Retail Salespersons pay in Lincoln

$34,660avg. a year
$16.66 an hour · 4,080 employed

Retail Salespersons in the Lincoln, NE metro area earn an average of $34,660 a year. That is about the same as the Nebraska average of $35,220. The U.S. average is $37,310.

$30,990Median pay
$16.66Average hourly
-2%vs. Nebraska average
4,080Jobs in this metro

Other Nebraska metro areas

Average pay for retail salespersons in other Nebraska metro areas. Swipe to see all 3.

112,080 jobs
Omaha, NE-IA
$35,610
$17.12 an hour
22,220 jobs
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
$34,010
$16.35 an hour
31,070 jobs
Grand Island, NE
$33,690
$16.20 an hour

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How Lincoln compares

Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.

Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Lincoln

JobAvg. pay in this metro
Cashiers$32,010
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,140
Parts Salespersons$44,560
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,710
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,710
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,610

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Questions and answers

How much do retail salespersons make in Lincoln?

The average is $34,660 a year, and the median is $30,990. About 4,080 people work in this job in the metro area.

Is that more than the Nebraska average?

That is about the same as the Nebraska average of $35,220.

Is this job common in Lincoln?

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: Lincoln, NE metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 30700). 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.