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Merchandiser Career Market Report 2026

5,986 active jobs. 127 companies. Median salary $34K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,986
Active Job Openings
127
Companies Hiring
$34K
Median Salary (US)
86%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Merchandiser market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 86% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $34K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $31K to $48K.

Merchandising is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Bilingual demand rose +7.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Crossmark leads hiring with 3,514 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$48K, +112%)

Salary increase: +$48K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior47$34K$42K$52K
Mid-Level10$62K$90K$115K
Senior4$68K$130K$204K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$48K (112%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States191$33KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.2%
Remote0.3%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Merchandising
100%
Customer Service
14%
Bilingual
8%
Go
5%
Adobe Creative Suite
2%
Scheduling
1%
Inventory Management
1%
Point of Sale
1%

Skills on the Rise

Bilingual ↑+7.9ppCustomer Service ↑+4.7ppGo ↑+4.6pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-11.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-7.0ppTime Management ↓-5.4ppAdaptability ↓-4.6ppExcel ↓-4.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Crossmark3,51458.7%
Mcg59910.0%
Mdlz3656.1%
Plmarketing2414.0%
fieldforcemerchandising1151.9%
designergreetings1101.8%
Mango1001.7%
jacentstrategicmerchandising991.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States4,846
United Kingdom73
Georgia72
Australia63
France28
Spain20
Germany16
Greece12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree69.5%3,475
High School / GED3.3%167
Master's Degree2.9%143
Bachelor's Degree0.2%12
PhD / Doctorate0.1%4

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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