SOC 11-2022 · Bay City, MI metro

Sales Managers Salary in Bay City, MI

The average salary for sales managers in Bay City, Michigan is $171,680 a year ($82.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,760: half of the 110 people in this job in the Bay City, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$171,680average per year

$82.54 / hourMedian $130,760Take-home ≈ $121,559

  • $62K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $169K75th
  • $475K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 15Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Bay City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $475,270 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Bay City earn between $76,920 and $168,750.

  • $62K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $169K75th
  • $475K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$171,680$14,307$82.54
Median$130,760$10,897$62.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$76,920$6,410$36.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$168,750$14,062$81.13

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Bay City

On the average salary of $171,680, a single filer in Bay City takes home about $121,559 a year, or $10,130 a month and $4,675 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 Bay City a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bay City area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $171,680 buys what about $186,769 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bay City ($45,620). A typical home costs $186,601, or 1.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Michigan cities

Bay City ranks 1st of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Sales Managers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Bay City: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Bay City?

$82.54 an hour on average, and $62.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Bay City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Bay City?

About $121,559 a year ($10,130 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $171,680.

Do sales managers earn more in Bay City than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

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 11-2022; area Bay City, MI (13020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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