- Retail wages are on the rise as employers struggle to find and retain workers.
- Entry-level employees are now finding jobs on the sales floor that pay more than $17 per hour.
- Business Insider asked Glassdoor to round up 15 of the highest-paying retail jobs in the United States.
Retail wages are on the rise.
Although the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour (since 2009), fewer employers can live without paying at least twice that amount.
The worker would need to earn $17.14 per hour on a 35-hour weekly schedule for 52 weeks in order to meet the job demands. The poverty line in the United States is $31,200 For a family of four. However, it may be difficult to find full-time schedules from a single retailer.
To find out which companies pay the most, Business Insider asked them Glassdoor job experts To share their data from last year for entry-level sales floor jobs.
Glassdoor averages are calculated using hourly wage information provided by platform users between January 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, for sales associates and related roles, such as cashiers and retail representatives.
Companies had to have at least 1,000 employees to be included in the analysis, and all entries on this list had at least 30 salaries provided by workers.
Keep reading to take a look at 15 of the highest-paying retail jobs in the United States:
