Retail Merchandise Displayers

Median Salary: $26,000

Many retail merchandise displayers across the U.S. share a few key professional characteristics. For example, stress tolerance, cooperation, and independence can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 61,280 individuals were employed as retail merchandise displayers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to utilize these attributes and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for retail merchandise displayers in the U.S. was $26,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $12.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about retail merchandise displayers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Retail merchandise displayers should be skilled in:

Trunk Strength
Manual Dexterity
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Category Flexibility
Fluency of Ideas

Different individuals go into different careers; retail merchandise displayers are typically:

Artistic
Enterprising
Realistic

Working as a retail merchandise displayer requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Design

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as retail merchandise displayers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of retail merchandise displayers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	340	$27,300	$13.10	$31,000	$14.90	44.6%
Huntsville	50	$23,400	$11.30	$28,300	$13.60	-44.1%
Montgomery	80	$19,800	$9.50	$26,500	$12.80	-1.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	90	$27,800	$13.40	$35,000	$16.80	21.1%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	213.9%
Phoenix	1,060	$28,000	$13.50	$33,600	$16.10	27.7%
Prescott	40	$24,200	$11.60	$30,800	$14.80	55%
Tucson	170	$23,700	$11.40	$29,800	$14.30	0.9%
Yuma	NA	$24,800	$11.90	$28,900	$13.90	NA

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	60	$26,800	$12.90	$31,700	$15.20	-63.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	100	$28,200	$13.60	$32,500	$15.60	-19.2%
Fresno	240	$24,500	$11.80	$27,600	$13.30	57.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	4,540	$25,800	$12.40	$32,000	$15.40	116.2%
Modesto	140	$24,100	$11.60	$31,700	$15.20	85.5%
Napa	NA	$26,800	$12.90	$31,000	$14.90	NA
Oakland	590	$30,300	$14.60	$35,500	$17.10	27.3%
Oxnard	160	$27,000	$13.00	$32,300	$15.50	16.8%
Redding	50	$24,800	$11.90	$31,000	$14.90	78.7%
Riverside	740	$25,300	$12.10	$30,700	$14.80	32.2%
Sacramento	290	$28,900	$13.90	$33,400	$16.10	-28.4%
San Diego	620	$28,700	$13.80	$39,300	$18.90	3%
San Francisco (Area)	1,150	$30,000	$14.40	$37,000	$17.80	24.1%
San Francisco (City)	560	$29,800	$14.30	$38,600	$18.50	20.9%
San Jose	170	$25,500	$12.30	$31,800	$15.30	-59.5%
San Luis Obispo	30	$25,000	$12.00	$35,800	$17.20	-33.9%
Santa Barbara	80	$27,700	$13.30	$34,700	$16.70	-5.5%
Santa Rosa	70	$17,000	$8.20	$27,200	$13.10	-20%
Stockton	100	$26,700	$12.90	$31,300	$15.10	-0.9%
Vallejo	120	$28,900	$13.90	$34,300	$16.50	102.1%
Visalia	40	$22,900	$11.00	$25,700	$12.30	-41.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	NA	$27,500	$13.20	$30,800	$14.80	NA
Colorado Springs	80	$27,000	$13.00	$30,900	$14.90	-35%
Denver	950	$25,400	$12.20	$28,900	$13.90	65.7%
Greeley	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$36,900	$17.70	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	120	$27,500	$13.20	$34,500	$16.60	-39.2%
Hartford	170	$26,900	$12.90	$30,400	$14.60	-37.3%
New Haven	80	$27,900	$13.40	$41,100	$19.70	-38.8%
