SOC 11-2022 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Sales Managers Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for sales managers in Lansing, Michigan is $136,220 a year ($65.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $124,630: half of the 600 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$136,220average per year

$65.49 / hourMedian $124,630Take-home ≈ $97,525

  • $65K10th
  • $87K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $216K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

600people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $215,880 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Lansing earn between $86,840 and $167,640.

  • $65K10th
  • $87K25th
  • $125KMedian
  • $168K75th
  • $216K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$136,220$11,352$65.49
Median$124,630$10,386$59.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$86,840$7,237$41.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$167,640$13,970$80.60

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

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $136,220, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $97,525 a year, or $8,127 a month and $3,751 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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Is Lansing a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $136,220 buys what about $143,403 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 13th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Bay City pays the most ($171,680).

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 Lansing: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Lansing?

$65.49 an hour on average, and $59.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Lansing?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $86,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Lansing?

About $97,525 a year ($8,127 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $136,220. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

Do sales managers earn more in Lansing than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.9%.
  • 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). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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