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Retail Salespersons Salary in Connecticut

What Retail Salespersons earn in Connecticut, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in CT
$36,208
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
11 of 44
published states
Workers in state
41,990
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
3
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Connecticut

Retail Salespersons pay by wage area in Connecticut
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,330$31,038−$2,513Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
New Haven, CT$35,950$30,054$439South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,720$29,890$2,675Capitol Planning Region, CT

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Retail Salespersons in Connecticut counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Capitol Planning Region, CT$35,720$29,890$2,675
2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT$35,720$29,890$2,675
3South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT$35,950$30,054$439
4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT$37,330$31,038−$2,513
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT$37,330$31,038−$2,513

Retail Salespersons pay in Connecticut

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Retail Salespersons in Connecticut is $36,208, based on 41,990 workers. Among the 44 states with published data, that ranks number 11. The BLS national median for the occupation is $35,410, so Connecticut averages 2.3% above it.

Inside Connecticut, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $37,330 in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area and the lowest is $35,720 in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, a difference of $1,610 across 3 wage areas.

Cost of living for Retail Salespersons in Connecticut

We compare 5 Connecticut counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Capitol Planning Region, CT leaves the largest yearly margin, $2,675. In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT the basics cost $2,513 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 3 of the 5 counties.

Retail Salespersons in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Retail Salespersons are Washington ($39,470), California ($38,565), Colorado ($37,922) and New York ($37,362).

Frequently asked questions: Retail Salespersons in Connecticut

How much do Retail Salespersons earn in Connecticut?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $36,208, from $35,720 to $37,330 depending on the labor market.

Which Connecticut county is best for Retail Salespersons?

Capitol Planning Region, CT leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($2,675). Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT follows at $2,675.