SOC 41-2031 · Ogden, UT metro

Retail Salespersons Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for retail salespersons in Ogden, Utah is $36,390 a year ($17.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,450: half of the 8,200 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,482).

$36,390average per year

$17.49 / hourMedian $33,450Take-home ≈ $29,933

  • $25K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

8,200people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Retail Salespersons pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,750 or more. The middle half of retail salespersons in Ogden earn between $29,020 and $38,090.

  • $25K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,390$3,032$17.50
Median$33,450$2,788$16.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,020$2,418$13.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,090$3,174$18.31

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

Retail Salespersons salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $36,390, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $29,933 a year, or $2,494 a month and $1,151 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Ogden a good place for retail salespersons? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $36,390 buys what about $36,263 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 14.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Retail Salespersons salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 3rd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($37,470).

All Retail Salespersons salaries in Utah

Highest-paying cities for retail salespersons

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($47,420).

Retail Salespersons salary by city

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Retail Salespersons salary in Ogden: questions

How much do retail salespersons make an hour in Ogden?

$17.49 an hour on average, and $16.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level retail salespersons salary in Ogden?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the retail salespersons take-home pay in Ogden?

About $29,933 a year ($2,494 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,390. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do retail salespersons earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,482).

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 41-2031; area Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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