Retail Salespersons · SOC 41-2031
Retail Salespersons Salary in the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Retail Salespersons in the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $30,810 per year ($14.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,700 at the 10th percentile to $43,350 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,500 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Retail Salespersons in the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earn more than $30,810 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $27,290 and $35,520.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,700 | $27,290 | $30,810 | $35,520 | $43,350 |
| Hourly | $10.91 | $13.12 | $14.81 | $17.08 | $20.84 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$30,810 median for East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $27,290 to $35,520
- Tennesseestate$31,950 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $28,070 to $36,660
- United Statesnational$35,410 median for United States; middle half earns $29,900 to $38,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Tennessee overall and −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for retail salespersons, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areathis page$30,810 median for East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $27,290 to $35,520
- $34,420 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $29,120 to $37,880
- $32,580 median for Memphis metro area; middle half earns $28,110 to $37,080
- $32,160 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $27,700 to $36,190
- $31,750 median for Morristown metro area; middle half earns $27,070 to $35,940
- $31,460 median for Chattanooga metro area; middle half earns $27,600 to $36,510
- $31,200 median for Kingsport metro area; middle half earns $27,540 to $35,580
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for retail salespersonss · Highest-paying occupations in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.