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

Models

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

SOC code 41-9012 · Sales and Related Occupations

National employment
3,780
Mean annual wage
$72,800
Mean hourly wage
$35.00
Median annual wage
$48,470
Median hourly wage
$23.30

Wage percentiles

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$34,190$16.44
25th percentile$35,710$17.17
50th percentile (median)$48,470$23.30
75th percentile$99,320$47.75
90th percentile$131,470$63.21

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Wages by state (May 2024)

State-level employment and wage estimates for Models (SOC 41-9012), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 13 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.

StateEmploymentMean annualMedian annual10th pctl annual25th pctl annual75th pctl annual90th pctl annual
Alaska—$47,420$49,880$39,680$49,350$49,880$50,380
California880$80,760$62,400$34,140$41,400$123,680$126,340
Florida—$56,920$44,510$39,110$40,920$61,000$103,110
Illinois50$44,690$46,960$35,360$37,660$48,630$49,950
Indiana—$56,660$51,570$38,250$44,250$55,540$78,260
Maryland30$44,840$45,760$42,650$42,650$45,760$45,760
New Jersey—$46,510$33,970$33,230$33,970$59,650$60,640
New York—$92,110$89,990$89,990$89,990$89,990$89,990
Ohio350$45,990$39,310$36,030$37,440$43,670$59,270
Pennsylvania120$72,220$57,530$39,430$46,330$100,950$108,950
Texas—$50,250$49,510$34,680$44,480$53,340$53,340
Utah40——————
Virginia50$56,080$44,860$35,650$42,360$47,220$101,460

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.

Similar-paying occupations in Sales and Related Occupations

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.