SOC 41-2031 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Retail Salespersons make in Albany, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Retail Salespersons in Albany, GA is $28,660. The 10th percentile is $21,540 and the 90th percentile is $43,830. Employment is 1,870.

Median annual wage

$28,660

10th percentile
$21,540
25th percentile
$24,440
Median
$28,660
75th percentile
$34,330
90th percentile
$43,830
Mean
$31,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Retail Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $21,540 and the 90th percentile is $43,830. The difference is $22,290, which is 77.8% 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 $24,440 to the 75th at $34,330, covers $9,890.

The mean annual wage is $31,060, which sits above the median of $28,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany, GA median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $35,410 for Retail Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,691, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Georgia median of $30,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, GA is 87.669, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Retail Salespersons at $32,691 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Retail Salespersons. Albany, GA ranks 22nd of 24 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).).

  • Warner Robins, GA is 63 miles away, with a median of $30,650 and employment of 2,460. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,680, against $32,691 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 69 miles away, with a median of $28,180 and employment of 3,580. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,558, against $32,691 here.
  • Valdosta, GA is 76 miles away, with a median of $28,600 and employment of 1,940. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,400, against $32,691 here.

Employment share

Retail Salespersons accounts for 3.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany, GA (1,870 of 58,390). Nationally the occupation is 2.5% of employment (3,897,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Albany, GA · Retail Salespersons by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Retail Salespersons make in Albany, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Retail Salespersons in Albany, GA is $28,660. The 10th percentile is $21,540 and the 90th percentile is $43,830. Employment is 1,870.

How does that compare with the national median for Retail Salespersons?

The local median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $35,410.

What is Retail Salespersons pay in Albany, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, GA is 87.669, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $28,660 is $32,691. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albany, GA compare with nearby metros for Retail Salespersons?

Warner Robins, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $30,650. Albany, GA ranks 22nd of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.