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Retail Salespersons Salary in Colorado

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in Colorado is $37,950 ($18.25 per hour) +7.2% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$37,950
Mean annual wage
$41,540
Median hourly wage
$18.25
Employment in CO
76,660

76,660 employed · 26.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Colorado

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in Colorado (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$32,130$15.45
25th percentile$35,740$17.18
Median (50th)$37,950$18.25
75th percentile$44,460$21.38
90th percentile$49,660$23.87

What this salary is worth in Colorado

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$36,826

Colorado prices are 103.1 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
55.7%

Median gross rent in Colorado: $1,761/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $949/mo

Est. affordable home price
$138,439

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Colorado is $539,400 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.