3,750+ Retail Jobs in New York, NY

Government wage data shows two different retail realities in the metro. Retail salespersons earned a 2025 local median of $38,280, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $36,560 to $45,080. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers earned a much higher local median of $58,930. In current postings, hourly roles center on about $17 to $21 / hour, while annual posted salary ranges center on about $65k to $85k, which points to a mix of hourly store jobs and salaried management openings.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 3,353 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $36,400 at the 25th percentile, $39,998 at the median and $48,152 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

Retail in NYC is workable right now, but it is not an easy market. Metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, down about 13% year over year, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows New York retail employment up 0.8% and active postings up 21.2% year over year in September. At the same time, the metro's Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector was down -0.3730% year over year in August, so the backdrop is improving without turning into a broad hiring surge. More than 5,600 retail postings across more than 900 companies over the last 90 days, plus live seasonal hiring from Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury, improve short-term odds for flexible, on-site candidates.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work on-site, show inventory management, merchandising, customer service, and cash-handling experience, and accept holiday or weekend schedules have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is reading manager-heavy posted salary ranges as typical associate pay; local retail salespersons had a 2025 median wage of $38,280, while hourly postings center on about $17 to $21 / hour.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 3,905 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Macy's, Inc.: 346 open roles
2. Dollar General: 312 open roles
3. Bloomingdale's, LLC: 89 open roles
4. Five Below, Inc.: 85 open roles
5. AutoZone, Inc.: 71 open roles
6. The TJX Companies, Inc.: 68 open roles
7. Target Corp: 54 open roles
8. Bath & Body Works: 48 open roles
9. EssilorLuxottica: 45 open roles
10. JCPenney Co.: 43 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 1,142
• Elizabeth: 121
• Paramus: 114
• Brooklyn: 103
• Garden City: 94
• Bronx: 77
• Staten Island: 77
• White Plains: 76

Work arrangement

on-site 3,683 (98%), hybrid 57 (2%), remote 17 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume, on-site store work rather than remote or corporate retail. In the last 90 days, the market showed more than 5,600 postings across more than 900 companies, hiring was fragmented, about 75% of roles were entry-level, and about 95% or more were on-site. Within that, most openings sit in core retail, with apparel and fashion plus department, clothing, and shoe-store formats as smaller but meaningful pockets. The industry mix in the sample was about 75% retail, about 10% retail apparel and fashion, and about 5% department, clothing and shoe stores, while the most-requested skills were inventory management, merchandising, customer service, and cash handling. The near-term edge is seasonality. Leading named employers include Dollar General with more than 300 postings and Macy's with more than 250, and Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury were actively recruiting seasonal store staff in the New York market at the end of September.

• Seasonal department-store and beauty store roles (high): Holiday hiring at Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury makes this the fastest current entry point for applicants who can start quickly and work peak schedules.
• Chain general merchandise and discount retail (high): The market is fragmented, but named volume leaders such as Dollar General and Macy's suggest steady demand in large-format store environments where entry hiring is common.
• Store leadership and merchandising-heavy supervision (moderate): These roles pay better, but they sit inside the smaller non-entry share of the market and usually require proof of team leadership, merchandising execution, or shrink control.

Where to focus: Target on-site chain and department-store openings first, then use any fast offer as a platform to move toward supervisor or merchandising-heavy roles once you have local store metrics to show.

Roles worth searching next

• Customer service representative: Local retail postings already emphasize customer service and cash handling, so the skill transfer is direct.
• Inventory or fulfillment associate: Inventory management is the single most-requested hard skill in local retail postings, which makes store-side stock work a natural bridge into broader operations roles.
• Patient access representative or medical front desk: This uses customer service, cash-handling discipline, and on-site workflow skills, and Education and Health Services employment was up 1.9% year over year nationally in September 2026.
• Bank teller or branch service representative: Cash handling and customer service are common retail foundations, and branch roles reward accuracy and trust.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local retail postings at about 35%, so it travels across associate, stock, and lead roles. Who: Entry-level applicants, stock associates, and career switchers.
• Merchandising and visual merchandising (differentiator | immediate): Merchandising appears in about 20% of local postings and visual merchandising in about 15%, making it a useful separator for apparel, department-store, and lead-track jobs. Who: Applicants targeting apparel, beauty, home, or store-presentation roles.
• Cash handling and register/POS operation (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling shows up in about 20% of local postings and cash register operation in about 10%, so it is core proof for fast-hire associate work. Who: Entry-level applicants and switchers from food service or hospitality.
• Customer service and selling (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service appears in about 20% of local postings and sales in about 15%, so employers still want frontline people who can both serve and convert. Who: Nearly everyone in this category, especially floor associates.
• Clienteling apps and store tech comfort (differentiator | near-term): Comfort with POS systems and clienteling apps has moved into the top tier of important skills for retail sales associates in 2026. Who: Fashion, beauty, luxury, and higher-service sales candidates.
• Loss prevention (differentiator | near-term): Loss prevention appears in about 10% of local postings, so it helps candidates who want key-holder, closing, or higher-trust store roles. Who: Applicants seeking lead, closing, or multi-duty store roles.

Questions about this market

What do Retail roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Government wage data shows two different retail realities in the metro. Retail salespersons earned a 2025 local median of $38,280, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $36,560 to $45,080. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers earned a much higher local median of $58,930. In current postings, hourly roles center on about $17 to $21 / hour, while annual posted salary ranges center on about $65k to $85k, which points to a mix of hourly store jobs and salaried management openings. If you are applying for associate-level work, benchmark yourself closer to the retail salesperson wage data and the hourly posting band, not the manager-heavy annual ranges. New York retail openings showed a mean offered salary of about $77,887 in September 2026, but that figure is a state-level mean across openings rather than a metro associate median.

Where is demand for Retail roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume, on-site store work rather than remote or corporate retail. In the last 90 days, the market showed more than 5,600 postings across more than 900 companies, hiring was fragmented, about 75% of roles were entry-level, and about 95% or more were on-site. Within that, most openings sit in core retail, with apparel and fashion plus department, clothing, and shoe-store formats as smaller but meaningful pockets. The industry mix in the sample was about 75% retail, about 10% retail apparel and fashion, and about 5% department, clothing and shoe stores, while the most-requested skills were inventory management, merchandising, customer service, and cash handling. The near-term edge is seasonality. Leading named employers include Dollar General with more than 300 postings and Macy's with more than 250, and Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury were actively recruiting seasonal store staff in the New York market at the end of September.

Which employers are hiring the most Retail talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dollar General (300 postings), Macy's (250 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Retail roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 2% are remote and 2% hybrid, with 96% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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