What are the main factors that influence a Shop Help's salary?

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

How does experience change A Shop Help's salary?

A Shop Help's salary grows with experience: a Retail Store Customer Service Representative (0-1 years)earns $34,541, a Shop Help (1-3 years)earns $38,605, a Retail Third Keyholder (3-5 years)earns $42,858,

What are the highest paying states for a Shop Help?

Shop Help salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Shop Help roles are District of Columbia $37,428, California $37,286, Massachusetts $36,789. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Shop Help roles make?

Salaries for Shop Help level roles vary by specialization: Shop Foreman: $90,825; Shop Manager: $79,396; Shop Expeditor: $77,761; Shop Welder: $72,230; Shop Supervisor: $54,762.

How do different companies affect a Shop Help's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Shop Help 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.

Shop Help Salary in the United States

How much does a Shop Help make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Shop Help in the United States is $33,804 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,535
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,284 to $37,851
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,078

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Shop Help Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,851	$3,154	$728	$18
Average	$33,804	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$30,284	$2,524	$582	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Shop Help Salaries

A Shop Help'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 Do Shop Help 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 Shop Helps. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,428.
California: $37,286.
Massachusetts: $36,789.

District of Columbia $37,428 California $37,286 Massachusetts $36,789 Washington $36,654 New Jersey $36,641 Alaska $36,593 Connecticut $36,127 New York $35,937

Hawaii $35,332 Rhode Island $35,048 Maryland $34,856 Minnesota $34,592 Colorado $34,491 Illinois $34,457 Oregon $34,328 Delaware $34,234

New Hampshire $34,174 Virginia $34,041 Pennsylvania $33,652 Nevada $33,456 North Dakota $33,392 Michigan $33,291 Wisconsin $33,253 Vermont $33,179

Texas $32,973 Maine $32,959 Arizona $32,939 Ohio $32,915 Georgia $32,604 Indiana $32,449 Wyoming $32,418 Utah $32,371

Iowa $32,351 Kansas $32,189 Louisiana $32,141 North Carolina $32,124 Missouri $32,118 Florida $31,986 Montana $31,915 Nebraska $31,847

Kentucky $31,810 South Carolina $31,675 Tennessee $31,590 Idaho $31,556 New Mexico $31,310 Oklahoma $31,256 Alabama $31,056 South Dakota $30,721

Arkansas $30,539 West Virginia $30,441 Mississippi $30,147

Top Paying Cities for Shop Helps

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: $42,637
San Francisco: $42,218
Oakland: $41,282

