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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Merchandising, Retail

Manages a team responsible for managing product categories for retail.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$155k

Mean

$162k

10th–90th pct

$118k–$214k

Observations

609

Confidence: 34% · based on 609 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Demand Forecasting
Process Improvement
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
55% require · 24% prefer
Master's Degree
11% require · 28% prefer
No College
21% require · 14% prefer
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Common next roles
Director of Marketing, Retail-0.7%Retail Category Manager-47.9%Retail Merchandising Assistant-50.4%Retail Marketing Coordinator-53.3%Retail Growth Marketing Manager-47.5%
Common previous roles
Retail Category Manager-91.8%Retail Growth Marketing Manager-90.6%Retail Merchandising Assistant-101.7%Retail Marketing Coordinator-114.3%Director of Marketing, Retail-0.7%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)7,721
Posting growth-17%
Median days to fill32 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)96,777
Projected growth-2.4%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness30%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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