Side by side
Retail Associate vs Store Manager
Store Manager pays more: a median of $50,000 against $35,500. There is 3.6× more demand for Retail Associate. Listings for Retail Associate move faster — median age 32 days against 68.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Retail Associate | Store Manager | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 32,702 | 9,163 | +23,539 |
| Posted this week | 2,637 | 768 | |
| Median salary | $35,500 | $50,000 | $-14.5k |
| 25th percentile | $28k | $39.5k | |
| 75th percentile | $44k | $62k | |
| Salary disclosed | 8.9% | 3.7% | |
| Remote share | 10.4% | 10.1% | +0.3pp |
| Median age of posting | 32d | 68d | |
| Open over 60 days | 48.0% | 40.3% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 4.8% | 20.3% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Retail Associate
$16k$61k
Store Manager
$23k$87k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Retail Associate
just posted32d median90d+
Store Manager
just posted68d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Retail Associate — technologies
Store Manager — technologies
Retail Associate — employers
Store Manager — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.