SOC 41-1011 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Austin, Texas is $54,200 a year ($26.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,730: half of the 7,950 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,380).

$54,200average per year

$26.06 / hourMedian $49,730Take-home ≈ $45,730

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

7,950people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 26Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,090 or more. The middle half of first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Austin earn between $38,200 and $63,950.

  • $31K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,200$4,517$26.06
Median$49,730$4,144$23.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,200$3,183$18.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,950$5,329$30.75

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers in Austin earn 10% more than the Texas average ($49,420) and about the same as the U.S. average ($53,380). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $48,520.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$54,200$49,730$31,390$78,0907,950
Texas$49,420$46,280$28,780$74,840103,410
United States$53,380$48,520$33,120$77,0801,121,800

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $54,200, a single filer in Austin takes home about $45,730 a year, or $3,811 a month and $1,759 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $54,200 buys what about $55,269 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 26 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,990).

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salary by city

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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers salary in Austin: questions

How much do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers make an hour in Austin?

$26.06 an hour on average, and $23.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level first-line supervisors of retail sales workers salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the first-line supervisors of retail sales workers take-home pay in Austin?

About $45,730 a year ($3,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,200. Texas has no state income tax.

Do first-line supervisors of retail sales workers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,380).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-1011; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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