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

How much do Retail Salespersons make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Retail Salespersons in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $38,100. The 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $49,570. Employment is 22,970.

Median annual wage

$38,100

10th percentile
$35,560
25th percentile
$36,260
Median
$38,100
75th percentile
$44,650
90th percentile
$49,570
Mean
$42,430

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Retail Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $49,570. The difference is $14,010, which is 36.8% 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 $36,260 to the 75th at $44,650, covers $8,390.

The mean annual wage is $42,430, which sits above the median of $38,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 7.6% higher than the national median of $35,410 for Retail Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,718, which is 0.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the California median of $38,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Retail Salespersons at $35,718 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Retail Salespersons. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 7th of 18 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).).

  • Yuba City, CA is 37 miles away, with a median of $37,310 and employment of 1,080. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,795, against $35,718 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $37,660 and employment of 5,680. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,836, against $35,718 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $38,420 and employment of 4,110. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,417, against $35,718 here.

Employment share

Retail Salespersons accounts for 2.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (22,970 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 2.5% of employment (3,897,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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 Retail Salespersons make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Retail Salespersons in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is $38,100. The 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $49,570. Employment is 22,970.

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

The local median is 7.6% higher than the national median of $35,410.

What is Retail Salespersons pay in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,100 is $35,718. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA compare with nearby metros for Retail Salespersons?

Yuba City, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $37,310. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 7th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.