Cashier Salary


How Much Does a Cashier Make?

On average, a Cashier make $30,710 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $22,580, while the top-paid 10 percent made $37,190.

Annually National Average Salary: $30,710

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* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS.



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Salary by State

  • Annually
  • Monthly
  • Hourly

Annual Salary by State

State 10% Annual 25% Annual Avg. Annual 75% Annual 90% Annual
Alabama$18,130$21,200$25,140$28,580$31,630
Alaska$29,210$30,810$35,430$36,680$44,420
Arizona$28,810$29,540$32,590$34,560$36,320
Arkansas$23,410$24,470$27,060$28,310$30,620
California$32,380$33,950$37,490$37,680$45,370
Colorado$29,420$30,800$35,400$37,050$43,980
Connecticut$29,700$30,270$33,020$34,320$36,580
Delaware$24,440$27,350$30,490$33,410$36,410
District of Columbia$34,310$35,370$37,360$37,020$44,160
Florida$23,670$26,530$29,050$30,230$35,210
Georgia$21,000$22,570$26,800$29,190$33,230
Hawaii$26,740$29,120$34,050$36,340$43,190
Idaho$21,810$26,420$29,960$33,350$36,680
Illinois$27,350$28,660$32,090$34,050$36,870
Indiana$21,630$24,490$28,010$30,360$34,590
Iowa$21,950$25,600$28,560$30,700$34,990
Kansas$20,990$23,100$26,800$29,190$33,410
Kentucky$18,780$21,840$26,090$29,130$33,820
Louisiana$18,190$20,820$24,660$28,060$31,070
Maine$29,020$29,920$32,530$34,670$36,500
Maryland$27,640$28,490$32,060$34,450$36,910
Massachusetts$31,200$32,820$34,950$35,480$38,370
Michigan$23,320$26,910$29,590$31,520$35,770
Minnesota$26,660$28,860$31,930$34,820$36,680
Mississippi$17,850$20,190$23,430$26,950$29,420
Missouri$25,740$27,080$29,380$30,140$34,240
Montana$22,300$24,920$30,060$34,400$37,380
Nebraska$22,670$26,160$28,760$30,440$35,100
Nevada$23,100$24,820$29,180$31,500$36,960
New Hampshire$24,260$27,850$30,730$34,010$36,160
New Jersey$29,390$29,630$33,320$35,140$37,880
New Mexico$25,460$26,670$29,260$30,040$34,740
New York$30,050$31,290$36,160$36,420$43,600
North Carolina$21,230$22,810$27,200$29,870$34,640
North Dakota$22,610$28,190$30,660$34,300$36,630
Ohio$22,360$23,700$27,880$29,730$34,400
Oklahoma$19,130$22,160$26,360$29,010$33,980
Oregon$29,730$30,750$34,370$36,080$40,310
Pennsylvania$21,230$23,600$28,160$31,420$35,090
Rhode Island$28,020$28,790$31,880$34,480$36,620
South Carolina$19,730$22,270$26,210$29,120$33,810
South Dakota$23,850$26,720$28,710$29,990$33,440
Tennessee$20,820$22,500$27,030$29,990$34,060
Texas$20,910$23,220$27,970$30,220$35,320
Utah$22,740$27,380$30,470$34,320$37,280
Vermont$28,700$29,740$32,290$35,160$36,820
Virginia$24,960$26,520$29,920$31,350$35,750
Washington$32,750$34,340$38,320$39,280$47,210
West Virginia$20,350$21,630$24,810$27,910$30,070
Wisconsin$22,390$26,320$29,390$33,820$35,810
Wyoming$21,340$24,400$29,010$33,390$36,840
Guam$19,780$20,230$22,980$25,460$28,740
Puerto Rico$17,800$18,360$22,030$24,730$30,290
Virgin Islands$22,640$23,250$26,470$27,250$31,200

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Washington, where the average salary is $38,320.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Washington - $38,320
California - $37,490
District of Columbia - $37,360
New York - $36,160
Alaska - $35,430

Cashiers: Salary Overview

Cashiers receive payments from customers who purchase goods and services.

Their job responsibilities also include scanning and registering customer’s purchases, wrapping the products, processing returns and exchanging merchandise, answering customer’s questions, and counting the money in the register at the beginning and at the end of each shift.

Cashiers who work in establishments that sell alcoholic beverages or tobacco are also responsible for verifying the age of their customers.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median hourly wage for cashiers in the United States was $11.37 in May 2019.

Salaries in this field vary based on experience, employer, region, and many other factors.

The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.73 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $15.04.

Many entry-level inexperienced cashiers earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 but some states regulate minimum wages higher than the federal minimum.

Cashier Salary by Industry

Cashier salaries vary widely depending on the field of employment.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 3.6 million cashiers employed in the U.S. in 2018, 27% of them being employed by food and beverage stores.

General merchandise stores employed about 21% of cashiers while 17% of them worked for gasoline stations and 9% in restaurants and other eating places.

Pharmacies and drug stores employ about 5% of all cashiers.

Cashier salaries also vary depending on the industry of employment.

Their biggest employer, food, and beverage stores offered a mean annual salary of $24,990 to cashiers while the second biggest employer, general merchandise stores, paid its cashiers with $24,340 a year, on average.

The mean annual salary for cashiers who work in gasoline stations was $22,830 as of May 2018 while the mean annual salary for those who work in restaurants and other eating places were paid, on average, with $22,680 a year.

The industry of health and personal care stores employed about 193,610 cashiers in 2018 and offered an average annual salary of $25,340.

Cashiers who worked in beer, wine, and liquor stores earned, on average, an annual mean wage of $24,660 while those who worked in a general merchandise store earned an average annual salary of $24,340.

The top-paying industry for cashiers is, according to BLS, the federal executive branch, an industry that employed around 920 cashiers and offered an average annual salary of $38,960.

7,430 of cashiers worked for state governments and earned a mean annual salary of $37,880.

The field of electric power generation, transmission, and distribution employed around 790 cashiers and offered an annual wage of $36,300 a year.

The industries that offer the most attractive compensation package typically offer fewer jobs for cashiers and competition for these positions may be stronger.

Having a few years of experience behind the counter in a regular store may give you an advantage if you want to find a better paying job in a different field.

Cashier Salary by Compensation Structure

Many cashiers, especially entry-level employees, are paid by the hour but some of them may also receive a fixed salary.

Some employers offer compensation packages that include bonuses and profit sharing.

A cashier with this type of compensation package may earn anywhere between less than $10 and more than $1,200 a year in bonuses and up to $1,500 a year in profit sharing, according to payscale.com

Full-time workers may receive health and life insurance and paid vacation days but those who work part-time typically have fewer benefits.

Many companies also provide discounts to their employees on the services they provide or the products they sell.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of cashiers is projected to decline 4 percent from 2018 to 2028 mainly because more stores start to use self-service checkout stands and online sales.

Competition may be strong, especially in fields that offer a higher salary, but job opportunities for cashiers are expected to be good because of the need to replace workers who retire or leave the occupation each year.

* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Cashiers. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.


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