Hourly Wage for Merchandiser, Senior Salary in the United States
What is the hourly salary range of Merchandiser, Senior?
As of July 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Merchandiser, Senior in the United States is
$42, which translates to an annual salary of about $86,390.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $53 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37 to $48 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Merchandiser, Senior Salaries
A Merchandiser, Senior's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Merchandiser, Senior Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Merchandiser, Senior's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Merchandiser (2-4 years): $58,461
Merchandiser, Senior (4-7 years): $86,390
Merchandising Supervisor (7+ years): $88,317
Merchandising Manager (7+ years): $121,127
Merchandising Senior Manager (7+ years): $159,431
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Merchandiser
2-4 years
$58,461
Merchandiser, Senior
4-7 years
$86,390
Merchandising Supervisor
7+ years
$88,317
Merchandising Manager
7+ years
$121,127
Merchandising Senior Manager
7+ years
$159,431
$58,461Merchandi...
$86,390Merchandi...
$88,317Merchandi...
$121,127Merchandi...
$159,431Merchandi...
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How Do Merchandiser, Senior Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Merchandiser, Seniors.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $108,964
San Francisco: $107,771
Oakland: $105,499
San Jose, CA$108,964
San Francisco, CA$107,771
Oakland, CA$105,499
New York, NY$99,469
Paramus, NJ$98,259
Queens Village, NY$98,255
Passaic, NJ$98,173
Bergenfield, NJ$98,165
Stamford, CT$97,975
Huntington, NY$97,939
Newark, NJ$97,301
Bridgeport, CT$97,119
Vallejo, CA$96,947
New Brunswick, NJ$96,912
Petaluma, CA$96,860
Middlesex, NJ$96,696
Somerset, NJ$96,636
Santa Cruz, CA$96,524
Boston, MA$95,997
Monterey, CA$95,693
Seattle, WA$95,496
Santa Rosa, CA$95,478
Los Angeles, CA$95,452
Juneau, AK$95,228
Washington, DC$95,133
Orange, CA$94,825
Santa Ana, CA$94,597
Long Beach, CA$94,511
Anaheim, CA$94,493
Anchorage, AK$94,450
Santa Maria, CA$94,191
Everett, WA$94,174
Danbury, CT$93,870
Bremerton, WA$93,750
Tacoma, WA$93,439
New Suffolk, NY$93,438
Sacramento, CA$93,414
Santa Barbara, CA$93,318
Trenton, NJ$93,223
San Diego, CA$93,223
Brockton, MA$93,128
Fairbanks, AK$92,917
Lompoc, CA$92,696
Lowell, MA$92,626
Ventura, CA$92,610
Nashua, NH$92,593
Stockton, CA$92,584
Modesto, CA$91,954
Poughkeepsie, NY$91,763
Olympia, WA$91,599
Kennewick, WA$91,599
New Haven, CT$91,565
Lawrence, MA$91,254
Hartford, CT$91,167
Riverside, CA$91,150
New Bedford, MA$91,064
Richland, WA$91,064
Bakersfield, CA$90,943
San Bernardino, CA$90,908
New Britain, CT$90,900
Atlantic City, NJ$90,900
New London, CT$90,865
Norwich, CT$90,839
Portsmouth, NH$90,822
Boulder, CO$90,639
Portland, OR$90,519
Worcester, MA$90,511
Minneapolis, MN$90,243
Philadelphia, PA$90,122
Honolulu, HI$89,837
Saint Paul, MN$89,795
Vineland, NJ$89,776
Providence, RI$89,526
Chicago, IL$89,275
Bellingham, WA$89,172
Springfield, MA$89,103
Baltimore, MD$89,077
Chico, CA$88,861
Pittsfield, MA$88,628
Manchester, NH$88,463
Spokane, WA$88,083
Denver, CO$88,075
Albany, NY$87,669
Troy, NY$87,634
Nassau, NY$87,542
Schenectady, NY$87,453
Wilmington, DE$87,383
Burlington, VT$87,263
Salem, OR$87,228
Portland, ME$86,960
Yakima, WA$86,874
Rochester, MN$86,606
Reno, NV$86,563
Fresno, CA$86,563
Milwaukee, WI$86,485
Detroit, MI$86,399
Ann Arbor, MI$86,384
Allentown, PA$86,373
Colorado Springs, CO$86,226
Syracuse, NY$86,183
Carson City, NV$86,183
Houston, TX$86,062
Eugene, OR$86,019
Gary, IN$85,915
Springfield, OR$85,846
