Retail Salespersons pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$43,010avg. a year
$20.68 an hour · 130,650 employed
Retail Salespersons in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $43,010 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $42,950. The U.S. average is $37,310.
$37,700Median pay
$20.68Average hourly
+0%vs. California average
130,650Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for retail salespersons in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
118,340 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$47,420
$22.80 an hour
239,460 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$47,290
$22.73 an hour
32,150 jobs
Napa, CA
$45,630
$21.94 an hour
45,720 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$44,180
$21.24 an hour
54,110 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$42,810
$20.58 an hour
61,080 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$42,450
$20.41 an hour
722,970 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$42,430
$20.40 an hour
84,110 jobs
Salinas, CA
$42,390
$20.38 an hour
92,430 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$42,050
$20.22 an hour
1034,390 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$41,850
$20.12 an hour
114,490 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$41,690
$20.04 an hour
123,390 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$41,590
$20.00 an hour
138,270 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,530
$19.97 an hour
145,680 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$41,530
$19.97 an hour
155,140 jobs
Modesto, CA
$41,470
$19.94 an hour
162,010 jobs
Chico, CA
$41,260
$19.84 an hour
1741,270 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$41,230
$19.82 an hour
181,480 jobs
Merced, CA
$40,580
$19.51 an hour
196,050 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$40,330
$19.39 an hour
209,290 jobs
Fresno, CA
$39,980
$19.22 an hour
21920 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$39,940
$19.20 an hour
221,880 jobs
Redding, CA
$39,940
$19.20 an hour
233,920 jobs
Visalia, CA
$39,300
$18.89 an hour
241,900 jobs
El Centro, CA
$38,510
$18.52 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do retail salespersons make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $43,010 a year, and the median is $37,700. About 130,650 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $42,950.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 20.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.83 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: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). 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.