Annual salary by age
Despite their relatively young age, millennials still expected to make more than $200,000 on average working in the auto retail industry last year, though Generation X anticipated the highest income. There were not enough Generation Z respondents to include a data set for that generation.
Salary includes commissions and bonuses, before taxes/deductions (in thousands)
| 2023 average salary* | Average % change vs. 2022 |
Average % commission and/or bonuses |
Average number of hours worked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennial (27-42 years) |
$205.6
|
0.19% |
52.1%
|
51.1 |
| Generation X (43-58 years) |
$214.9
|
1.56% |
54.4%
|
52.4 |
| Baby boomer (59 years or older) |
$202.5
|
2.64% |
47.2%
|
51.7 |
*Rounded to nearest hundred
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