How much do Retail Salespersons make in Yuma, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Retail Salespersons, the published 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $45,590. The difference is $15,010, which is 44.4% 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 $30,840 to the 75th at $38,090, covers $7,250.

The mean annual wage is $36,760, which sits above the median of $33,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Yuma, AZ median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $35,410 for Retail Salespersons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,502, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the Arizona median of $35,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yuma, AZ is 92.706, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Retail Salespersons at $36,502 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Retail Salespersons. Yuma, AZ ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• El Centro, CA is 86 miles away, with a median of $35,490 and employment of 1,900. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,290, against $36,502 here.
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $35,960 and employment of 69,060. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,806, against $36,502 here.
• Tucson, AZ is 132 miles away, with a median of $34,530 and employment of 11,100. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,636, against $36,502 here.

Employment share

Retail Salespersons accounts for 2.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Yuma, AZ (1,840 of 68,880). Nationally the occupation is 2.5% of employment (3,897,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.