SOC 27-1026 · Niles, MI metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Niles, MI

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Niles, Michigan is $37,560 a year ($18.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,710: half of the 80 people in this job in the Niles, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$37,560average per year

$18.06 / hourMedian $35,710Take-home ≈ $31,010

  • $30K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#12 of 12Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,060 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Niles earn between $30,340 and $36,710.

  • $30K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,560$3,130$18.06
Median$35,710$2,976$17.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,340$2,528$14.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,710$3,059$17.65

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Niles vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Niles earn 4% less than the Michigan average ($39,100) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Niles$37,560$35,710$30,340$47,06080
Michigan$39,100$36,710$29,830$47,1405,050
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Niles

On the average salary of $37,560, a single filer in Niles takes home about $31,010 a year, or $2,584 a month and $1,193 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Niles a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $37,560 buys what about $40,663 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Michigan cities

Niles ranks 12th of 12 Michigan metro areas for this job; Traverse City pays the most ($42,480).

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Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Niles: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Niles?

$18.06 an hour on average, and $17.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Niles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Niles?

About $31,010 a year ($2,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,560.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Niles than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Niles, MI (35660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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