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As a Retail Sales Representative , you'll independently manage demo events, represent the brand ... Run product demonstrations inside Costco * Engage shoppers and educate them on featured products

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How much do costco retail jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for costco retail in the United States is $17.57, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $17.79 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Costco Retail job?

Costco Retail jobs refer to positions within Costco Wholesale stores that involve assisting customers, stocking shelves, operating cash registers, and maintaining store cleanliness. Employees may also help with inventory management, product displays, and providing excellent customer service. These roles are essential for ensuring a smooth shopping experience and supporting the overall operations of the warehouse club. Costco offers a variety of retail positions, including cashier, stocker, food court worker, and membership assistant.

What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a Costco Retail associate?

To thrive as a Costco Retail Associate, you need strong customer service abilities, attention to detail, and basic math skills, usually supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with point-of-sale (POS) systems, inventory management tools, and safety procedures is commonly required. Excellent communication, teamwork, and reliability are standout soft skills in this role. These abilities ensure efficient store operations, positive customer experiences, and a safe, collaborative work environment.

What are common challenges faced by employees working in a Costco retail environment?

Employees in a Costco retail setting often encounter challenges such as managing a high volume of customers, especially during peak hours or special sales events. Balancing multiple responsibilities—like stocking shelves, assisting members, and keeping the store organized—requires strong multitasking skills. Additionally, working as part of a large team means clear communication and collaboration are essential to ensure smooth store operations. Despite these challenges, Costco offers comprehensive training and support, and teamwork is highly valued, making it a rewarding place to build retail experience.

What is the difference between Costco Retail vs Costco Cashier?

AspectCostco RetailCostco Cashier
Primary RoleOversees store operations, manages staff, and ensures sales targets are metProcesses customer transactions at checkout lanes
Required CredentialsHigh school diploma; retail management experience often preferredHigh school diploma or equivalent; training provided on-site
Work EnvironmentStore floor, management offices, and stock areasCheckout lanes and customer service areas
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in retail management roles at CostcoCommon cashier position at Costco stores

Costco Retail roles involve managing store operations and staff, requiring leadership skills and experience, while Costco Cashiers focus on customer transactions at checkout. Both roles are essential in the retail environment, but differ in responsibilities and required credentials.

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Infographic showing various Costco Retail job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 65% Full Time, 34% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $36,548 per year, or $17.6 per hour.

Software Engineer - Travel Portfolio - Costco Travel

Issaquah, WA

Costco IT
Retail • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 6 days ago


Costco rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 1,934 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

2nd of 39 rated national retailers


Job description

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco's success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Travel IT family. Costco Travel IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

Software Engineers perform development work across the technology stack (both front-end/back-end expertise). They are versatile in how they can add value, demonstrating the ability to manage the completion of projects that involve databases, backend services, or the development of front end applications. They should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions. Software Engineers understand the full technology stack
and underlying applications, services, and databases in order to ensure optimal performance.

As a Software Engineer your role will be the technical lead for one or more teams. This role requires deep technical expertise, domain proficiency, platform depth, and leadership. The individual in this role will coach and mentor engineers and developers to help them progress their technical knowledge and careers. Typical activities include leading requirements analysis, solution design, technical development, and process improvement coupled with the ability to drive efforts and solution improvements
effectively.
If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies "to work for", simply apply and let your career be reimagined.
ROLE


Performs development and optimization activities to support the implementation of a product/ application.


Adopts engineering best practices to deliver higher quality and scalable solutions.

Works within the defined development processes and SDLC.

Takes part in the design discussions and updates data models.

Participates in scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospective, showcases / demos, stand-ups, backlog refinement, etc).

Ensures solutions are secure, durable, scalable, flexible, and accessible; and proactively mitigates against production support issues.

Demonstrates technical leadership to manage and provide multiple technical solutions; performs code reviews; establishes and enforces coding guidelines and best practices

Demonstrates strong understanding of emerging technologies to support the development of new solutions.

Provides coaching and mentoring to team members, disseminating information through documentation, workshops, etc. to drive operational efficiencies and technical growth within the team.

Understands and escalates technical challenges with options and recommendations.
REQUIRED


3+ years of current commercial experience developing with core Java technologies and libraries.

3+ years of experience with design and development of client/server and/or web-based applications.

3+ years of experience working with relational databases (preferably MS-SQL Server and T-SQL).

2+ years of experience with core Java, Java EE technologies (Servlet and JSP).

2+ years of experience with SDLC frameworks and IT best practices.

2+ years of experience with JDBC or equivalent data-tier framework, database design & development.

2+ years of experience with Spring and/or Spring Boot frameworks.

Good understanding and experience with SOAP and/or REST based Web services.

Must be a quick learner with the ability to learn and incorporate new technologies and concepts.

Self-motivated, dedicated, and driven to succeed.

Able to easily shift focus with changing priorities.

Good debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Recommended


Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

A passion for being part of a team, willing to self-assess to continually find better ways to do things.

Experience working in a Scrum/Agile environment.

Excellent organizational skills.

Travel industry knowledge.

Proficient in Microsoft Workspace applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.


Required Documents


Cover Letter


Resume


Last two performance reviews


Attendance records for current year (Do not include absences covered by paid sick/personal time, FMLA or other protected absences.)


California applicants, please click here to review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice.

Pay Ranges:


Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000

Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.
Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com
If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.

Employment Type: Full-Time

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About Costco

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Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing our members the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise. With more than 800 locations worldwide, Costco provides a wide selection of merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services, all designed to make your shopping experience a pleasurable one. Today, as the company evolves, it stays true to the qualities that helped attract and retain millions of loyal members around the globe: Commitment to quality. Costco warehouses carry about 4,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) compared to the 30,000 found at most supermarkets. By carefully choosing products based on quality, price, brand, and features, the company can offer the best value to members.

Industry

Retail

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Issaquah, WA, US

Year founded

1983