Norwich	40	$32,700	$15.70	$39,000	$18.70	-39.7%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	40	$28,100	$13.50	$30,700	$14.80	35.8%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	700	$27,400	$13.20	$42,100	$20.20	-40.7%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	60	$25,400	$12.20	$32,900	$15.80	-48.2%
Cape Coral	110	$23,200	$11.20	$28,700	$13.80	11.9%
Jacksonville	110	$30,000	$14.40	$33,800	$16.20	-59.9%
Lakeland	100	$15,900	$7.70	$24,400	$11.70	12.4%
Miami (Area)	580	$29,700	$14.30	$41,200	$19.80	-41.6%
Ocala	NA	$15,800	$7.60	$16,100	$7.80	NA
Orlando	240	$27,800	$13.40	$32,200	$15.50	-47.5%
Palm Bay	50	$26,300	$12.60	$29,500	$14.20	-50.1%
Pensacola	30	$28,600	$13.80	$31,900	$15.30	-55.7%
Port St. Lucie	30	$38,400	$18.50	$45,600	$21.90	-43.1%
Tampa	340	$27,400	$13.20	$36,500	$17.50	-35.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	50	$30,900	$14.90	$41,300	$19.80	39.4%
Atlanta	1,280	$22,100	$10.60	$31,200	$15.00	19.4%
Augusta	130	$20,700	$10.00	$23,900	$11.50	32.2%
Columbus	40	$31,600	$15.20	$42,000	$20.20	-18.6%
Macon	40	$22,500	$10.80	$29,900	$14.40	-4.7%
Savannah	70	$28,500	$13.70	$40,700	$19.60	4.7%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	550	$25,200	$12.10	$31,400	$15.10	172.7%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	100	$26,900	$12.90	$31,000	$14.90	-22%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$23,100	$11.10	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	1,410	$28,200	$13.60	$36,900	$17.70	-49%
Peoria	50	$26,800	$12.90	$33,000	$15.90	-41.6%
Springfield	40	$20,500	$9.90	$25,900	$12.50	-23%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	50	$21,000	$10.10	$23,400	$11.30	-35%
Fort Wayne	80	$28,900	$13.90	$44,600	$21.50	-13.2%
Indianapolis	410	$23,400	$11.30	$30,400	$14.60	1.3%
Michigan City	60	$14,900	$7.20	$15,500	$7.50	214.3%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	80	$22,800	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	20.9%
Davenport	50	$28,000	$13.50	$34,500	$16.60	-42.2%
Des Moines	NA	$25,300	$12.10	$31,100	$14.90	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	NA	$18,600	$8.90	$19,900	$9.60	NA
Wichita	110	$26,100	$12.60	$42,600	$20.50	-17.7%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	60	$25,100	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	-45.8%
Louisville	340	$23,400	$11.20	$28,700	$13.80	23.5%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	90	$27,000	$13.00	$30,200	$14.50	-45.2%
Lafayette	70	$22,900	$11.00	$33,000	$15.90	-4.1%
Monroe	40	$28,800	$13.80	$34,300	$16.50	9.2%
New Orleans	80	$28,500	$13.70	$33,100	$15.90	-65.7%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	40	$23,400	$11.30	$26,500	$12.80	46.5%
Portland	250	$27,400	$13.20	$31,500	$15.10	167.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	300	$31,600	$15.20	$42,600	$20.50	-49.9%
Salisbury	40	$18,700	$9.00	$25,500	$12.30	55.7%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	NA	$31,700	$15.30	$39,600	$19.00	NA
Springfield	40	$33,700	$16.20	$47,300	$22.80	-67.4%
Worcester	150	$32,400	$15.60	$38,500	$18.50	30.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	50	$20,200	$9.70	$33,200	$16.00	-49%
Detroit (Area)	900	$22,300	$10.70	$29,100	$14.00	9.6%
Grand Rapids	200	$18,800	$9.00	$29,200	$14.00	18.1%
Lansing	80	$24,100	$11.60	$30,600	$14.70	-10.2%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	1,090	$31,500	$15.10	$40,600	$19.50	34.8%
St. Cloud	30	$34,500	$16.60	$51,600	$24.80	-32.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	240	$28,500	$13.70	$37,500	$18.00	-47.5%
Springfield	NA	$27,400	$13.20	$33,100	$15.90	NA
St. Joseph	60	$29,800	$14.30	$34,100	$16.40	143.1%
St. Louis	700	$26,300	$12.70	$29,800	$14.30	14.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	NA	$19,500	$9.40	$20,900	$10.00	NA

