The average salary for a sales associate is $25,000 per year in the United States. That doesn’t sound like much money until we figure that there are approximately 21 million sales associates employed in the country and they’re all earning an average of $25,000 per year. You do the math.
The average salary for a sales associate is $36,000 per year.
Average salary for sales associate
If you are applying for positions like this, it is fairly easy to estimate the average salary as sales associates earn an average salary of $14.64 per hour. However, if you are planning on earning more than that, consider: To advance into a management position, you next need to demonstrate your ability to solve problems and recommend solutions.
The above graph from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates the average salary for sales associates working in electronics and appliance stores. Sales associates typically earn between $9 and $22 per hour, with the median being roughly $11.50 per hour. Multiply that by a 40-hour work week, and you’re looking at about $455 per week, or about $22,600 per year.
The median salary for a sales associate is $27,812 per year. The highest average salary is found in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City metropolitan area, where an average salary of $40,440 is earned by sales associates.
The majority of sales associates are paid an hourly wage, but for those who sell a substantial amount of product each month, commissions may be offered. These payments usually rely on the sales associate’s base salary, which will likely be lower than the average.
Salaries vary depending on location, the employer, and whether you are paid hourly or by salary. But on average, salaries start around $22,000.
