500+ Retail Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

For directly observed local pay, the strongest anchor in this bundle is a cashier/counter-work proxy: median pay was $13.97 an hour, with the 25th percentile at $11.16, the 75th percentile at $16.45, and the 90th percentile at $17.41 in the latest local wage table. A separate older metro retail-sales proxy put median pay at $15.18 an hour and the 75th percentile at $17.71. Recent local hourly postings center on about $15 to $17 / hour, and a Walgreens Shift Lead posting showed $17 to $20 / hour. Estimated salary sites show broader annual ranges, such as $28,000 to $60,000 for many retail sales associates in Murray, but those are estimates rather than government wage medians.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 315 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $35,204 at the median and $40,820 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Salt Lake City-Murray is a workable retail market, but not an easy one: the metro unemployment rate was 3.6% in June 2026, total nonfarm employment reached 862 thousand and grew 2.7291% year over year, and trade, transportation, and utilities employment rose 1.3793%. Retail-specific demand in Utah looks steady rather than booming, with retail employment essentially flat year over year in July 2026 while active retail postings were up 1.5%. Local openings are real and spread widely across employers, with more than 700 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but hourly postings still center on about $15 to $17 / hour.

Best positioned: Applicants with open availability and recent customer service, inventory management, cash handling, and merchandising experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The easiest roles to enter are also the easiest to crowd; about 75% of sampled openings are entry-level and about 95% or more are on-site, so getting better schedules or lead-track pay takes more than just applying fast.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 538 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AutoZone, Inc.: 25 open roles
2. Holiday Oil Company: 24 open roles
3. Cafe Zupas: 18 open roles
4. Harmons Grocery: 13 open roles
5. The TJX Companies, Inc.: 13 open roles
6. Deseret Book Company: 10 open roles
7. Deseret Management Corporation: 10 open roles
8. The Kroger Co.: 10 open roles
9. Skechers USA Ltd.: 9 open roles
10. Lowe's: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 137
• Park City: 42
• Murray: 36
• Draper: 32
• Layton: 31
• West Jordan: 31
• West Valley City: 29
• Sandy: 26

Work arrangement

on-site 516 (99%), hybrid 4 (1%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than concentrated in one retailer: we observed more than 700 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring in the sample is fragmented. Within sampled postings, about 85% sit in core retail, with smaller pockets in food & beverage and department, clothing, and shoe stores. The most consistently active employers included Ross Stores, Inc., Holiday Oil Company, AutoZone, Inc., Tailored Brands, Spirit Halloween, FashionUnited, Vans, and EssilorLuxottica. The clearest live demand signals point to floor operations and store support. Walmart posted a General Merchandising role in Murray, Sam’s Club posted a Merchandise and Stocking Associate opening in Murray, and Walgreens listed a Shift Lead opening in Salt Lake City. Because about 75% of sampled openings are entry-level and only about 5% are lead+, the market is widest at the store-associate and stocking level but much narrower for supervisory jumps.

• Big-box and club-floor merchandising (high): Current Murray-area signals are strongest for merchandising, stocking, and floor-support work at large-format retailers.
• Specialty apparel, footwear, and seasonal retail (moderate): Ross Stores, Tailored Brands, Spirit Halloween, Vans, FashionUnited, and EssilorLuxottica all appear among the more active employer names in the recent sample.
• Convenience and auto-parts retail (moderate): Holiday Oil Company and AutoZone, Inc. show that customer-facing retail tied to fuel, convenience, and parts sales remains a meaningful lane locally.

Where to focus: Focus first on large on-site chains where one job can combine customer service, stocking, merchandising, and basic leadership tasks, because that gives you both faster entry and a clearer path to better pay.

Roles worth searching next

• Front desk or guest services representative: Utah highlights hospitality and accommodation as major regional sources of entry-level sales and cashiering work, and the same interpersonal and customer-service skills transfer well.
• Fast food or counter worker: The closest local wage proxy in this bundle comes from fast food and counter workers, showing strong overlap with cashier, POS, rush-volume service, and counter-facing tasks.
• Loss prevention or retail security associate: Local retail postings frequently mention loss prevention, and retail crime prevention remains a major industry priority.
• Customer support representative: Customer service and communication are prominent in local retail postings, and retail recruiting is increasingly phone-screening based, which rewards candidates who can handle customer conversations clearly and consistently.

What postings ask for

• Customer service (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service shows up in about 30% of local retail postings, and BLS continues to emphasize interpersonal and customer-service skills as core across large entry-level occupations. Who: Everyone, especially first-time retail applicants.
• Inventory management (differentiator | immediate): Inventory management appears in about 30% of local retail postings and lines up with current Murray-area merchandising and stocking openings. Who: Entry-level applicants who want to stand out from cashier-only candidates.
• Cash handling (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling appears in about 20% of local postings and is one of the fastest ways to qualify for front-end work. Who: New applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting cashier or convenience roles.
• Merchandising (differentiator | immediate): Merchandising appears in about 20% of local postings, and current Murray-area openings at Walmart and Sam’s Club point to live demand for shelf, display, and stock presentation work. Who: Applicants targeting big-box, club, or specialty-floor roles.
• Visual merchandising (premium | near-term): Visual merchandising shows up in about 10% of local postings and can help you break out of generic cashier competition into apparel, footwear, and specialty-store roles. Who: Applicants aiming for apparel, beauty, or branded specialty retail.
• Loss prevention (differentiator | near-term): Loss prevention appears in about 10% of local postings, and organized retail crime remains a top industry policy priority in 2026, which makes shrink control a useful edge. Who: Mid-career retail workers and lead-track candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Retail roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

For directly observed local pay, the strongest anchor in this bundle is a cashier/counter-work proxy: median pay was $13.97 an hour, with the 25th percentile at $11.16, the 75th percentile at $16.45, and the 90th percentile at $17.41 in the latest local wage table. A separate older metro retail-sales proxy put median pay at $15.18 an hour and the 75th percentile at $17.71. Recent local hourly postings center on about $15 to $17 / hour, and a Walgreens Shift Lead posting showed $17 to $20 / hour. Estimated salary sites show broader annual ranges, such as $28,000 to $60,000 for many retail sales associates in Murray, but those are estimates rather than government wage medians. This is a market where basic store-entry pay is serviceable but not exceptional. You usually need either lead responsibility, stronger availability, or broader store-operations scope to get meaningfully above the floor.

Where is demand for Retail roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

Opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than concentrated in one retailer: we observed more than 700 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring in the sample is fragmented. Within sampled postings, about 85% sit in core retail, with smaller pockets in food & beverage and department, clothing, and shoe stores. The most consistently active employers included Ross Stores, Inc., Holiday Oil Company, AutoZone, Inc., Tailored Brands, Spirit Halloween, FashionUnited, Vans, and EssilorLuxottica. The clearest live demand signals point to floor operations and store support. Walmart posted a General Merchandising role in Murray, Sam’s Club posted a Merchandise and Stocking Associate opening in Murray, and Walgreens listed a Shift Lead opening in Salt Lake City. Because about 75% of sampled openings are entry-level and only about 5% are lead+, the market is widest at the store-associate and stocking level but much narrower for supervisory jumps.

Which employers are hiring the most Retail talent in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Recent postings show the most activity from Ross Stores, Inc. (30 postings), Holiday Oil Company (20 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (20 postings), Tailored Brands (20 postings), Spirit Halloween (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Retail roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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