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Retail Salespersons Salary in Minnesota

The median annual wage for retail salespersons in Minnesota is $36,370 ($17.49 per hour) +2.7% vs. the national median of $35,410. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$36,370
Mean annual wage
$38,380
Median hourly wage
$17.49
Employment in MN
74,840

74,840 employed · 25.4 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Minnesota

Wage distribution for retail salespersons in Minnesota (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$28,710$13.80
25th percentile$32,970$15.85
Median (50th)$36,370$17.49
75th percentile$38,640$18.58
90th percentile$48,080$23.12

What this salary is worth in Minnesota

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$36,879

Minnesota prices are 98.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
42.2%

Median gross rent in Minnesota: $1,280/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $909/mo

Est. affordable home price
$132,675

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 Minnesota is $329,300 (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.