Sales Manager salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Novi, Southfield, Troy, Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills.

Also listed as: Sales Director

Median salary$147,573
Middle 50%$126.4k–$183.5k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $156,546
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,970 and $248,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$118,845
25th$126,422
50th (median)$147,573
75th$183,520
90th$200,000

Cost of living

Detroit's median Sales Manager salary of $147,573 is worth about $147,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Managers in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $155,560 in May 2025 (8,760 employed). The H-1B median here is $147,573, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Osram Sylvaniatoo few3
KPIT Technologiestoo few2
Marelli North Americatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.