Bismarck, ND$85,828
Galveston, TX$85,768
Medford, OR$85,638
Fort Collins, CO$85,604
Concord, NH$85,561
Austin, TX$85,535
Mesa, AZ$85,353
Reading, PA$85,345
Phoenix, AZ$85,336
Dallas, TX$85,310
Saint Cloud, MN$85,227
Madison, WI$85,111
Utica, NY$84,878
Rochester, NY$84,740
Des Moines, IA$84,731
Raleigh, NC$84,723
Atlanta, GA$84,593
Battle Creek, MI$84,567
Salt Lake City, UT$84,541
Lancaster, PA$84,412
Harrisburg, PA$84,291
Kansas City, MO$84,204
Champaign, IL$84,187
Kansas City, KS$84,187
Fort Worth, TX$84,178
Columbus, OH$84,164
Boca Raton, FL$84,144
Pittsburgh, PA$84,109
Richmond, VA$84,075
Indianapolis, IN$84,057
Cleveland, OH$84,049
Las Vegas, NV$83,945
Cincinnati, OH$83,945
Petersburg, VA$83,816
Huntsville, AL$83,686
Lansing, MI$83,628
Lebanon, PA$83,617
Pueblo, CO$83,608
Appleton, WI$83,582
Buffalo, NY$83,548
Dayton, OH$83,522
Racine, WI$83,505
Charlotte, NC$83,496
Saint Louis, MO$83,470
York, PA$83,418
Elkhart, IN$83,418
Gastonia, NC$83,402
Billings, MT$83,381
Beaumont, TX$83,358
Lorain, OH$83,340
Benton Harbor, MI$83,323
Toledo, OH$83,306
Binghamton, NY$83,263
Rock Hill, SC$83,254
Rockford, IL$83,211
Springfield, IL$83,176
Elyria, OH$83,168
Fargo, ND$83,168
Flagstaff, AZ$83,107
Fort Lauderdale, FL$83,055
Duluth, MN$83,004
Miami, FL$83,004
Cheyenne, WY$82,943
Grand Forks, ND$82,943
Bangor, ME$82,753
Cedar Rapids, IA$82,658
Durham, NC$82,622
Louisville, KY$82,615
Grand Rapids, MI$82,597
Hialeah, FL$82,589
Casper, WY$82,468
Scranton, PA$82,364
New Orleans, LA$82,338
Virginia Beach, VA$82,330
Akron, OH$82,286
Peoria, IL$82,174
Sarasota, FL$82,157
Nashville, TN$82,096
Omaha, NE$82,096
Green Bay, WI$82,096
Baton Rouge, LA$82,053
Charleston, SC$82,036
Jamestown, NY$81,993
Davenport, IA$81,993
Tucson, AZ$81,950
Saint Petersburg, FL$81,898
Tampa, FL$81,880
Evansville, IN$81,829
Port Arthur, TX$81,829
Bradenton, FL$81,794
Santa Fe, NM$81,639
Orlando, FL$81,483
Clearwater, FL$81,457
Canton, OH$81,276
La Crosse, WI$81,276
Albuquerque, NM$81,224
Newport News, VA$81,215
High Point, NC$81,189
Ogden, UT$81,155
Corpus Christi, TX$81,086
Norfolk, VA$81,034
Laramie, WY$81,034
Rock Island, IL$80,982
Saginaw, MI$80,965
Jacksonville, FL$80,956
Salisbury, NC$80,939
Boise, ID$80,922
Moline, IL$80,878
Fort Myers, FL$80,852
Memphis, TN$80,835
Tulsa, OK$80,792
Waterloo, IA$80,740
Spartanburg, SC$80,654
Lincoln, NE$80,611
Fort Wayne, IN$80,593
Provo, UT$80,585
Cedar Falls, IA$80,481
San Antonio, TX$80,446
Greensboro, NC$80,412
South Bend, IN$80,403
Savannah, GA$80,308
Muskegon, MI$80,274
Birmingham, AL$80,265
Winston Salem, NC$80,223
Lake Charles, LA$80,014
Anderson, IN$79,997
Lexington, KY$79,971
Augusta, GA$79,945
Greenville, SC$79,945
Lima, OH$79,876
Wichita, KS$79,868
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,868
Columbia, SC$79,790
Springfield, OH$79,773
Asheville, NC$79,634
Bloomington, IN$79,574
Knoxville, TN$79,263
Shreveport, LA$79,254
Wilmington, NC$79,142
Roanoke, VA$79,142
Topeka, KS$78,986
Frankfort, KY$78,977
Oklahoma City, OK$78,917
Chillicothe, OH$78,883
Longview, TX$78,874
Melbourne, FL$78,865
Sioux Falls, SD$78,727
Mobile, AL$78,719
Terre Haute, IN$78,684
Altoona, PA$78,632
Amarillo, TX$78,572
Killeen, TX$78,546
Fayetteville, AR$78,477
Chattanooga, TN$78,451
Sioux City, IA$78,373
Idaho Falls, ID$78,356
Lynchburg, VA$78,287
Gainesville, FL$78,174
Portsmouth, OH$78,131
Little Rock, AR$78,114
Lafayette, LA$78,079
Youngstown, OH$78,079
Daytona Beach, FL$78,027
Clarksville, TN$78,019
Pensacola, FL$78,010
Temple, TX$78,004
Hopkinsville, KY$77,751
Erie, PA$77,734
Florence, SC$77,699
Charleston, WV$77,561
Great Falls, MT$77,518
Macon, GA$77,397
Tallahassee, FL$77,388
Fayetteville, NC$77,371
Waco, TX$77,354
Helena, MT$77,293
Pine Bluff, AR$77,260
Vincennes, IN$77,155
Lubbock, TX$77,120
Alamogordo, NM$77,069
Twin Falls, ID$76,991
Rapid City, SD$76,965
Jackson, MS$76,809
Huntington, WV$76,803
Greenville, MS$76,801
Parkersburg, WV$76,713
Montgomery, AL$76,697
Wichita Falls, TX$76,611
Springfield, MO$76,611
Biloxi, MS$76,567
Monroe, LA$76,481
Johnstown, PA$76,421
Sumter, SC$76,386
Columbus, GA$76,377
Pascagoula, MS$76,213
Abilene, TX$76,213
Kingsport, TN$75,989
Albany, GA$75,989
Gulfport, MS$75,963
Alexandria, LA$75,678
Fort Smith, AR$75,462
El Paso, TX$75,228
Las Cruces, NM$74,840
Harlingen, TX$74,620
Pocatello, ID$74,606
Florence, AL$74,494
Brownsville, TX$74,477
Mcallen, TX$74,295
Dothan, AL$74,174
Columbus, MS$73,661
Altus, OK$73,259
Lawton, OK$73,095
Pierre, SD$72,784
Merchandiser, Senior Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Merchandiser, Senior salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $96,626.
While startup companies pay approximate $81,717.
Merchandiser, Senior Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$81,717
Growth Stage
51~500
$86,429
Established
501~5000
$93,311
Enterprise
5000+
$96,626
Merchandiser, Senior Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Merchandiser, Senior roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 33% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 18% above the average.
In contrast, Merchandiser, Senior positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Merchandiser, Senior as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Merchandiser, Senior
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$101,940
$49.0
18%
Biotechnology
$99,348
$48.0
15%
Pharmaceuticals
$98,485
$47.0
14%
Internet
$96,757
$47.0
12%
Energy & Utilities
$95,029
$46.0
10%
Merchandiser, Senior Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Merchandiser, Senior's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Merchandiser, Senior can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $76,451 in 2023
to around $74,669 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Merchandiser, Senior salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Merchandiser, Senior Over Time
2022
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2023
$76,451
2024
$75,670
2025
$74,669
2026
$???
2027
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$76,451
2024
$75,670
2025
$74,669
2026
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401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
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Common company salaries for Merchandiser, Senior
Here are companies hiring for Merchandiser, Senior and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Merchandiser, Senior
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Merchandiser, Senior?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Merchandiser, Senior roles,
with salaries approximately 18% above the market median.
2. What are the responsibilities of Merchandiser, Senior?
Merchandises products and implement merchandising plans in a retail environment. Works closely with store sales staff to improve the consumer buying experience by providing support for merchandising plans. Monitors inventories and sales and generates reports for product lines. Troubleshoots delivery or vendor issues and develop solutions to ensure product availability. Coordinates maintenance of pricing, markdowns, on-order, and merchandising guidelines and product knowledge information with sellers. May require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to manager. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Typically requires 4-7 years of related experience.
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