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Retail Salespersons salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Retail Salespersons in the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $29,200 a year, an average of $32,280. About 4,790 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Retail Salespersons pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$29,200
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$32,280
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$22,640
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$43,200
Top of the range
People employed
4,790
In Corpus Christi metro area
Rent share of median wage
50.5%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Corpus Christi

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,230
per month, in Corpus Christi, TX
Income needed for median rent
$49,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median retail salespersons wage
$29,200
40.7% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
50.5%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$66,325
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Corpus Christi area. Read the Corpus Christi, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Retail Salespersons pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Riverside, CA
+25.8%
Median $36,720
Mean $41,230
Employed 41,270
Stockton, CA
+29.0%
Median $37,660
Mean $41,530
Employed 5,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY
+3.1%
Median $30,100
Mean $33,390
Employed 7,810
Orlando, FL
+10.6%
Median $32,290
Mean $35,040
Employed 49,970
Henderson, NV
+15.5%
Median $33,720
Mean $35,890
Employed 33,760
Cincinnati, OH
+5.5%
Median $30,810
Mean $34,730
Employed 28,670
St. Paul, MN
+25.6%
Median $36,670
Mean $39,070
Employed 51,180
Newark, NJ
+31.1%
Median $38,280
Mean $43,950
Employed 202,080

See retail salespersons pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $29,200 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.