Best Buy Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

How Much Does Best Buy Pay?

Employees at Best Buy make, on average, $41,853 a year or $20.0 an hour. If you are in the top 10th percent of earners, you can expect to make an average salary over $82,000 a year, but if you're in the bottom 10 percent of earners, your salary could be less than $21,000 a year. Show More

Top Salaries by Job Title

$118,501

Operations Manager

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Top Salaries by Location

$46,306

Islandia, NY

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Top Salaries by Department

$69,813

Engineering

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Average Employee Salary

$41,853

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Best Buy Salaries By Department

How much you earn at Best Buy depends on your role, and the organizational function that you work in. Our data shows that employees in engineering roles earn the highest wages at Best Buy, with an average yearly salary of $69,813. Employees in the administrative department receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $60,153 per year. On the lower end of the pay scale, the warehouse and finance functions pay lower wages, with average employee salaries of $32,391, and $33,773, respectively.

Department

Average Salary

Engineering

$70k$69,813

Administrative

$60k$60,153

Marketing

$53k$52,803

Retail

$50k$50,070

Sales

$43k$42,796

$41k$40,725

Customer Service

$37k$36,755

Facilities

$35k$35,134

Finance

$34k$33,773

Warehouse

$32k$32,391

$22k

$93k

Best Buy Salaries By Job Title

The average employee at Best Buy earns a yearly salary of $41,853 per year, but different jobs can earn drastically different salaries. Some of the job titles with high salaries at Best Buy are operations manager, team leader, office lead, and operation supervisor. A typical operations manager salary at Best Buy is $118,501. Some of the other roles at Best Buy are warehouse worker and cashier. A worker with the title warehouse worker at Best Buy earns an average salary of $29,535 per year.

Job Title

Average Salary

Operations Manager Jobs

$119k$118,501

Team Leader Jobs

$94k$93,685

Office Lead Jobs

$87k$87,283

Operation Supervisor Jobs

$77k$77,085

Front End Lead Jobs

$69k$68,586

Assistant Manager Jobs

$65k$65,221

Sales Consultant Jobs

$55k$55,394

Customer Service Representative Jobs

$48k$47,722

Senior Operator Jobs

$47k$46,722

Department Supervisor Jobs

$40k$40,362

$26k

$128k

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Best Buy Sales Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

Sales Consultant

$55k$55,394

Mobility Specialist

$47k$47,109

Computing And Tablet Specialist

$39k$39,327

Sales Associate

$34k$33,521

Geek Squad Agent

$31k$31,180

Wireless Consultant

$31k$30,815

Merchandiser

$31k$30,556

Merchandising Associate

$29k$29,411

$26k

$67k

Best Buy Customer Service Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

Customer Service Representative

$48k$47,722

$44k$44,055

$35k$35,183

$35k$34,674

$33k$32,861

Customer Service Specialist

$33k$32,829

Geek Squad Agent

$31k$31,180

$30k

$53k

Best Buy Retail Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

Senior Media Buyer

$97k$97,480

Lead Sales Consultant

$94k$94,456

$94k$93,685

$75k$75,014

$69k$68,586

$65k$65,221

Assistant Store Manager

$57k$56,658

Department Supervisor

$40k$40,362

Electronic Specialist

$36k$35,958

Associate Retailer

$30k$30,249

$27k

$107k

Best Buy Salaries By Location

When choosing a place to work, it's important to factor in the cost of living when negotiating a salary. Employees at Best Buy earn different salaries depending on their region.

City

Average Salary

$46k$46,306

$46k$45,838

$45k$45,452

$44k$44,326

$40k$39,995

$36k$36,082

$35k$34,797

$22k

$72k

Recently Added Best Buy Salaries

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Warehouse Worker Recycling Processor 3Rd Shift Piscataway, NJ Warehouse Worker Recycling Processor 3Rd Shift	Piscataway, NJ Piscataway, NJ	11/18/2020 11/18/2020	$39,65311/18/2020 $39,653
Store Care Operator-Work From Home Richfield, MN Store Care Operator-Work From Home	Richfield, MN Richfield, MN	10/22/2020 10/22/2020	$31,30510/22/2020 $31,305
General Warehouse Worker-Distribution Center Islandia, NY General Warehouse Worker-Distribution Center	Islandia, NY Islandia, NY	10/16/2020 10/16/2020	$42,26210/16/2020 $42,262
General Warehouse Worker--Seasonal 3Rd Shift Piscataway, NJ General Warehouse Worker--Seasonal 3Rd Shift	Piscataway, NJ Piscataway, NJ	10/07/2020 10/07/2020	$42,78410/07/2020 $42,784
Distribution Center Merchandise Processor 3Rd Shift Piscataway, NJ Distribution Center Merchandise Processor 3Rd Shift	Piscataway, NJ Piscataway, NJ	10/03/2020 10/03/2020	$36,00110/03/2020 $36,001

Best Buy Competitor Salaries

Competitors of Best Buy include Office Depot, Staples, and Dollar General. The average salaries at Office Depot rank the highest, with their employees earning an average salary of $46,035 per year. The salaries at Staples average $44,858 per year, and the salaries at Dollar General come in at $42,619 per year.

Company

Average Salary

$46k$46,035

$45k$44,858

$43k$42,619

$40k$40,079

$40k$39,853