Sales Clerk Hourly Pay

The average hourly pay for a Sales Clerk is $10.34.

10%

$8.05

MEDIAN

$10.34

90%

$14.87

Hourly Rate

$8 - $15

Bonus

$20 - $2,043

Commission

$0 - $4,000

Total Pay

$16,844 - $32,239

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What Do Sales Clerks Do?

Sales clerks generally hold an entry-level position in retail stores, although any company that sells goods to the general public may have sales clerks. These clerks assist customers, run checkout procedures and cash registers, and generally act as the "faces" that customers associate with a business. The sales clerk must know how to work a cash register and/or point-of-sale (POS) computer system, as well as accurately input any required data on the store’s POS system. The clerk must also be tra

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Popular Employer Salaries for Sales Clerk

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc

$13

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What Are Popular Skills for Sales Clerks?

Customer Service

$11

207 responses

Cash Handling

$11

81 responses

Sales

$11

67 responses

Retail

$11

45 responses

Order Inventory

$12

28 responses

Skills in Customer Service, Cash Handling, Sales, Retail and Order Inventory are correlated to pay that is above average.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Sales Clerks?

An entry-level Sales Clerk with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $9.69 based on 29 salaries. An early career Sales Clerk with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $10.09 based on 177 salaries. A mid-career Sales Clerk with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $10.94 based on 62 salaries. An experienced Sales Clerk with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $11.28 based on 78 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $11.

Pay Difference by Location

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Chicago, Illinois

▲35%

Portland, Oregon

▲21%

Los Angeles, California

▲6%

▼4%

▼7%

▼13%

▼14%

Employees with Sales Clerk in their job title in Chicago, Illinois earn an average of 35.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Portland, Oregon (21.1% more) and Los Angeles, California (6.3% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Cincinnati, Ohio (14.1% less), Atlanta, Georgia (13.0% less) and Houston, Texas (7.0% less).