Retail Salespersons
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 3,470.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of retail salespersons in Slidell earn more.
$29,280 in Slidell buys what $31,600 buys across the country as a whole.
Slidell's regional price parity is 92.7 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Louisiana
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Slidell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | $30,400 | $32,800 | 92.6 | +4.0% |
| Baton Rouge | $30,070 | $33,100 | 90.8 | +4.9% |
| Slidell This page | $29,280 | $31,600 | 92.7 | — |
| Houma | $29,220 | $34,300 | 85.1 | +8.7% |
| Shreveport | $28,990 | $34,200 | 84.8 | +8.3% |
| Lake Charles | $28,780 | $33,500 | 85.9 | +6.2% |
| Alexandria | $28,660 | $33,400 | 85.7 | +5.9% |
| Lafayette | $28,600 | $32,800 | 87.2 | +3.9% |
Price parity and difference against Slidell are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 3,470 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons. Mapped to our taxonomy as retail-salespersons.
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