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	120	$25,000	$12.00	$30,200	$14.50	-44.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	1,030	$27,100	$13.00	$31,900	$15.40	155.7%
Reno	190	$22,500	$10.80	$26,800	$12.90	106.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	50	$25,800	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	16%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	30	$30,700	$14.70	$38,500	$18.50	-48.2%
Trenton	NA	$24,000	$11.50	$32,400	$15.60	NA

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	100	$31,000	$14.90	$37,300	$17.90	-42.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	190	$31,300	$15.10	$36,800	$17.70	-6.4%
Binghamton	50	$28,400	$13.70	$33,800	$16.20	0.4%
Buffalo	200	$24,500	$11.80	$31,700	$15.20	-22%
New York (Area)	3,770	$33,300	$16.00	$43,700	$21.00	10.4%
Poughkeepsie	130	$31,800	$15.30	$43,200	$20.80	15.1%
Rochester	390	$27,000	$13.00	$31,400	$15.10	69.5%
Syracuse	130	$24,900	$12.00	$29,800	$14.30	-7%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	170	$29,400	$14.10	$36,800	$17.70	-56.1%
Greensboro	70	$26,700	$12.80	$29,400	$14.10	-55%
Hickory	40	$17,900	$8.60	$26,200	$12.60	-45.6%
Raleigh	150	$20,900	$10.10	$31,200	$15.00	-36.9%
Wilmington	40	$27,900	$13.40	$31,800	$15.30	-44.1%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	60	$20,600	$9.90	$25,000	$12.00	116.6%
Fargo	70	$23,700	$11.40	$26,900	$12.90	19%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	70	$22,200	$10.70	$27,200	$13.10	-56.1%
Canton	90	$20,300	$9.70	$25,500	$12.30	10.9%
Cincinnati	320	$26,800	$12.90	$31,800	$15.30	-31.1%
Cleveland	180	$25,000	$12.00	$31,100	$14.90	-61.8%
Columbus	310	$32,000	$15.40	$37,300	$18.00	-26.2%
Dayton	NA	$23,800	$11.40	$25,700	$12.40	NA
Lima	40	$22,800	$11.00	$26,000	$12.50	79.1%
Toledo	60	$24,800	$11.90	$28,800	$13.90	-54.6%
Youngstown	40	$21,500	$10.30	$29,500	$14.20	-64.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	140	$27,200	$13.10	$31,600	$15.20	-46.5%
Tulsa	70	$28,800	$13.80	$34,200	$16.40	-64.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	90	$26,500	$12.80	$29,000	$13.90	209.2%
Eugene	180	$27,200	$13.10	$31,500	$15.20	170.8%
Medford	40	$24,700	$11.90	$29,000	$13.90	13.6%
Portland	930	$31,200	$15.00	$37,500	$18.00	99.8%
Salem	90	$29,600	$14.20	$32,500	$15.60	29.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	NA	$24,000	$11.50	$27,100	$13.00	NA
Harrisburg	140	$21,900	$10.50	$27,000	$13.00	-7.2%
Lancaster	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$33,400	$16.10	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	NA	$28,100	$13.50	$35,100	$16.90	NA
Pittsburgh	550	$25,800	$12.40	$34,600	$16.70	4.7%
Reading	40	$23,200	$11.10	$29,100	$14.00	-43.5%
Scranton	40	$27,200	$13.10	$29,600	$14.20	-64%
York	40	$23,400	$11.30	$29,300	$14.10	-49.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	450	$27,700	$13.30	$31,500	$15.20	198.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	60	$26,100	$12.50	$28,800	$13.90	-51%
Columbia	120	$27,200	$13.10	$33,100	$15.90	-25.2%
Greenville	70	$21,700	$10.50	$27,800	$13.40	-48.6%
Myrtle Beach	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$24,600	$11.80	NA
Spartanburg	40	$24,500	$11.80	$27,600	$13.30	-23.5%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	NA	$23,100	$11.10	$24,700	$11.90	NA
Sioux Falls	140	$23,200	$11.10	$26,200	$12.60	117.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$36,800	$17.70	$39,200	$18.90	NA
Knoxville	130	$20,500	$9.90	$24,700	$11.90	-16.8%
Memphis	200	$26,900	$12.90	$33,000	$15.80	-29.4%
Nashville	180	$23,000	$11.10	$31,300	$15.10	-47.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	390	$24,900	$12.00	$33,700	$16.20	6.8%
Brownsville	40	$20,400	$9.80	$28,000	$13.40	-32%
College Station	40	$23,400	$11.20	$28,400	$13.70	-10.7%
Corpus Christi	110	$21,700	$10.50	$27,000	$13.00	36.5%
Dallas (Area)	2,370	$27,300	$13.10	$33,600	$16.20	48%
El Paso	80	$20,200	$9.70	$23,800	$11.50	-36%
Houston	1,920	$22,000	$10.60	$27,700	$13.30	59.9%
Laredo	80	$19,100	$9.20	$25,300	$12.20	97.7%
Longview	NA	$22,100	$10.60	$27,600	$13.30	NA
Lubbock	40	$26,400	$12.70	$31,900	$15.40	-23.5%
McAllen	80	$18,900	$9.10	$24,700	$11.90	-23.2%
San Antonio	740	$23,000	$11.00	$29,000	$14.00	88.1%
Sherman	40	$15,600	$7.50	$24,900	$12.00	116.8%
Texarkana	NA	$22,200	$10.70	$34,200	$16.50	NA
Wichita Falls	70	$24,700	$11.90	$30,400	$14.60	154.6%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	80	$23,900	$11.50	$29,100	$14.00	-13.6%
Provo	130	$20,700	$10.00	$26,800	$12.90	60.3%
Salt Lake City	700	$32,000	$15.40	$38,800	$18.70	145.6%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	110	$29,500	$14.20	$32,900	$15.80	112.8%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	120	$27,400	$13.20	$32,200	$15.50	-57.6%
Roanoke	50	$30,200	$14.50	$36,800	$17.70	-33.5%
Virginia Beach	330	$27,600	$13.30	$33,600	$16.20	-3.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	60	$24,000	$11.50	$26,000	$12.50	24.5%
Seattle (Area)	710	$31,000	$14.90	$36,100	$17.40	-4.7%
Spokane	90	$32,300	$15.50	$40,000	$19.20	-4.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	50	$28,800	$13.80	$35,400	$17.00	-1.7%
Eau Claire	40	$20,400	$9.80	$27,300	$13.10	12.4%
Green Bay	50	$28,100	$13.50	$34,800	$16.70	-41.2%
Madison	80	$28,100	$13.50	$31,800	$15.30	-47.3%
Milwaukee	490	$23,600	$11.30	$29,000	$13.90	27.5%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	70	$21,500	$10.30	$23,600	$11.30	262.3%