SOC 41-1011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers make in Elkhart-Goshen, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $46,650. The 10th percentile is $33,920 and the 90th percentile is $71,910. Employment is 640.

Median annual wage

$46,650

10th percentile
$33,920
25th percentile
$37,720
Median
$46,650
75th percentile
$59,470
90th percentile
$71,910
Mean
$50,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $33,920 and the 90th percentile is $71,910. The difference is $37,990, which is 81.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,720 to the 75th at $59,470, covers $21,750.

The mean annual wage is $50,140, which sits above the median of $46,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elkhart-Goshen, IN median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $48,520 for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,647, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the Indiana median of $47,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 90.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers at $51,647 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

44 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers. Elkhart-Goshen, IN ranks 21st of 45 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 18 miles away, with a median of $47,090 and employment of 960. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,712, against $51,647 here.
  • Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 46 miles away, with a median of $45,240 and employment of 390. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,344, against $51,647 here.
  • Niles, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $44,440 and employment of 500. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,111, against $51,647 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers accounts for 0.50% of wage-and-salary employment in Elkhart-Goshen, IN (640 of 127,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.72% of employment (1,121,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers make in Elkhart-Goshen, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $46,650. The 10th percentile is $33,920 and the 90th percentile is $71,910. Employment is 640.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers?

The local median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $48,520.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay in Elkhart-Goshen, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 90.325, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,650 is $51,647. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Elkhart-Goshen, IN compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers?

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 18 miles away, at $47,090. Elkhart-Goshen, IN ranks 21st of 45 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.