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Can a sales clerk make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a sales clerk. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a sales clerk is $25,383. Even sales clerks in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $35,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Sales Clerks?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile sales clerk earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| District of Columbia | $39,000 |
| New York | $38,000 |
| Massachusetts | $38,000 |
| New Hampshire | $37,000 |
| New Jersey | $36,000 |
| California | $35,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $34,000 |
| Connecticut | $33,000 |
| Delaware | $33,000 |
| Michigan | $32,000 |
| Hawaii | $31,000 |
| Indiana | $29,000 |
| Vermont | $29,000 |
| Maine | $28,000 |
| Alaska | $28,000 |
| Rhode Island | $28,000 |
| Virginia | $28,000 |
| Maryland | $28,000 |
| Illinois | $27,000 |
| Washington | $27,000 |
| Oregon | $27,000 |
| Minnesota | $26,000 |
| Colorado | $26,000 |
| Arizona | $26,000 |
| Ohio | $25,000 |
| Kansas | $25,000 |
| Wisconsin | $24,000 |
| North Dakota | $24,000 |
| Kentucky | $24,000 |
| Iowa | $24,000 |
| Florida | $24,000 |
| North Carolina | $24,000 |
| Tennessee | $23,000 |
| Montana | $23,000 |
| Georgia | $23,000 |
| New Mexico | $23,000 |
| Nevada | $23,000 |
| Idaho | $22,000 |
| South Carolina | $22,000 |
| Utah | $22,000 |
| South Dakota | $22,000 |
| Texas | $22,000 |
| West Virginia | $21,000 |
| Missouri | $21,000 |
| Wyoming | $21,000 |
| Nebraska | $21,000 |
| Arkansas | $21,000 |
| Oklahoma | $20,000 |
| Louisiana | $19,000 |
| Mississippi | $19,000 |
| Alabama | $19,000 |