San Jose, CA $42,637

San Francisco, CA $42,218

Oakland, CA $41,282

New York, NY $39,176

Queens Village, NY $38,922

Paramus, NJ $38,652

Passaic, NJ $38,618

Bergenfield, NJ $38,584

Stamford, CT $38,534

Huntington, NY $38,500

Newark, NJ $38,280

Bridgeport, CT $38,212

New Brunswick, NJ $38,101

Vallejo, CA $38,030

Middlesex, NJ $38,010

Somerset, NJ $37,979

Petaluma, CA $37,901

Santa Cruz, CA $37,770

Boston, MA $37,702

Monterey, CA $37,533

Fairbanks, AK $37,509

Los Angeles, CA $37,445

Washington, DC $37,428

Seattle, WA $37,367

Santa Rosa, CA $37,361

Juneau, AK $37,263

Orange, CA $37,151

Anchorage, AK $37,090

Anaheim, CA $37,067

Santa Ana, CA $37,016

Nassau, NY $36,996

Long Beach, CA $36,982

Danbury, CT $36,972

Santa Maria, CA $36,857

Everett, WA $36,850

Bremerton, WA $36,685

Trenton, NJ $36,620

Sacramento, CA $36,607

San Diego, CA $36,590

Brockton, MA $36,576

Tacoma, WA $36,563

Santa Barbara, CA $36,516

Lowell, MA $36,380

New Suffolk, NY $36,367

Nashua, NH $36,326

Lompoc, CA $36,272

Ventura, CA $36,238

Stockton, CA $36,228

New Haven, CT $36,161

Atlantic City, NJ $36,073

Hartford, CT $35,998

Modesto, CA $35,981

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,907

New Britain, CT $35,890

Olympia, WA $35,843

Kennewick, WA $35,843

New London, CT $35,836

Norwich, CT $35,826

Lawrence, MA $35,809

Bakersfield, CA $35,714

Riverside, CA $35,667

New Bedford, MA $35,667

Richland, WA $35,633

Portsmouth, NH $35,606

Vineland, NJ $35,599

San Bernardino, CA $35,572

Boulder, CO $35,478

Worcester, MA $35,451

Portland, OR $35,420

Saint Paul, MN $35,380

Minneapolis, MN $35,380

Philadelphia, PA $35,332

Honolulu, HI $35,153

Springfield, MA $35,035

Providence, RI $35,031

Chicago, IL $34,933

Bellingham, WA $34,893

Baltimore, MD $34,856

Chico, CA $34,771

Wilmington, DE $34,714

Pittsfield, MA $34,680

Manchester, NH $34,616

Spokane, WA $34,467

Denver, CO $34,464

Albany, NY $34,305

Troy, NY $34,291

Schenectady, NY $34,220

Burlington, VT $34,146

Portland, ME $34,028

Salem, OR $34,000

Yakima, WA $33,994

Ann Arbor, MI $33,984

Rochester, MN $33,889

Fresno, CA $33,872

Reno, NV $33,872

Milwaukee, WI $33,842

Detroit, MI $33,808

Allentown, PA $33,798

Carson City, NV $33,794

Houston, TX $33,744

Colorado Springs, CO $33,740

Syracuse, NY $33,723

Eugene, OR $33,659

Bismarck, ND $33,618

Gary, IN $33,618

Galveston, TX $33,618

Springfield, OR $33,591

Medford, OR $33,510

Fort Collins, CO $33,497

Austin, TX $33,470

Mesa, AZ $33,399

Phoenix, AZ $33,392

Dallas, TX $33,382

Reading, PA $33,362

Saint Cloud, MN $33,348

Concord, NH $33,318

Madison, WI $33,304

Utica, NY $33,213

Raleigh, NC $33,186

Las Vegas, NV $33,182

Rochester, NY $33,159

Des Moines, IA $33,155

Atlanta, GA $33,101

Battle Creek, MI $33,091

Salt Lake City, UT $33,081

Lancaster, PA $33,030

Champaign, IL $33,024

Harrisburg, PA $32,983

Durham, NC $32,953

Kansas City, MO $32,949

Kansas City, KS $32,942

Fort Worth, TX $32,939

Boca Raton, FL $32,925

Cleveland, OH $32,922

Columbus, OH $32,915

Pittsburgh, PA $32,912

Richmond, VA $32,898

Indianapolis, IN $32,892

Cincinnati, OH $32,848

Petersburg, VA $32,797

Billings, MT $32,723

Lansing, MI $32,723

Huntsville, AL $32,723

Lebanon, PA $32,719

Dayton, OH $32,716

Pueblo, CO $32,716

Appleton, WI $32,706

Buffalo, NY $32,692

Racine, WI $32,675

Charlotte, NC $32,672

Saint Louis, MO $32,662

Springfield, IL $32,648

Elkhart, IN $32,642

York, PA $32,642

Gastonia, NC $32,638

Benton Harbor, MI $32,638

Beaumont, TX $32,618

Lorain, OH $32,611

Toledo, OH $32,598

Binghamton, NY $32,581

Rock Hill, SC $32,577

Rockford, IL $32,560

Fargo, ND $32,543

Elyria, OH $32,543

Flagstaff, AZ $32,520

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,500

Miami, FL $32,479

Duluth, MN $32,425

Bangor, ME $32,381

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,344

Louisville, KY $32,327

Grand Rapids, MI $32,320

Hialeah, FL $32,317

Casper, WY $32,270

Scranton, PA $32,229

New Orleans, LA $32,219

Virginia Beach, VA $32,216

Akron, OH $32,199

Peoria, IL $32,155

Sarasota, FL $32,148

Green Bay, WI $32,124

Baton Rouge, LA $32,107

Charleston, SC $32,101

Nashville, TN $32,091

Jamestown, NY $32,084

Davenport, IA $32,084

Tucson, AZ $32,067

Cheyenne, WY $32,057

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,047

Tampa, FL $32,040

Omaha, NE $32,033

Port Arthur, TX $32,020

Evansville, IN $32,020

Bradenton, FL $32,006

Santa Fe, NM $31,945

Orlando, FL $31,911

Clearwater, FL $31,874

Canton, OH $31,803

La Crosse, WI $31,803

Grand Forks, ND $31,793

Albuquerque, NM $31,783

Tulsa, OK $31,783

Newport News, VA $31,780

High Point, NC $31,769

Ogden, UT $31,756

Corpus Christi, TX $31,729

Laramie, WY $31,709

Norfolk, VA $31,709

Rock Island, IL $31,688

Saginaw, MI $31,681

Jacksonville, FL $31,678

Salisbury, NC $31,671

Memphis, TN $31,665

Moline, IL $31,648

Fort Myers, FL $31,638

Waterloo, IA $31,594

