Salary for Barnes & Noble, Inc. Employees

Barnes & Noble Salary Data

When it comes to salary, Barnes & Noble is close to Borders Group - one of their main competitors - for some positions, including retail store manager. To see how the two companies compare, take a look at the salary chart showing the median Barnes & Noble Salary by Job Title, and then compare that to median Salaries at Borders. Another Barnes & Noble competitor, Books A Million, shows a much lower median salary for retail store managers. Comparing these figures to the median Retail Store Manager Salary for all retail settings indicates that salaries at Barnes & Noble are at the high end based on industry standards for this position.

Barnes & Noble has over 700 bookstores located across the United States and salaries at the bookstore chain vary from one city, state or region to the next. The Barnes & Noble Salary by City chart shows that New York and Los Angeles tend to offer higher salaries than many other cities, but these two cities are also known for having a high cost of living. A Cost of Living Comparison between New York and Houston, where median Barnes & Noble salaries are about $10,000 lower, gives a better idea of just how far a Barnes & Noble salary will go in different areas. It's common knowledge that Houston is a less expensive city than New York, but the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator shows that just the cost of housing there is about 80 percent lower. That's just one example of why it's important to take many factors into consideration when researching salary. Barnes & Noble employees as a whole can expect significant salary advancement as their experience grows; view the Barnes & Noble Salary by Years Experience chart to see how the company's median salary range increases over 20 years.