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Store Manager Career Market Report 2026

5,964 active jobs. 305 companies. Median salary $48K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

5,964
Active Job Openings
305
Companies Hiring
$48K
Median Salary (US)
69%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Store Manager 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: 69% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $48K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $38K to $84K.

Merchandising is the most-demanded skill at 48%

Merchandising demand rose +28.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Dollartree leads hiring with 465 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$58K, +122%)

Salary increase: +$58K · Sample: Manager → Director

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
Manager1,296$38K$48K$80K
Director12$106K$106K$106K
Lead4$42K$42K$42K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$58K (122%) — 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 States632$52KUSD
Canada32$58KUSD
Australia24$103KUSD
United Kingdom14$42KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.1%
Remote0.4%
Hybrid0.0%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Merchandising
48%
Customer Service
42%
Scheduling
21%
Inventory Management
20%
Cash Handling
10%
Bilingual
7%
Loss Prevention
6%
Food Safety
6%
AI/LLM
5%
Community Outreach
4%

Skills on the Rise

Merchandising ↑+28.9ppInventory Management ↑+20.3ppCustomer Service ↑+19.3ppScheduling ↑+11.6ppAI/LLM ↑+5.1pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-9.2ppPerformance Management ↓-9.0ppTalent Acquisition ↓-6.6ppJournalism ↓-5.9ppTeam Leadership ↓-5.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Dollartree4657.8%
Academy3325.6%
Skechers2764.6%
Jysk2614.4%
Boxlunch2444.1%
Pls2384.0%
Insomniacookies2123.6%
Cvshealth1963.3%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,356
United Kingdom134
Canada112
Australia106
Germany88
Italy84
Spain69
Netherlands53

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree61.6%2,529
Bachelor's Degree13.4%549
Master's Degree8.4%343
High School / GED0.2%8

Certifications

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

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