How much are retail professionals paid in Charlotte? View retail salaries

The Agenda recently surveyed our smart, good looking daily newsletter subscribers and asked them uncomfortable questions, like – “How much do you get paid?” Below are the survey results from retail professionals.

Average salary for common retail jobs in Charlotte:

• Merchandise Assistant — $35,940 base salary
• Assistant Buyer — $43,132.22 base salary
• Store Manager — $47,700 base salary & $4,180 annual bonus
• Assistant Planner — $53,500 base salary
• Buyer — $98,500 base salary & $18,500 annual bonus
• Merchandise Planner — $103,000 base salary & $9,833 annual bonus
• Director — $103,875 base salary & $19,250 annual bonus

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Retail compensation change from 2016 to 2017:

• Decrease in pay: 3%
• Same pay: 40%
• < 5% raise: 44%
• 5% – 10% raise: 5%
• 10% – 20% raise: 4%
• 20%+ raise: 3%

How did Charlotte’s retail professionals land their jobs?

• Recruited for the position: 19%
• Referred by friend or family: 22%
• Professional connection: 10%
• Company’s website: 13%
• Online job search site: 15%
• Headhunter: 5%
• Networking event: 2%
• Other: 15%

Anonymous retail salary survey data (raw) – sorted by job title:

Account Director — $76,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Account Manager — $65,000 base salary & $1,300 annual bonus
Administrator — $40,000 base salary & $6,000 annual bonus
Apparel Designer — $72,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Assistant Brand Manager — $45,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $32,500 base salary & $300 annual bonus
Assistant buyer — $44,000 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Assistant Buyer — $49,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $48,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $34,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $32,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $46,690 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $64,000 base salary
Assistant Buyer — $38,000 base salary
Assistant Inventory Planner — $44,000 base salary
Assistant Manager — $39,000 base salary
Assistant Manager — $43,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Assistant Planner — $44,000 base salary & $600 annual bonus
Assistant Planner — $45,000 base salary
Assistant Planner — $45,000 base salary
Assistant Planner — $80,000 base salary
Associate Designer — $38,000 base salary
Brand Manager — $88,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Business Consultant — $80,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Buyer — $112,000 base salary & $23,000 annual bonus
Buyer — $85,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
CEO — $104,000 base salary & $25,000 annual bonus
Board Officer — $200,000 base salary
Co-Owner — $150,000 base salary & $50,000 annual bonus
Corporate Financial Analyst — $60,000 base salary
Customer service — $40,000 base salary
Customer service  — $33,000 base salary
Customer service  — $26,000 base salary
Design consultant — $50,000 base salary
Digital Marketing — $50,000 base salary
Director — $156,000 base salary & $60,000 annual bonus
Director of Digital Marketing — $80,000 base salary & $6,000 annual bonus
Director of Finance — $70,000 base salary
Director of Financial Reporting — $153,000 base salary & $47,000 annual bonus
Director of Marketing — $107,000 base salary & $29,000 annual bonus
Director of Operations — $60,000 base salary
Director of Product Development — $95,000 base salary & $12,000 annual bonus
Director of Product Development — $110,000 base salary
eCommerce Operations Manager — $70,000 base salary
Ecommerce Operations Manager — $48,000 base salary
Event Coordinator — $52,000 base salary & $16,000 annual bonus
Event Manager — $44,000 base salary & $2,500 annual bonus
Executive Assistant — $74,500 base salary
Executive Vice President — $225,000 base salary & $65,000 annual bonus
Floral Designer — $30,000 base salary & $350 annual bonus
FT Assistant Sales Manager — $27,500 base salary
General Manager — $85,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
General Manager — $70,000 base salary & $25,000 annual bonus
General Manager, Buyer — $59,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
HR Analyst — $58,500 base salary
HR Consultant — $95,000 base salary & $13,000 annual bonus
Human Resources Specialist — $26.00/hour base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Import Compliance Specialist — $55,000 base salary
IT System Administrator — $61,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Lead Financial Analyst — $93,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Manager — $120,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Manager — $100,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Manager — $65,000 base salary
Market Research Analyst — $55,500 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Marketing Assistant — $37,500 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Marketing Lead — $70,000
Merchandise Assistant — $34,500 base salary
Merchandise Assistant — $36,000 base salary
Merchandise Assistant — $17.50/hr base salary
Merchandise Assistant — $39,000 base salary
Merchandise Assistant — $36,000 base salary
Merchandise Assistant — $34,200 base salary
Merchandise Manager — $42,000 base salary & $300 annual bonus
Merchandise Planner — $80,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Merchandise Planner — $140,000 base salary & $7,500 annual bonus
Merchant — $89,000 base salary & $17,000 annual bonus
Online Merchandising Manager — $77,500 base salary & $13,000 annual bonus
OnlineMerchandising — $56,000 base salary
Operations Manager — $42,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Operations Supervisor — $75,000 base salary
Owner — $50,000 base salary
Performance Management Processes — $66,720 base salary
Personal investor — $43,000 base salary
Planner — $115,000 base salary
Print Production Coordinator — $60,000 base salary
Product Manager — $95,000 base salary & $16,000 annual bonus
Program Manager — $106,000 base salary & $17,000 annual bonus
Regional Operations Manager — $68,000 base salary & $7,500 annual bonus
Regional Visual Director — $140,000 base salary & $7,000 annual bonus
Retail Management — $50,000 base salary & $1,100 annual bonus
Sales Analyst — $66,500 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Sales Analyst — $53,000 base salary
Sales and Marketing Manager — $28,000 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Sales Associate — $24,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Sales Specialist — $25,000 base salary
Sales/ Stylist — $16/hr base salary
Search Analyst — $22.50/hour base salary
Senior Advisor — $22,000 base salary
Senior Coordinator — $64,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Senior Manager — $100,000 base salary & $70,000 annual bonus
Senior Marketing Specialist — $65,000 base salary
Sourcing Manager — $95,000 base salary & $38,000 annual bonus
Sr. Analyst — $80,000 base salary & $6,500 annual bonus
Sr. Analyst — $77,000 base salary & $7,000 annual bonus
Sr. Analyst — $60,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Store Manager — $22,800 base salary & $500 annual bonus
Store Manager — $36,000 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Store Manager — $72,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Store Manager — $60,000 base salary & $220 annual bonus
Supply chain analyst — $65,000 base salary
Supply Chain Manager — $104,000 base salary
Supply Chain Planner — $85,000 base salary & $12,000 annual bonus
Territory Sales Manager — $60,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Visual Sales — $18,000 base salary

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