Cashiers salary · Pennsylvania

Cashiers Salary in Pennsylvania

Cashiers in Pennsylvania earn a median of $29,220 a year, which is $14.05 an hour. That is $3,660 below the national median of $32,880, a difference of 11 percent. The state employs 110,950.

Median in Pennsylvania $29,220 $14.05 an hour · May 2025
US median $32,880
Jobs in Pennsylvania 110,950

Pennsylvania against the US May 2025

Cashiers in Pennsylvania against the US, May 2025
FigurePennsylvaniaUnited States
Median annual $29,220 $32,880
Median hourly$14.05$15.81
Mean annual$29,880$33,180
10th percentile$22,270$24,530
90th percentile$36,280$40,410
Employment110,9503,089,410

How Pennsylvania compares

By median pay, Pennsylvania ranks 10 of the 12 states this site reports for cashiers. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for cashiers May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
California $37,100 $17.84 336,110
New York $35,500 $17.07 158,890
New Jersey $34,590 $16.63 107,680
Illinois $34,490 $16.58 139,630
Virginia $30,580 $14.70 83,890
Florida $30,530 $14.68 201,370
Michigan $29,740 $14.30 92,930
Ohio $29,260 $14.07 103,020
Texas $29,230 $14.06 245,730
Georgia $29,070 $13.98 97,540
North Carolina $28,880 $13.89 106,440

Common questions

How much do cashiers make in Pennsylvania?

The median salary for cashiers in Pennsylvania is $29,220 a year, or $14.05 an hour. That is $3,660 below the national median of $32,880, a difference of 11 percent. Pennsylvania employs 110,950 of them.

Is Pennsylvania a good state to work as a cashier?

On pay alone, Pennsylvania ranks 10 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for cashiers in Pennsylvania?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $22,270 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $36,280 or more. The middle half falls between $26,340 and $34,010.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 41-2011 in Pennsylvania. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national cashiers salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.