How much do Retail Salespersons make in Fayetteville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Retail Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $22,380 and the 90th percentile is $43,700. The difference is $21,320, which is 70.0% 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 $26,680 to the 75th at $36,100, covers $9,420.

The mean annual wage is $32,570, which sits above the median of $30,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 14% lower than the national median of $35,410 for Retail Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,095, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the North Carolina median of $31,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Retail Salespersons at $33,095 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Retail Salespersons. Fayetteville, NC ranks 14th of 26 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).).

• Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $30,020 and employment of 1,370. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,984, against $33,095 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $33,100 and employment of 18,660. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,721, against $33,095 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $29,960 and employment of 1,460. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,868, against $33,095 here.

Employment share

Retail Salespersons accounts for 3.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (4,240 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 2.5% of employment (3,897,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.