Sales Associate salaries.

What Sales Associate roles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$17.75/hr

per hour · USD

Typical range

$15.98/hr – $19.50/hr

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

53.1%

12,666 of 23,860 roles

Live roles

23,860

open right now

This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.

Salary trend

median · USD per hour
Median over time ▼ -63.6%
$101,333 $36,920

Salary distribution

USD per hour · disclosed roles
$15.98/hr 25th
$17.75/hr Median
$19.50/hr 75th
$13.75/hr
$20.83/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $3.65/hr – $107.79/hr · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
TJ TJX $30,680 2,070
T-Mobile $37,440 1,540
Five Below $28,558 869
JC J.Crew $32,084 701
Signet Jewelers $38,896 654
VF Corporation $38,355 591
KG KnitWell Group $36,296 550
The Children's Place $39,312 409

Sales Associate salary by location

Location Median Roles
Seattle $46,280 67
Boston $45,760 82
New York $44,460 357
San Francisco $44,200 62
Chicago $43,014 115
Denver $42,661 56
London $42,095 30
Toronto $41,860 71
Los Angeles $41,600 84
Dublin $39,156 4

Salary by employment type

Employment type Median Roles
Full-time $18.70/hr 2,996
Part-time $17.25/hr 9,616
Contract $17.00/hr 53

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How much do Sales Associate roles pay?

The median salary for Sales Associate roles is $17.75/hr per year. Most pay falls between $15.98/hr (25th percentile) and $19.50/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $13.75/hr to $20.83/hr.

These figures are computed live from 23,860 active Sales Associate roles on JobsRadar, of which 12,666 (53.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Sales Associate roles include Hiive, Databricks, Lauth Investigations International Inc and Tubi.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Sales Associate salary?
The median is $36,920 per year, with most pay between $33,228 and $40,560 (25th–75th percentile), based on 12,666 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Sales Associate salary range?
Pay ranges from about $28,600 to $43,326 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $36,920. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

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