1,500+ Retail Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Observed government pay for local retail salespersons was $34,810 at the median, with $29,830 at the 25th percentile and $48,000 at the 90th percentile in 2025. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers were materially higher at a $50,130 median and $77,670 at the 90th percentile. Recent local hourly postings center on about $16 to $18 / hour, while annual posted ranges center on about $59k to $78k, which likely reflects a posting mix tilted toward supervisory and salaried roles rather than typical cashier or associate jobs.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 1,005 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $33,280 at the 25th percentile, $35,797 at the median and $41,132 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 usable Retail market, but not an easy one. Philadelphia metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, while the metro's Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector was down 1.0946% year over year, so the local economy is not weak but store-side demand is also not broadly surging. The sharper Retail signal is that Pennsylvania retail postings were up 19.0% year over year in September 2026 while statewide retail employment was essentially flat, which points to replacement hiring and churn more than a clean expansion story. Locally, more than 2,100 Retail postings appeared across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days, so there are real openings if you apply broadly and move fast.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work fully on-site and show inventory, merchandising, cash-handling, or shrink-control experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume the visible posted salary band is typical entry-level pay; local BLS wages for retail salespersons sit far below the management-skewed posted annual ranges.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,520 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Dollar General: 241 open roles
2. Macy's, Inc.: 65 open roles
3. AutoZone, Inc.: 49 open roles
4. Five Below, Inc.: 45 open roles
5. The TJX Companies, Inc.: 29 open roles
6. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.: 23 open roles
7. Bath & Body Works: 22 open roles
8. DTLR, Inc: 21 open roles
9. Lowe's: 18 open roles
10. Tailored Brands: 18 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 219
• King of Prussia: 149
• Cherry Hill: 69
• Wilmington: 49
• Deptford Township: 40
• Cherry Hill Township: 28
• Woodbury: 24
• Upper Merion Township: 23

Work arrangement

on-site 1,459 (99%), hybrid 7 (0%), remote 3 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume, in-store frontline work. The metro has 63,990 retail salespersons and 54,100 cashier jobs by local occupational estimates and proxy counts, and recent hourly postings center on about $16 to $18 / hour. In the current posting mix, about 70% of openings are entry level, and the most common hard skills are inventory management, merchandising, customer service, cash handling, and cash register operation. A second pocket of opportunity sits in store leadership and floor operations. The metro has 19,450 first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, and their local median pay is $50,130, far above frontline retail-sales pay. This is also where the salary-visible online postings appear to skew, with annual ranges centered on about $59k to $78k. Opportunity is not evenly spread across employer types. In the local sample, about 85% of Retail postings came from retail employers, with smaller pockets in retail apparel and fashion and hospitals and health care. Store growth signals are showing up around Jenkintown, Fishtown, and King of Prussia, plus seasonal department-store hiring, so job seekers should watch mall tenants, specialty chains, and holiday staffing programs rather than only downtown independents.

• Frontline store associate, cashier, and stock work (high): Largest pool of openings, usually on-site, fast-moving, and skill-screened around inventory, merchandising, register work, and customer service.
• Store leadership and supervisor-track roles (moderate): Smaller share of openings, but the clearest path to materially better pay for candidates with staffing, shrink, and execution results.
• Specialty retail and seasonal department-store hiring (moderate): Useful near-term target for people willing to follow store openings, mall traffic, and holiday calendars.

Where to focus: If you need a job fastest, target high-volume on-site chains first; if you already have KPI and staffing experience, concentrate on supervisor-track openings because that is where pay improves most.

Roles worth searching next

• Bank teller or branch associate: Cash accuracy, face-to-face service, upsell behavior, and compliance discipline transfer well from retail.
• Patient access representative: Hospitals and health care already show up in about 5% of local Retail postings, and customer-service experience can transfer into scheduling, check-in, and intake work.
• Customer service representative: The strongest transferable pieces are conflict handling, speed under pressure, and keeping service quality consistent across repetitive interactions.
• Asset protection or security officer: Local Retail postings ask for loss prevention in about 15% of cases, so shrink-control experience can transfer into a security-focused track.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local Retail postings at about 40%, so it directly improves resume match rate. Who: Entry-level applicants, stock-focused candidates, and career switchers.
• Merchandising (table_stakes | immediate): Merchandising shows up in about 30% of local postings and is one of the clearest signals that you can do more than just ring transactions. Who: Anyone targeting store associate, key-holder, or visual-support roles.
• Cash handling and register operation (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling appears in about 25% of local postings and cash register operation in about 15%, making them baseline screening items for many frontline roles. Who: Entry-level applicants and hospitality-to-retail switchers.
• Loss prevention (differentiator | near-term): Loss prevention appears in about 15% of local postings and helps separate candidates who can protect margin, not just serve customers. Who: Mid-career candidates, supervisor-track applicants, and people with security or shrink-control experience.
• Visual merchandising (differentiator | near-term): Visual merchandising appears in about 10% of local postings and is one of the cleaner bridges into higher-responsibility floor roles. Who: Candidates aiming to move beyond cashier-only work.
• Customer service and relational selling (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appears in about 25% of local postings, and retail work is increasingly splitting between automatable transactional tasks and human-centered relational tasks. Who: All candidates, especially those competing against self-checkout-heavy environments.

Questions about this market

What do Retail roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Observed government pay for local retail salespersons was $34,810 at the median, with $29,830 at the 25th percentile and $48,000 at the 90th percentile in 2025. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers were materially higher at a $50,130 median and $77,670 at the 90th percentile. Recent local hourly postings center on about $16 to $18 / hour, while annual posted ranges center on about $59k to $78k, which likely reflects a posting mix tilted toward supervisory and salaried roles rather than typical cashier or associate jobs. For most job seekers, this is a moderate-pay market with broad entry access but limited income upside unless you move into supervision, specialized merchandising, or stronger store-operations responsibility.

Where is demand for Retail roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume, in-store frontline work. The metro has 63,990 retail salespersons and 54,100 cashier jobs by local occupational estimates and proxy counts, and recent hourly postings center on about $16 to $18 / hour. In the current posting mix, about 70% of openings are entry level, and the most common hard skills are inventory management, merchandising, customer service, cash handling, and cash register operation. A second pocket of opportunity sits in store leadership and floor operations. The metro has 19,450 first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, and their local median pay is $50,130, far above frontline retail-sales pay. This is also where the salary-visible online postings appear to skew, with annual ranges centered on about $59k to $78k. Opportunity is not evenly spread across employer types. In the local sample, about 85% of Retail postings came from retail employers, with smaller pockets in retail apparel and fashion and hospitals and health care. Store growth signals are showing up around Jenkintown, Fishtown, and King of Prussia, plus seasonal department-store hiring, so job seekers should watch mall tenants, specialty chains, and holiday staffing programs rather than only downtown independents.

Which employers are hiring the most Retail talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dollar General (200 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Retail roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% 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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