Safeway Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

How Much Does Safeway Pay?

On a national level, workers at Safeway earn an average salary of $31,929 per year, or $15.0 an hour. There is a significant gap between the bottom 10 percent of earners and the top 10 percent of earners. The lowest-paid workers at Safeway make less than $14,000 a year, while the highest-paid workers can earn over $68,000. Show More

Top Salaries by Job Title

$132,695

Staff Pharmacist

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Top Salaries by Location

$31,010

Seattle, WA

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Top Salaries by Department

$72,297

Healthcare

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Average Employee Salary

$31,929

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Safeway Salaries By Department

Workers at Safeway earn different salaries depending on the department or organizational function that they work in. Employees who work in the healthcare organizational function tend to get paid the most at at Safeway, earning an average yearly salary of $72,297. Employees in the hospitality/service department receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $50,845 per year. The organizational function at Safeway where employees earn the lowest salaries is retail with yearly earnings averaging $26,785. Warehouse is the second-lowest paying organizational function at Safeway, where the workers earn $29,270 per year.

Department

Average Salary

Healthcare

$72k$72,297

Hospitality/Service

$51k$50,845

Sales

$39k$38,545

Supply Chain

$33k$33,122

Customer Service

$33k$32,706

Administrative

$30k$30,050

Warehouse

$29k$29,270

Retail

$27k$26,785

$19k

$101k

Safeway Salaries By Job Title

While Safeway employees earn an average yearly salary of $31,929, different roles can command different wages. Some of the positions that earn high wages at Safeway include staff pharmacist, customer service associate, deli clerk, and sales associate. A typical staff pharmacist salary at Safeway is $132,695. To get a better sense of the salaries at Safeway, other roles such as meat cutter and fuel attendant can be considered as well. For comparison, the title meat cutter at Safeway earns $21,883 per year.

Job Title

Average Salary

Staff Pharmacist Jobs

$133k$132,695

Customer Service Associate Jobs

$87k$86,535

Deli Clerk Jobs

$77k$76,648

Sales Associate Jobs

$73k$72,540

Assistant Manager Jobs

$64k$64,065

Supervisor Jobs

$59k$59,245

Personal Shopper Jobs

$39k$39,323

Bookkeeper Jobs

$37k$37,095

Pharmacist Technician Jobs

$36k$36,468

Order Selector Jobs

$35k$34,908

$22k

$156k

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Safeway Retail Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

Assistant Store Director

$46k$46,136

Bagger

$37k$36,745

Deli Manager

$36k$35,627

Cake Decorator

$30k$29,943

Assistant Store Manager

$30k$29,733

Checker In

$30k$29,687

Baker

$28k$27,790

All Purpose Clerk

$28k$27,551

Courtesy Clerk

$25k$24,750

Cashier

$24k$23,894

$20k

$50k

Safeway Hospitality/Service Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

$77k$76,648

$77k$76,648

$30k$29,770

$30k$29,739

Deli Associate

$27k$26,698

Meat Wrapper

$27k$26,542

Barista

$24k$23,815

Meat Cutter

$22k$21,883

$20k

$96k

Safeway Warehouse Salaries

Job Title

Average Salary

Inventory Control Manager

$50k$50,311

Warehouse Supervisor

$40k$39,789

Order Selector

$35k$34,908

Distribution Coordinator

$32k$32,240

Inventory Control Clerk

$32k$32,101

Warehouse Worker

$31k$31,393

Stower

$30k$30,497

Warehouseman

$30k$29,681

Shipping And Receiving Coordinator

$29k$29,465

Forklift Operator

$29k$29,318

$23k

$53k

Safeway Salaries By Location

When choosing a place to work, it's important to factor in the cost of living when negotiating a salary. Looking at our data, we can see that employees at Safeway earn more in some areas than others.

City

Average Salary

Seattle, WA Jobs

$31k$31,010

Pleasanton, CA Jobs

$31k$30,926

Forest Grove, OR Jobs

$30k$29,566

Wells, ME Jobs

$29k$29,410

Lamar, CO Jobs

$29k$29,348

Urban Honolulu, HI Jobs

$29k$28,665

$29k$28,621

$28k$27,874

$28k$27,866

$27k$27,344

$15k

$45k

Recently Added Safeway Salaries

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Butcher Block Supervisor Henderson, NV Butcher Block Supervisor	Henderson, NV Henderson, NV	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$34,62301/28/2021 $34,623
Floral Manager Tucson, AZ Floral Manager	Tucson, AZ Tucson, AZ	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$33,18301/28/2021 $33,183
Butcher Block Supervisor Phoenix, AZ Butcher Block Supervisor	Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$37,46201/28/2021 $37,462
Assistant Deli Manager Scottsdale, AZ Assistant Deli Manager	Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, AZ	01/24/2021 01/24/2021	$32,14001/24/2021 $32,140
Bakery Manager Sun City, AZ Bakery Manager	Sun City, AZ Sun City, AZ	01/24/2021 01/24/2021	$41,21801/24/2021 $41,218

Safeway Competitor Salaries

Some of the competitors of Safeway are Whole Foods Market, Albertsons, and The Fresh Market. Employees at Whole Foods Market earn more than most of the competition, with an average yearly salary of $38,284. The employees at Albertsons earn an average yearly salary of $33,829 per year, and the salaries at The Fresh Market average $32,485 per year.

Company

Average Salary

$38k$38,284

$34k$33,829

$32k$32,485

$32k$31,855

$30k$30,459