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Average Retail Salespersons Salary in Wichita, KS

Retail Salespersons in Wichita, KS earn a median annual salary of $30,760, which is -13.1% compared to the national median. There are 7,530 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Wichita, KS (metro area).

$30,760
Wichita, KS median annual wage
$15/hour median
-13.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,410
7,530
Local employment
24.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.97
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$23,000
25th
$27,610
Median
$30,760
75th
$35,840
90th
$45,150

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wichita, KS, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$34,583
Goods: 94.0%
Services: 88.5%
Rents: 66.2%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $44,220 Compare 18,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $43,850 Compare 39,460
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $42,080 Compare 46,620
Napa, CA $40,780 Compare 2,150
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $39,630 Compare 2,510
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $39,570 Compare 5,720

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wichita, KS

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Pediatricians, General $228,820 0.62
Nurse Anesthetists $205,540 2.10
Chief Executives $198,910 0.87
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $163,230 0.60
Computer And Information Systems Managers $156,130 0.41
Purchasing Managers $155,970 0.97
Financial Managers $155,060 0.63
Architectural And Engineering Managers $154,310 0.81

Wichita, KS has salary data for 485 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Retail Salespersons in Wichita, KS

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Retail Salespersons are projected to change by -0.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 555,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.