 0.83. 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. Logging Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 71.15 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 70.32 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $48,260 per year, or $19,550 above Retail Salespersons.
• 2. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a location quotient of 33.93 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 33.10 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $61,460 per year, or $32,750 above Retail Salespersons.
• 3. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 7.23 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.40 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a median of $82,190 per year, or $53,480 above Retail Salespersons.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 4.56 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.73 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a median of $82,970 per year, or $54,260 above Retail Salespersons.
• 5. Bus Drivers, School has a location quotient of 3.68 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.85 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $17,070 per year, or $11,640 below Retail Salespersons.
• 6. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.07 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.24 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 820 jobs and a median of $24,050 per year, or $4,660 below Retail Salespersons.
• 7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.34 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.51 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a median of $38,120 per year, or $9,410 above Retail Salespersons.
• 8. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.25 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.42 from Retail Salespersons. BLS lists 630 jobs and a median of $45,910 per year, or $17,200 above Retail Salespersons.

What $28,710 may mean after the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $28,710 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Retail Salespersons with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Retail Salespersons row is 5%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. 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 1,340 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $32,120 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Retail Salespersons. It uses a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 $28,710 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 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 1,340 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.83 is not a growth score. Rank 120 of 137 is not a place score. A missing 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 0100003. 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.