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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary in Detroit, MI

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn a median $76,990 a year — 10% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $59,971 take-home, or $4,998 a month.

Median salary
$76,990
$37.01 per hour
Typical range
$39,990 – $150,360
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Detroit, MI
13,130
0.85× national concentration
▼1.0%
Pay trend: The median for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in Detroit, MI fell from $77,730 (May 2024) to $76,990 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 3.4%.

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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Detroit, MI
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$59,971
per year · effective tax rate 22.1%
$4,998Monthly
$2,499Twice a month
$2,307Every 2 weeks
$28.83Hourly
  • Federal income tax$8,108
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,773
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,116
  • Michigan income tax$3,021
  • Take-home pay$59,971

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 4.25% state

Living in Detroit? City residents also pay Detroit’s city income tax — about $1,848 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $58,123 ($4,844 a month). Choose “Detroit” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel pay by experience in Detroit, MI

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$39,990$19.23$32,863$2,739
25th percentile$51,010$24.52$41,249$3,437
Median (50th)$76,990$37.01$59,971$4,998
75th percentile$105,840$50.88$79,041$6,587
90th percentile (top earners)$150,360$72.29$107,898$8,991

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Michigan resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $76,990 buys in Detroit, MI

Prices in Detroit, MI are 0.3% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 5% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel's $59,971 take-home pay has the buying power of $59,793 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,128
23% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,413
28% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,870
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs are about as common in Detroit, MI as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.85).

Best-paying cities for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, adjusted for cost of living

Detroit, MI ranks #7 of 73 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1San Jose, CA $116,510$82,674$74,871
2Boulder, CO $99,990$75,482$71,749
3New York, NY $93,750$70,292$62,447
4San Francisco, CA $96,960$70,993$61,406
5Atlanta, GA $78,950$60,897$60,861
6Seattle, WA $82,540$66,897$60,195
7Detroit, MI $76,990$59,971$59,793
8Buffalo, NY $73,070$56,886$59,353

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 73 metros →

About the job: sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+2.7% (about average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make in Detroit, MI?

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salary in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area is $76,990 a year, or about $37.01 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $51,010 and $105,840.

What is a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel’s take-home pay in Detroit, MI?

On the median $76,990 salary, a single filer living in Michigan takes home about $59,971 a year ($4,998 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $3,021 in Michigan taxes in 2026.

Is Detroit, MI a good place to work as a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel?

Pay here is 10% above the national median of $69,990. Local prices are 0.3% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $59,793 would in a typical U.S. city. Detroit, MI ranks #7 of 73 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel afford rent in Detroit, MI?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Detroit, MI is $1,128 a month ($1,413 for two bedrooms) — 23% of a median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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