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Retail Salespersons Salary in Georgia

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in Georgia is $30,840 ($14.83 per hour) -12.9% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$30,840
Mean annual wage
$33,980
Median hourly wage
$14.83
Employment in GA
143,120

143,120 employed · 29.3 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Georgia

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in Georgia (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$22,590$10.86
25th percentile$27,610$13.27
Median (50th)$30,840$14.83
75th percentile$36,420$17.51
90th percentile$46,430$22.32

What this salary is worth in Georgia

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$32,027

Georgia prices are 96.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
54.2%

Median gross rent in Georgia: $1,393/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $771/mo

Est. affordable home price
$112,502

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 Georgia is $303,300 (ACS 2020-2024).

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

Retail Salespersons salary in other states

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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.