Spartanburg, SC $31,560

Lincoln, NE $31,543

Fort Wayne, IN $31,536

Birmingham, AL $31,499

Cedar Falls, IA $31,492

Provo, UT $31,489

Springfield, OH $31,485

San Antonio, TX $31,479

Greensboro, NC $31,465

South Bend, IN $31,462

Winston Salem, NC $31,458

Boise, ID $31,448

Savannah, GA $31,425

Muskegon, MI $31,364

Lima, OH $31,323

Lake Charles, LA $31,310

Anderson, IN $31,303

Lexington, KY $31,293

Augusta, GA $31,283

Greenville, SC $31,283

Wichita, KS $31,252

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,252

Columbia, SC $31,222

Bloomington, IN $31,137

Roanoke, VA $31,117

Asheville, NC $31,073

Knoxville, TN $31,016

Shreveport, LA $31,012

Wilmington, NC $30,968

Frankfort, KY $30,904

Oklahoma City, OK $30,880

Chillicothe, OH $30,867

Longview, TX $30,863

Topeka, KS $30,853

Mobile, AL $30,803

Terre Haute, IN $30,789

Erie, PA $30,786

Altoona, PA $30,769

Melbourne, FL $30,759

Amarillo, TX $30,745

Killeen, TX $30,735

Fayetteville, AR $30,708

Sioux Falls, SD $30,684

Chattanooga, TN $30,664

Idaho Falls, ID $30,661

Gainesville, FL $30,590

Portsmouth, OH $30,573

Little Rock, AR $30,566

Lynchburg, VA $30,566

Lafayette, LA $30,552

Youngstown, OH $30,552

Temple, TX $30,539

Daytona Beach, FL $30,532

Clarksville, TN $30,529

Pensacola, FL $30,525

Hopkinsville, KY $30,424

Charleston, WV $30,421

Florence, SC $30,404

Sioux City, IA $30,383

Macon, GA $30,285

Tallahassee, FL $30,282

Fayetteville, NC $30,275

Waco, TX $30,268

Wichita Falls, TX $30,268

Pine Bluff, AR $30,255

Vincennes, IN $30,191

Lubbock, TX $30,177

Great Falls, MT $30,157

Alamogordo, NM $30,154

Abilene, TX $30,126

Rapid City, SD $30,083

Monroe, LA $30,083

Albany, GA $30,062

Huntington, WV $30,059

Jackson, MS $30,055

Greenville, MS $30,052

Parkersburg, WV $30,018

Montgomery, AL $30,012

Johnstown, PA $30,005

Springfield, MO $29,978

Biloxi, MS $29,961

Sumter, SC $29,890

Columbus, GA $29,886

Twin Falls, ID $29,866

Pascagoula, MS $29,822

Kingsport, TN $29,734

Gulfport, MS $29,724

Alexandria, LA $29,613

Fort Smith, AR $29,528

El Paso, TX $29,437

Helena, MT $29,393

Las Cruces, NM $29,285

Harlingen, TX $29,190

Pocatello, ID $29,160

Florence, AL $29,150

Brownsville, TX $29,143

Dothan, AL $29,089

Mcallen, TX $29,072

Columbus, MS $28,822

Altus, OK $28,666

Lawton, OK $28,602

Pierre, SD $28,480

What Skills Can Increase a Shop Help's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 25.44% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Customer Sales (Mentioned in 1.68% Job Postings): Customer Sales means sales of Goods by Licensee directly or through its authorized wholesalers, representatives or distributors to retail establishments for eventual resale to the consumer.
Store Operations (Mentioned in 1.29% Job Postings): Retail operations are the activities that allow online and physical stores to function. The aim of retail operations is to enhance the customer shopping experience and lower the retailer's costs.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	25.44%
Customer Sales	1.68%
Store Operations	1.29%

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 Shop Help's salary.

Prospecting: Can increase your salary by up to 48%.
Outside Sales: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Sales Training: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Prospecting	$50,031	48%
Outside Sales	$42,594	26%
Sales Training	$40,565	20%
Sales Presentation	$39,213	16%
Time Management	$36,171	7%
Problem Solving	$36,171	7%

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How Education impacts a Shop Help's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Shop Helps enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Shop Help with a No Diploma is between $29,454 and $31,363).

Shop Help Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Shop Help

No Diploma 2.7%

High School 44.1%

Associates 15.8%

Bachelors 34.0%

Masters 3.2%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.7%
High School	44.1%
Associates	15.8%
Bachelors	34.0%
Masters	3.2%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Shop Help Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Shop Help'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 April 01, 2026

$30,284

Average $33,804/year

$37,851

$2,524

Average $2,817/month

$3,154

$582

Average $650/week

$728

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,851	$3,154	$728	$18
Average	$33,804	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$30,284	$2,524	$582	$15

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Salary Trends for Shop Help

Salaries for a Shop Help can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,799 in 2023 to around $39,301 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Shop Help salary trends, .

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2024

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2023	$39,799
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