Side-by-side distribution
Sales Associate
$40,560
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.1%
- Live roles
- 3,938
Store Manager
$60,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.3%
- Live roles
- 1,271
Highest-paying jobs
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Investment Banking, Vice President/Associate, Consumer & Retail
Associate Director of Advisor Sales
Associate Director, Sales, Datapoints Small Molecule Business
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Senior Associate - Venture Ecosystem Sales
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Manager, In-Store S&O
Senior Manager, New Verticals - In Store Intelligence Strategy & Operations
Product Manager, In-Store
Senior Product Manager, In-Store Tasks
Manager, Data & Analytics, In-Store
Senior Project Manager, Architecture & Store Design
Store Manager
Associate Manager, Strategy & Operations (In-Store)
Store Manager
Senior Product Manager, In-Store Tasks
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
ALO
|
$37,440 | 174 |
Gopuff
|
$35,152 | 139 |
Blufox Mobile
|
$50,000 | 108 |
Curaleaf
|
$31,200 | 92 |
Fetch
|
$77,500 | 52 |
| SU Sunnyside* | $33,280 | 43 |
Reformation
|
$42,640 | 41 |
| TE Tecovas | $34,840 | 40 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Insomniacookies
|
$44,200 | 42 |
|
Curaleaf
|
$62,875 | 28 |
Suitsupply
|
$65,520 | 27 |
|
Reformation
|
$97,500 | 21 |
Heyrowan
|
$70,000 | 18 |
|
ALO
|
$97,500 | 16 |
| TE Tecovas | $54,600 | 16 |
| GO gorjana | $80,000 | 13 |
Sales Associate salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $190,145 | 10 |
| Seattle | $107,500 | 23 |
| Atlanta | $95,642 | 11 |
| Chicago | $65,625 | 26 |
| Austin | $62,500 | 11 |
| Denver | $47,840 | 17 |
| San Francisco | $46,800 | 25 |
| Los Angeles | $43,160 | 41 |
| New York | $42,640 | 113 |
| Boston | $41,600 | 23 |
Store Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 13 |
| London | $79,326 | 3 |
| New York | $78,480 | 34 |
| San Francisco | $73,500 | 17 |
| Chicago | $70,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $67,760 | 10 |
| Austin | $67,600 | 4 |
| Seattle | $63,367 | 10 |
| Denver | $58,240 | 9 |
| Atlanta | $54,080 | 3 |
Sales Associate vs Store Manager: which pays more?
The median for Sales Associate is $40,560 per year (typically $35,360–$50,000), versus $60,000 for Store Manager ($48,880–$80,000). That puts Store Manager about 48% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales Associate and Store Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.