Although the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour (since 2009), fewer and fewer employers can get by without paying at least double that.
A worker would need to earn $17.14 an hour with a 35-hour weekly schedule for 52 weeks in order to meet the US poverty line of $31,200 for a family of four. However, full-time schedules from a single retailer can be difficult to find.
To find out which companies pay the most, Business Insider asked the jobs experts at Glassdoor to share their data from the past year for entry-level sales floor jobs.
Glassdoor’s averages are calculated using hourly wage information submitted by users of the platform between January 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, for sales associates and related roles, like cashiers and retail representatives.
Companies had to have at least 1,000 employees to be included in the analysis, and all the entries on this list had a minimum of 30 worker-submitted salaries.
Keep reading for a look at 15 of the highest-paying entry-level retail jobs in the US:
