What are the main factors that influence a Chief Merchant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Chief Merchant's salary?

A Chief Merchant's salary grows with experience: starting around $98,865 for beginners, reaching about $99,858 at mid-level, and approach $103,800 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Merchant?

Chief Merchant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Merchant roles are District of Columbia $110,310, California $109,891, Massachusetts $108,427. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Merchant roles make?

Salaries for Chief Merchant level roles vary by specialization: Merchant Manager: $120,774; Senior Merchant: $113,031; MERCHANT MARINER: $86,415; Assistant Merchant: $79,574; Merchant Banking: $62,391.

How do different companies affect a Chief Merchant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chief Merchant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Chief Merchant Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief Merchant make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Merchant in the United States is $99,629 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, a Chief Merchant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,475
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,129 to $109,494
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,122

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Chief Merchant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,494	$9,125	$2,106	$53
Average	$99,629	$8,302	$1,916	$48
25th Percentile	$94,129	$7,844	$1,810	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Merchant Salaries

A Chief Merchant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Chief Merchant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief Merchant'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $98,865
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,095
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,858
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,775
Expert (over 8 years): $103,800

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Chief Merchant	$98,865
Intermediate Level Chief Merchant	$99,095
Senior Level Chief Merchant	$99,858
Specialist Level Chief Merchant	$100,775
Expert Level Chief Merchant	$103,800

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How Do Chief Merchant 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 Chief Merchants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $110,310.
California: $109,891.
Massachusetts: $108,427.

District of Columbia $110,310

California $109,891

Massachusetts $108,427

Washington $108,028

New Jersey $107,988

Alaska $107,849

Connecticut $106,474

New York $105,916

Hawaii $104,133

Rhode Island $103,296

Maryland $102,728

Minnesota $101,951

Colorado $101,652

Illinois $101,552

Oregon $101,174

Delaware $100,895

New Hampshire $100,719

Virginia $100,327

Pennsylvania $99,181

Nevada $98,603

North Dakota $98,414

Michigan $98,115

Wisconsin $98,005

Vermont $97,786

Texas $97,178

Maine $97,139

Arizona $97,079

Ohio $97,009

Georgia $96,092

Indiana $95,634

Wyoming $95,544

Utah $95,405

Iowa $95,345

Kansas $94,867

Louisiana $94,728

North Carolina $94,678

Missouri $94,658

Florida $94,269

Montana $94,060

Nebraska $93,861

Kentucky $93,751

South Carolina $93,353

Tennessee $93,104

Idaho $93,004

New Mexico $92,277

Oklahoma $92,117

Alabama $91,529

South Dakota $90,543

Arkansas $90,005

West Virginia $89,716

Mississippi $88,849

Top Paying Cities for Chief Merchants

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: $125,662
San Francisco: $124,427
Oakland: $121,667

