Retail Salespersons pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$39,030avg. a year
$18.77 an hour · 48,610 employed
Retail Salespersons in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $39,030 a year. That is $1,200 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $37,830. The U.S. average is $37,310.
$35,130Median pay
$18.77Average hourly
+3%vs. Michigan average
48,610Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for retail salespersons in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
11,210 jobs
Jackson, MI
$38,830
$18.67 an hour
212,600 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$38,380
$18.45 an hour
34,080 jobs
Flint, MI
$37,970
$18.25 an hour
44,570 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$37,620
$18.09 an hour
51,250 jobs
Monroe, MI
$37,460
$18.01 an hour
6920 jobs
Bay City, MI
$37,400
$17.98 an hour
73,130 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$37,240
$17.90 an hour
82,390 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$36,910
$17.75 an hour
91,130 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$36,270
$17.44 an hour
104,750 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$36,180
$17.40 an hour
111,590 jobs
Niles, MI
$35,860
$17.24 an hour
12790 jobs
Midland, MI
$35,440
$17.04 an hour
132,360 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$34,980
$16.82 an hour
143,410 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$34,780
$16.72 an hour
154,000 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do retail salespersons make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $39,030 a year, and the median is $35,130. About 48,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $1,200 (3%) more than the Michigan average of $37,830.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 25.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 41-2031. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.