2,250+ Retail Jobs in Dallas, TX

For frontline retail salespersons, the clearest local benchmark is BLS: Dallas-Fort Worth retail salespersons had a 2025 median wage of $33,400, with the 25th percentile at $28,610 and the 90th percentile at $45,860. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers earned materially more, with a 2025 median wage of $47,320 and a 90th percentile of $75,190. Separate local posting data shows hourly-paid retail roles centered on about $15 to $16 / hour, while mixed retail salary postings centered on about $51k to $72k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,355 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $30,680 at the 25th percentile, $33,280 at the median and $38,480 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 16, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable but uneven retail market. Dallas-Fort Worth had more than 3,000 retail postings across more than 650 companies in the last 90 days, and Texas retail postings were up 20.5% year-over-year even as Texas retail employment was essentially flat, which points to ongoing replacement hiring and selective expansion rather than a broad hiring boom. Metro unemployment was 4.4% in August, and the local Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector grew just 0.4506% year-over-year, so openings exist but employers still have room to be selective. Pay is acceptable for entry roles but meaningfully better once you move into supervision.

Best positioned: The best odds right now are for candidates who can work on-site, start quickly, and show clear experience in inventory management, customer service, merchandising, and cash handling.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming all retail postings pay like store-management jobs; Dallas-Fort Worth retail salespersons had a 2025 median wage of $33,400, far below the higher salary bands seen in mixed-title posting data.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 2,288 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amerch: 162 open roles
2. AutoZone, Inc.: 85 open roles
3. Dollar General: 69 open roles
4. Bath & Body Works: 55 open roles
5. Macy's, Inc.: 51 open roles
6. Five Below, Inc.: 39 open roles
7. EssilorLuxottica: 36 open roles
8. JCPenney Co.: 35 open roles
9. The TJX Companies, Inc.: 35 open roles
10. Shoe Palace: 33 open roles

Where the openings are

• Dallas: 388
• Fort Worth: 282
• Frisco: 109
• Allen: 99
• Arlington: 97
• Grand Prairie: 91
• Plano: 86
• Mesquite: 67

Work arrangement

on-site 2,192 (99%), hybrid 21 (1%), remote 5 (0%)

Where the demand is

Most near-term opportunity is still concentrated in high-volume, on-site store work rather than remote or corporate retail. In the local posting mix, about 95% or more of roles are on-site, about 70% are entry-level, and the biggest skill asks cluster around inventory management, customer service, merchandising, cash handling, and visual merchandising. That combination points to floor coverage, replenishment, cashiering, and key-holder style work as the fastest path into the market. Opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant chain, with consistent activity from Panda Restaurant Group, Dollar General, Spirit Halloween, AutoZone, Inc., Bath & Body Works, Panda Express, SKECHERS USA, Inc., and Tailored Brands. The local industry mix leans first toward general retail, then apparel and fashion, food and beverage, and department, clothing, and shoe stores. Separate local expansion signals at Galleria Dallas and DFW Airport suggest continued hiring pockets in mall and concession environments, even though those reports did not publish headcounts.

• High-volume chain associate roles (high): This is the biggest pool: mostly on-site, mostly entry-level, and heavily focused on stocking, sales floor coverage, customer service, and checkout work.
• Apparel, mall, and outlet retail (moderate): Apparel and fashion make up about 10% of the local retail posting mix, and local mall expansion at Galleria Dallas adds another signal that visual and customer-facing store roles should remain active.
• Food and beverage retail and concessions (moderate): Food and beverage accounts for about 5% of the posting mix, Panda-related employers are among the most active named hirers, and Serve Safe is the most commonly cited certification in local retail postings.
• Store leadership and supervision (limited): These roles pay better, but only about 5% of the local posting mix sits in lead+ levels, so candidates need clear proof of staffing, training, merchandising, and shrink results.

Where to focus: If you need speed, target large on-site chains and concession-style environments first; if you want better pay, pursue supervisor-track roles and make your inventory, coaching, and merchandising results explicit.

Roles worth searching next

• Customer service representative: The overlap is strongest in problem-solving, de-escalation, product knowledge, and handling routine customer questions.
• Inventory coordinator or stock control clerk: Retail inventory management transfers directly into back-room, stock-control, and replenishment-heavy work.
• Bank teller or member service representative: Cash handling, customer interaction, and policy compliance all translate well from retail.
• Front desk or guest services agent: This uses the same core strengths as retail: in-person service, problem resolution, and shift-based coverage.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 35% of local retail postings, making it one of the clearest screen-in skills for stock, replenishment, and floor-support work. Who: Entry-level applicants, stock associates, and career switchers.
• Customer service and customer communication (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service appears in about 25% of local retail postings, and 53% of surveyed frontline workers said customer or client interaction was their weakest skill, which makes strong communication a real differentiator in interviews. Who: Everyone, especially applicants coming from non-retail backgrounds.
• Merchandising and visual merchandising (differentiator | immediate): Merchandising and visual merchandising each show up in about 20% of local postings, and they matter most in apparel, mall, and branded-store environments. Who: Applicants targeting apparel, specialty retail, mall, and outlet settings.
• Cash handling and POS accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling appears in about 20% of local retail postings and is one of the easiest ways for employers to separate proven retail workers from general customer-service candidates. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Loss prevention awareness (differentiator | near-term): Loss prevention appears in about 10% of local postings, and retailers are increasingly using new tools in shrink control and staff safety, so even basic awareness can help in interviews. Who: Key holders, supervisors, specialty retail applicants, and anyone targeting high-theft formats.
• Serve Safe (differentiator | near-term): Serve Safe is the most commonly requested certification in local retail postings, even if it appears only in about 5% of them, which makes it useful for food-service-adjacent retail and concession roles. Who: Applicants targeting airport, food-court, café, grocery prepared-food, or quick-service retail formats.

Questions about this market

What do Retail roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

For frontline retail salespersons, the clearest local benchmark is BLS: Dallas-Fort Worth retail salespersons had a 2025 median wage of $33,400, with the 25th percentile at $28,610 and the 90th percentile at $45,860. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers earned materially more, with a 2025 median wage of $47,320 and a 90th percentile of $75,190. Separate local posting data shows hourly-paid retail roles centered on about $15 to $16 / hour, while mixed retail salary postings centered on about $51k to $72k. This is a market with broad access at the lower end, but real earnings pressure for frontline workers. Inflation was 3.3530% year-over-year in August and national average hourly earnings rose 3.0% year-over-year in September, so starting retail pay is not obviously outrunning living costs unless you move up or into stronger specialty formats.

Where is demand for Retail roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX concentrated?

Most near-term opportunity is still concentrated in high-volume, on-site store work rather than remote or corporate retail. In the local posting mix, about 95% or more of roles are on-site, about 70% are entry-level, and the biggest skill asks cluster around inventory management, customer service, merchandising, cash handling, and visual merchandising. That combination points to floor coverage, replenishment, cashiering, and key-holder style work as the fastest path into the market. Opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant chain, with consistent activity from Panda Restaurant Group, Dollar General, Spirit Halloween, AutoZone, Inc., Bath & Body Works, Panda Express, SKECHERS USA, Inc., and Tailored Brands. The local industry mix leans first toward general retail, then apparel and fashion, food and beverage, and department, clothing, and shoe stores. Separate local expansion signals at Galleria Dallas and DFW Airport suggest continued hiring pockets in mall and concession environments, even though those reports did not publish headcounts.

Which employers are hiring the most Retail talent in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Panda Restaurant Group (100 postings), Dollar General (75 postings), Spirit Halloween (50 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (50 postings), Bath & Body Works (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Retail roles in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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