Cashiers pay in Rochester
$34,680avg. a year
$16.67 an hour · 8,900 employed
Cashiers in the Rochester, NY metro area earn an average of $34,680 a year. That is $2,860 (8%) less than the New York average of $37,540. The U.S. average is $33,180.
$33,850Median pay
$16.67Average hourly
-8%vs. New York average
8,900Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for cashiers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1173,830 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$38,180
$18.36 an hour
2810 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$36,140
$17.38 an hour
35,350 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$35,660
$17.15 an hour
48,570 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$35,510
$17.07 an hour
51,490 jobs
Kingston, NY
$35,320
$16.98 an hour
610,590 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$34,950
$16.81 an hour
76,140 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$34,700
$16.68 an hour
81,350 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$34,350
$16.52 an hour
92,520 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$34,080
$16.39 an hour
102,210 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$33,980
$16.34 an hour
11860 jobs
Elmira, NY
$33,900
$16.30 an hour
121,100 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$33,720
$16.21 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Rochester compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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New York metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Rochester
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | $39,340 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $49,760 |
| Parts Salespersons | $43,620 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $79,050 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $82,840 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $57,690 |
Questions and answers
How much do cashiers make in Rochester?
The average is $34,680 a year, and the median is $33,850. About 8,900 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $2,860 (8%) less than the New York average of $37,540.
Is this job common in Rochester?
It makes up 18.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.91 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2011. Metro area: Rochester, NY metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 40380). 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.