How much does the Retail Employee career pay in The Sims 4?
Retail Employee career
Retail Employee pays §33 an hour at level 1 and up to §48 an hour. The best level pays §960 a week. The promotion cheat is careers.promote PartTime_Retail.
The Retail Employee career is a part-time job in The Sims 4 base game. Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can join this track to earn Simoleons without a full-time commitment. You pick between morning and evening shifts to fit your schedule.
This career has 3 levels and no branches. You start as a Shelf Stocker making 33 Simoleons per hour and work up to Customer Support. At the top level, you earn 48 Simoleons per hour, which brings in 960 Simoleons per week.
- §33Per hour at the first level
- §48Per hour at the best level
- §960Per week at the best-paying level
- Part-timeBase game
Pay and hours at every level
Every level
| Level | Title | Per hour | Schedule | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelf Stocker | §33 | Morning: Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 09:00 for 4 h Evening: Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 18:00 for 4 h | §660 |
| 2 | Sales Floor Clerk | §40 | Morning: Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 09:00 for 4 h Evening: Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 18:00 for 4 h | §800 |
| 3 | Customer Support | §48 | Morning: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 09:00 for 4 h Evening: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 18:00 for 4 h | §960 |
Pay per week is our math: pay per hour, times the hours, times the work days. For part-time jobs it uses the longest shift you can pick. Past the top level, each extra promotion adds §10 an hour.
Traits that change the pay and promotions
| Trait | Pay bonus |
|---|---|
| Business Savvy | +10% |
| Graduated High School Early | +10% |
| Graduated with Honors | +10% |
| Valedictorian | +15% |
| The Knowledge | +30% |
The game also rolls for an early promotion. The base chance is 1%, multiplied by ×10 with the Entrepreneurial trait, ×5 with the Growth Mindset moodlet.
Retail Employee cheats
Type testingcheats true first. The game accepts the career name below, in any letter case.
careers.add_career PartTime_Retailcareers.promote PartTime_Retailcareers.demote PartTime_Retailcareers.remove_career PartTime_Retail
Daily shifts and pay for Retail Employees
You work 4 hours a day for a total of 20 hours per week at each level. You choose a Morning shift starting at 09:00 or an Evening shift starting at 18:00. Levels 1 and 2 run from Tuesday through Saturday, while level 3 shifts to Monday through Friday.
Your pay starts at 660 Simoleons per week at level 1 and rises to 800 Simoleons at level 2. Reaching level 3 brings your weekly pay to 960 Simoleons. You also earn 0.25 days of paid time off for each day you work.
Specific traits increase your hourly pay at every level. The Business Savvy, Graduated High School Early, and Graduated with Honors traits each add a 10 percent bonus. Valedictorian adds 15 percent, and The Knowledge trait adds a 30 percent pay bonus.
Career tracks and overmax pay in retail
The Retail Employee career does not split into branches. You stay on the main Retail Employee track through all 3 levels. Because there is no branch choice, every Sim in this job works toward the same top weekly pay of 960 Simoleons.
Once you reach level 3 as Customer Support, you can still earn raises. Each overmax level adds 10 Simoleons to your hourly pay. The game sets days to level loss at 2 days, while the Professional Slacker trait multiplies your demotion chance by 0.
Faster promotions and Retail Employee cheats
The base chance for an early promotion in this job is 1. Having the Entrepreneurial trait multiplies this chance by 10. If your Sim has the Growth Mindset moodlet, the game multiplies the early promotion chance by 5.
You can also use cheats in Live mode to change your job level right away. Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type testingcheats true first if the career cheats need it.
Enter careers.promote PartTime_Retail to move up one level. You can also use careers.add_career PartTime_Retail to join the job or careers.remove_career PartTime_Retail to quit. Typing careers.demote PartTime_Retail drops your Sim down one level.
Questions
Who can join the Retail Employee career in The Sims 4?
Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can take the Retail Employee part-time career. It is part of the base game.
How much does the Retail Employee career pay?
You start at 33 Simoleons per hour, or 660 Simoleons per week, at level 1. At level 3, you earn 48 Simoleons per hour, which equals 960 Simoleons per week.
What are the shift hours for a Retail Employee?
Every shift is 4 hours long for a total of 20 hours per week. You can pick the Morning shift at 09:00 or the Evening shift at 18:00.
What is the promotion cheat for the Retail Employee job?
Open the cheat console in Live mode and type careers.promote PartTime_Retail. This moves your Sim up one level in the career.
Do traits boost pay in the Retail Employee career?
Yes, several traits add a percentage to your hourly pay. The Knowledge adds 30 percent, Valedictorian adds 15 percent, and Business Savvy adds 10 percent.