San Jose, CA $125,662

San Francisco, CA $124,427

Oakland, CA $121,667

New York, NY $115,460

Queens Village, NY $114,713

Paramus, NJ $113,916

Passaic, NJ $113,817

Bergenfield, NJ $113,717

Stamford, CT $113,567

Huntington, NY $113,468

Newark, NJ $112,820

Bridgeport, CT $112,621

New Brunswick, NJ $112,292

Vallejo, CA $112,083

Middlesex, NJ $112,023

Somerset, NJ $111,934

Petaluma, CA $111,704

Santa Cruz, CA $111,316

Boston, MA $111,117

Monterey, CA $110,618

Fairbanks, AK $110,549

Los Angeles, CA $110,359

Washington, DC $110,310

Seattle, WA $110,130

Santa Rosa, CA $110,110

Juneau, AK $109,821

Orange, CA $109,493

Anchorage, AK $109,313

Anaheim, CA $109,244

Santa Ana, CA $109,094

Nassau, NY $109,034

Long Beach, CA $108,994

Danbury, CT $108,965

Santa Maria, CA $108,626

Everett, WA $108,606

Bremerton, WA $108,118

Trenton, NJ $107,928

Sacramento, CA $107,889

San Diego, CA $107,839

Brockton, MA $107,799

Tacoma, WA $107,759

Santa Barbara, CA $107,620

Lowell, MA $107,221

New Suffolk, NY $107,181

Nashua, NH $107,062

Lompoc, CA $106,902

Ventura, CA $106,803

Stockton, CA $106,773

New Haven, CT $106,573

Atlantic City, NJ $106,314

Hartford, CT $106,095

Modesto, CA $106,045

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,826

New Britain, CT $105,776

Olympia, WA $105,637

Kennewick, WA $105,637

New London, CT $105,617

Norwich, CT $105,587

Lawrence, MA $105,537

Bakersfield, CA $105,258

Riverside, CA $105,119

New Bedford, MA $105,119

Richland, WA $105,019

Portsmouth, NH $104,940

Vineland, NJ $104,920

San Bernardino, CA $104,840

Boulder, CO $104,561

Worcester, MA $104,481

Portland, OR $104,392

Saint Paul, MN $104,272

Minneapolis, MN $104,272

Philadelphia, PA $104,133

Honolulu, HI $103,605

Springfield, MA $103,256

Providence, RI $103,246

Chicago, IL $102,957

Bellingham, WA $102,837

Baltimore, MD $102,728

Chico, CA $102,479

Wilmington, DE $102,309

Pittsfield, MA $102,210

Manchester, NH $102,020

Spokane, WA $101,582

Denver, CO $101,572

Albany, NY $101,104

Troy, NY $101,064

Schenectady, NY $100,855

Burlington, VT $100,636

Portland, ME $100,287

Salem, OR $100,207

Yakima, WA $100,187

Ann Arbor, MI $100,157

Rochester, MN $99,878

Fresno, CA $99,829

Reno, NV $99,829

Milwaukee, WI $99,739

Detroit, MI $99,639

Allentown, PA $99,609

Carson City, NV $99,599

Houston, TX $99,450

Colorado Springs, CO $99,440

Syracuse, NY $99,390

Eugene, OR $99,201

Bismarck, ND $99,081

Gary, IN $99,081

Galveston, TX $99,081

Springfield, OR $99,002

Medford, OR $98,763

Fort Collins, CO $98,723

Austin, TX $98,643

Mesa, AZ $98,434

Phoenix, AZ $98,414

Dallas, TX $98,384

Reading, PA $98,324

Saint Cloud, MN $98,284

Concord, NH $98,195

Madison, WI $98,155

Utica, NY $97,886

Raleigh, NC $97,806

Las Vegas, NV $97,796

Rochester, NY $97,726

Des Moines, IA $97,716

Atlanta, GA $97,557

Battle Creek, MI $97,527

Salt Lake City, UT $97,497

Lancaster, PA $97,348

Champaign, IL $97,328

Harrisburg, PA $97,208

Durham, NC $97,119

Kansas City, MO $97,109

Kansas City, KS $97,089

Fort Worth, TX $97,079

Boca Raton, FL $97,039

Cleveland, OH $97,029

Columbus, OH $97,009

Pittsburgh, PA $96,999

Richmond, VA $96,959

Indianapolis, IN $96,939

Cincinnati, OH $96,810

Petersburg, VA $96,660

Billings, MT $96,441

Lansing, MI $96,441

Huntsville, AL $96,441

Lebanon, PA $96,431

Dayton, OH $96,421

Pueblo, CO $96,421

Appleton, WI $96,391

Buffalo, NY $96,351

Racine, WI $96,302

Charlotte, NC $96,292

Saint Louis, MO $96,262

Springfield, IL $96,222

Elkhart, IN $96,202

York, PA $96,202

Gastonia, NC $96,192

Benton Harbor, MI $96,192

Beaumont, TX $96,132

Lorain, OH $96,112

Toledo, OH $96,073

Binghamton, NY $96,023

Rock Hill, SC $96,013

Rockford, IL $95,963

Fargo, ND $95,913

Elyria, OH $95,913

Flagstaff, AZ $95,843

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,784

Miami, FL $95,724

Duluth, MN $95,564

Bangor, ME $95,435

Cedar Rapids, IA $95,325

Louisville, KY $95,275

Grand Rapids, MI $95,256

Hialeah, FL $95,246

Casper, WY $95,106

Scranton, PA $94,987

New Orleans, LA $94,957

Virginia Beach, VA $94,947

Akron, OH $94,897

Peoria, IL $94,767

Sarasota, FL $94,747

Green Bay, WI $94,678

Baton Rouge, LA $94,628

Charleston, SC $94,608

Nashville, TN $94,578

Jamestown, NY $94,558

Davenport, IA $94,558

Tucson, AZ $94,508

Cheyenne, WY $94,478

Saint Petersburg, FL $94,449

Tampa, FL $94,429

Omaha, NE $94,409

Port Arthur, TX $94,369

Evansville, IN $94,369

Bradenton, FL $94,329

Santa Fe, NM $94,150

Orlando, FL $94,050

Clearwater, FL $93,940

Canton, OH $93,731

La Crosse, WI $93,731

Grand Forks, ND $93,701

Albuquerque, NM $93,671

Tulsa, OK $93,671

Newport News, VA $93,662

High Point, NC $93,632

Ogden, UT $93,592

Corpus Christi, TX $93,512

Laramie, WY $93,452

Norfolk, VA $93,452

Rock Island, IL $93,393

Saginaw, MI $93,373

Jacksonville, FL $93,363

Salisbury, NC $93,343

Memphis, TN $93,323

Moline, IL $93,273

