Retail Salespersons pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$45,020avg. a year
$21.65 an hour · 46,620 employed
Retail Salespersons in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $45,020 a year. That is $1,490 (3%) more than the Washington average of $43,530. The U.S. average is $37,310.
$42,080Median pay
$21.65Average hourly
+3%vs. Washington average
46,620Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for retail salespersons in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
11,730 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$44,690
$21.49 an hour
22,770 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$42,700
$20.53 an hour
31,120 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$42,480
$20.43 an hour
43,580 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$42,000
$20.19 an hour
528,230 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$41,780
$20.09 an hour
62,830 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$41,610
$20.00 an hour
73,180 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$41,530
$19.96 an hour
81,620 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$41,190
$19.80 an hour
92,680 jobs
Yakima, WA
$40,800
$19.62 an hour
10640 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$40,690
$19.56 an hour
117,400 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$40,360
$19.41 an hour
12680 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$39,620
$19.05 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do retail salespersons make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $45,020 a year, and the median is $42,080. About 46,620 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $1,490 (3%) more than the Washington average of $43,530.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 22.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.89 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2031. Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.