Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates

Counter and Rental Clerks

Illustration of a retail sales counter with a cash register and shelved merchandise

SOC code 41-2021 · Sales and Related Occupations

National employment
400,810
Mean annual wage
$45,700
Mean hourly wage
$21.97
Median annual wage
$41,300
Median hourly wage
$19.86

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$29,800$14.33
25th percentile$35,630$17.13
50th percentile (median)$41,300$19.86
75th percentile$50,190$24.13
90th percentile$65,370$31.43

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks (SOC 41-2021), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Alabama7,460$34,010$30,750$22,880$26,910$38,320$46,660
Alaska740$43,890$41,600$31,920$37,370$46,820$60,630
Arizona8,100$50,980$40,360$33,020$35,790$55,170$75,700
Arkansas3,690$38,180$34,200$26,020$28,400$43,070$56,380
California69,870$47,550$41,350$34,570$36,440$48,970$65,000
Colorado14,660$49,440$44,850$34,410$37,800$55,930$72,000
Connecticut3,470$46,210$37,290$32,650$34,860$51,050$68,570
Delaware990$40,730$37,770$29,270$33,020$45,760$57,370
District of Columbia670$47,910$49,130$35,870$39,360$51,360$57,100
Florida29,150$42,980$37,460$28,170$30,940$45,870$63,190
Georgia10,180$38,690$35,990$24,260$30,460$45,440$53,330
Hawaii1,540$50,570$44,250$35,060$36,730$54,580$78,450
Idaho1,660$40,820$37,440$30,780$34,220$46,440$54,080
Illinois11,420$42,900$36,830$30,780$34,760$47,820$59,480
Indiana9,750$37,130$36,050$23,020$28,840$43,630$53,340
Iowa1,600$38,570$36,050$24,130$29,850$45,600$58,980
Kansas2,460$45,710$38,060$26,340$30,060$54,430$75,310
Kentucky2,320$40,780$37,620$26,270$30,210$44,720$59,300
Louisiana3,900$33,960$31,050$21,670$25,740$40,520$47,630
Maine1,040$43,580$41,600$33,740$36,490$46,820$57,680
Maryland3,920$42,390$37,500$31,200$33,550$47,390$58,410
Massachusetts5,830$46,020$42,720$34,290$36,380$53,370$62,340
Michigan11,610$42,490$38,310$29,540$33,590$47,690$59,430
Minnesota4,230$43,910$42,220$30,150$35,550$47,950$61,830
Mississippi2,870$35,830$31,420$21,220$25,580$43,520$54,800
Missouri5,530$37,930$35,770$28,050$30,160$40,050$53,100
Montana1,390$43,990$42,220$28,520$34,140$49,500$63,280
Nebraska3,750$36,860$35,550$24,960$28,500$40,300$49,120
Nevada2,270$39,160$38,720$29,210$31,600$43,150$49,560
New Hampshire1,680$50,040$45,540$31,460$35,490$60,250$74,540
New Jersey10,430$47,210$45,260$31,920$36,270$54,290$63,020
New Mexico2,460$40,160$35,440$27,680$29,030$39,430$56,560
New York18,900$49,870$44,630$34,570$37,930$55,570$72,190
North Carolina16,150$41,500$37,630$23,350$29,540$47,570$61,670
North Dakota1,430$43,170$37,440$22,620$31,870$51,900$59,700
Ohio9,430$42,170$36,700$24,040$28,560$48,730$70,650
Oklahoma4,300$36,490$32,880$22,610$27,870$41,040$58,650
Oregon4,570$50,040$42,730$33,610$37,190$56,250$77,960
Pennsylvania10,050$42,860$40,710$26,970$33,900$48,460$58,460
Rhode Island960$43,880$39,040$32,530$34,570$49,920$64,180
South Carolina5,160$37,500$36,280$25,810$29,950$42,530$52,000
South Dakota690$37,940$36,800$27,640$30,920$43,130$47,620
Tennessee5,910$37,730$34,630$22,940$29,120$44,060$56,140
Texas37,680$38,430$35,210$25,680$29,520$41,330$55,390
Utah3,370$41,320$37,300$27,440$33,530$47,060$60,260
Vermont710$49,350$46,940$34,890$37,440$58,240$73,560
Virginia14,080$46,580$42,250$29,540$34,480$54,760$64,860
Washington16,010$49,640$47,420$36,430$39,820$59,000$64,090
West Virginia1,480$34,120$31,070$21,260$26,830$38,870$50,880
Wisconsin5,890$46,200$43,950$30,280$36,660$55,820$64,340
Wyoming1,160$40,710$38,110$27,760$33,750$46,640$60,700

Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.