Fort Myers, FL $93,243

Waterloo, IA $93,114

Spartanburg, SC $93,014

Lincoln, NE $92,964

Fort Wayne, IN $92,944

Birmingham, AL $92,835

Cedar Falls, IA $92,815

Provo, UT $92,805

Springfield, OH $92,795

San Antonio, TX $92,775

Greensboro, NC $92,735

South Bend, IN $92,725

Winston Salem, NC $92,715

Boise, ID $92,685

Savannah, GA $92,615

Muskegon, MI $92,436

Lima, OH $92,317

Lake Charles, LA $92,277

Anderson, IN $92,257

Lexington, KY $92,227

Augusta, GA $92,197

Greenville, SC $92,197

Wichita, KS $92,107

Tuscaloosa, AL $92,107

Columbia, SC $92,018

Bloomington, IN $91,769

Roanoke, VA $91,709

Asheville, NC $91,579

Knoxville, TN $91,410

Shreveport, LA $91,400

Wilmington, NC $91,270

Frankfort, KY $91,081

Oklahoma City, OK $91,011

Chillicothe, OH $90,972

Longview, TX $90,962

Topeka, KS $90,932

Mobile, AL $90,782

Terre Haute, IN $90,742

Erie, PA $90,732

Altoona, PA $90,683

Melbourne, FL $90,653

Amarillo, TX $90,613

Killeen, TX $90,583

Fayetteville, AR $90,503

Sioux Falls, SD $90,434

Chattanooga, TN $90,374

Idaho Falls, ID $90,364

Gainesville, FL $90,155

Portsmouth, OH $90,105

Little Rock, AR $90,085

Lynchburg, VA $90,085

Lafayette, LA $90,045

Youngstown, OH $90,045

Temple, TX $90,005

Daytona Beach, FL $89,985

Clarksville, TN $89,975

Pensacola, FL $89,965

Hopkinsville, KY $89,666

Charleston, WV $89,656

Florence, SC $89,607

Sioux City, IA $89,547

Macon, GA $89,258

Tallahassee, FL $89,248

Fayetteville, NC $89,228

Waco, TX $89,208

Wichita Falls, TX $89,208

Pine Bluff, AR $89,168

Vincennes, IN $88,979

Lubbock, TX $88,939

Great Falls, MT $88,879

Alamogordo, NM $88,869

Abilene, TX $88,790

Rapid City, SD $88,660

Monroe, LA $88,660

Albany, GA $88,600

Huntington, WV $88,590

Jackson, MS $88,580

Greenville, MS $88,570

Parkersburg, WV $88,471

Montgomery, AL $88,451

Johnstown, PA $88,431

Springfield, MO $88,351

Biloxi, MS $88,301

Sumter, SC $88,092

Columbus, GA $88,082

Twin Falls, ID $88,022

Pascagoula, MS $87,893

Kingsport, TN $87,634

Gulfport, MS $87,604

Alexandria, LA $87,275

Fort Smith, AR $87,026

El Paso, TX $86,757

Helena, MT $86,628

Las Cruces, NM $86,309

Harlingen, TX $86,030

Pocatello, ID $85,940

Florence, AL $85,910

Brownsville, TX $85,890

Dothan, AL $85,731

Mcallen, TX $85,681

Columbus, MS $84,944

Altus, OK $84,486

Lawton, OK $84,296

Pierre, SD $83,938

What Skills Can Increase a Chief Merchant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.22% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.83% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Technical Services (Mentioned in 1.36% Job Postings): Technical services are services that an IT organization provides to support business services or IT operations. Employee provisioning, backup and recovery, storage, and self-service help desk are examples of technical services

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.22%
Long Term Care	4.83%
Technical Services	1.36%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Chief Merchant's salary.

Collaborating: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Organizational Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Clinical Nursing: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaborating	$106,603	7%
Organizational Skills	$102,618	3%
Clinical Nursing	$102,618	3%
Coaching	$102,618	3%
Collaboration	$102,618	3%
Quality Assurance	$101,622	2%

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How Education impacts a Chief Merchant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Chief Merchants enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Chief Merchant with a Associate's Degree is between $95,468 and $99,770).

Chief Merchant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Chief Merchant

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 3.8%

Associates 38.1%

Bachelors 48.0%

Masters 9.4%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	3.8%
Associates	38.1%
Bachelors	48.0%
Masters	9.4%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Chief Merchant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief Merchant'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$94,129

Average $99,629/year

$109,494

$7,844

Average $8,302/month

$9,125

$1,810

Average $1,916/week

$2,106

$45

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,494	$9,125	$2,106	$53
Average	$99,629	$8,302	$1,916	$48
25th Percentile	$94,129	$7,844	$1,810	$45

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Salary Trends for Chief Merchant

Salaries for a Chief Merchant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,866 in 2023 to around $72,657 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief Merchant salary trends, .

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2024

$73,205

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$72,657

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2024	$73,205
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