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Team Associate salary

Average team associate salary

$15.3

$31,822 yearly

Entry-level team associate salary
$21,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a team associate make?

The average team associate salary in the United States is $31,822. Team associate salaries typically range between $21,000 and $48,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for team associates is $15.3 per hour.

Team associate salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Team associates earn the highest average salary in New York.

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District of Columbia$51,761
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Bain & Company$108,630
Magna International$37,909

Average team associate salary by state

The average team associate salary in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average team associate salary states are Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for team associates

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York$51,465$24.74
2Pennsylvania$42,919$20.63
3New Jersey$41,713$20.05
4New Hampshire$38,273$18.40
5Michigan$37,004$17.79
6Connecticut$38,747$18.63
7Massachusetts$44,931$21.60
8Delaware$38,150$18.34
9Maryland$38,897$18.70
10Rhode Island$42,112$20.25
11Indiana$35,849$17.24
12Vermont$39,828$19.15
13District of Columbia$51,818$24.91
14Ohio$35,359$17.00
15West Virginia$34,768$16.72
16North Carolina$33,527$16.12
17Virginia$38,239$18.38
18Maine$32,759$15.75
19Kentucky$31,669$15.23
20Florida$31,842$15.31
21Wisconsin$34,379$16.53
22Hawaii$39,124$18.81
23California$35,254$16.95
24Minnesota$33,107$15.92
25Alabama$30,223$14.53
26Tennessee$31,101$14.95
27South Carolina$30,139$14.49
28Washington$35,260$16.95
29Texas$33,158$15.94
30North Dakota$31,882$15.33
31Illinois$32,165$15.46
32Georgia$30,812$14.81
33Arkansas$30,864$14.84
34Mississippi$29,879$14.36
35Louisiana$30,188$14.51
36Iowa$30,118$14.48
37Oklahoma$29,762$14.31
38Missouri$30,035$14.44
39Colorado$30,584$14.70
40Arizona$29,891$14.37
41South Dakota$29,830$14.34
42New Mexico$30,007$14.43
43Kansas$29,471$14.17
44Oregon$29,702$14.28
45Wyoming$28,736$13.82
46Nevada$29,756$14.31
47Nebraska$29,209$14.04
48Montana$28,479$13.69
49Idaho$27,911$13.42
50Utah$26,590$12.78
51Alaska$26,826$12.90

Highest paying cities for team associates

The highest-paying cities for team associates are Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington, DC$51,761$24.89
2New York, NY$51,730$24.87
3Boston, MA$44,740$21.51
4Philadelphia, PA$43,551$20.94
5Woodbridge, NJ$41,719$20.06
6Baltimore, MD$39,099$18.80
7Merrimack, NH$38,538$18.53
8Los Angeles, CA$35,586$17.11
9Columbus, IN$35,020$16.84
10Columbus, OH$34,900$16.78
11San Antonio, TX$33,728$16.22
12Madison, WI$33,602$16.15
13Chicago, IL$32,644$15.69
14Charlotte, NC$32,428$15.59
15Miami, FL$32,001$15.39
16Atlanta, GA$30,702$14.76
17Denver, CO$30,523$14.67
18Birmingham, AL$30,175$14.51
19Phoenix, AZ$29,779$14.32
20Tulsa, OK$29,745$14.30

Team Associate salary details

A team associate's salary ranges from $21,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $48,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Team Associate Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a team associate's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$48,000$4,000$23
75th Percentile$39,000$3,250$19
Average$31,822$2,652$15
25th Percentile$25,000$2,083$12
10th Percentile$21,000$1,750$10

Highest paying team associate jobs

The highest paying types of team associates are model/sales associate, associate, and merchandising associate.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Team Trainer$31,576$2,631$15.1854,150

Top companies hiring team associates now:

  1. Bank of America Jobs (45)
  2. Target Jobs (297)
  3. Bloomingdale's Jobs (47)
  4. Belk Jobs (230)
  5. The Home Depot Jobs (233)

Which companies pay team associates the most?

Team associate salaries at Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average team associate salary at companies like Citi and BlackRock are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Bain & Company$108,630$52.23
2Goldman Sachs$104,609$50.29
3Citi$98,891$47.54
4BlackRock$81,514$39.19
5JPMorgan Chase & Co.$76,818$36.93
6First Republic Bank$66,597$32.02
7Deloitte$61,072$29.36
8Deutsche Bank$59,365$28.54
9Morgan Stanley$47,880$23.02
10Bristol-Myers Squibb$46,336$22.28
11UBS$42,852$20.60
12HUB International$41,281$19.85
13HSBC Bank$40,933$19.68
14Accenture$40,522$19.48
15Thermo Fisher Scientific$40,464$19.45
16Amica Insurance$39,732$19.10
17J.P. Morgan$39,256$18.87
18University of Rochester$39,219$18.86
19PepsiCo$38,907$18.71
20Magna International$37,909$18.23

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$34,000$33,400$32,800$32,200$31,600$31,000
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Team Associate salary trends

The average team associate salary has risen by $7,133 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average team associate earned $24,689 annually, but today, they earn $31,822 a year. That works out to a 19% change in pay for team associates over the last decade.

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Average team associate salary over time

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    Team Associate salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$31,800$15.30+6.8%
    2024$29,700$14.27+4.2%
    2023$28,400$13.67+4.1%
    2022$27,300$13.11+2.3%
    2021$26,700$12.81+4.0%

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