Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard; a Patagonia store
Patagonia continues to top the list of highest-paying retail employers.
  • Retail wages are on the rise as the employers struggle to find and retain workers.
  • Entry-level employees now find jobs on the sales floor that pay more than $17 an hour.
  • Business Insider asked Glassdoor to round up 15 of the highest-paying entry-level retail jobs in the US.

Retail wages are ticking up.

Although the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour (since 2009), fewer and fewer employers can get by without paying at least double that.