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Business Development Manager pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

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The median annual wage for Sales Managers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI was $155,560 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $104,860 and $201,980.

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is $7,290 above the national median of $148,270, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-2022 Sales Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

$155,560
Sales Managers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: median $155,560; published 25th to 75th percentile $104,860 to $201,980.
Annual wage percentiles, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
10th25thMedian75th90th
$79,250$104,860$155,560$201,980$251,160
$74.79
Sales Managers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: median $74.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $50.41 to $97.10.
Hourly wage percentiles, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
10th25thMedian75th90th
$38.10$50.41$74.79$97.10$120.75

BLS estimated 8,760 workers employed in this occupation in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. Location quotient: 1.12.

What should you know about united States?

$148,270
Sales Managers in U.S.: median $148,270; published 25th to 75th percentile $100,360 to $207,340.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$73,170$100,360$148,270$207,340$290,540
$71.28
Sales Managers in U.S.: median $71.28; published 25th to 75th percentile $48.25 to $99.68.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$35.18$48.25$71.28$99.68$139.68

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Business Development Manager median is $155,560. The all-occupations median in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $52,080. Ratio: 2.99 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.12 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Business Development Manager in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$105,990$157,900$205,150
May 2025$104,860$155,560$201,980

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-2022 Sales Managers, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-2022 Sales Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Business Development Manager
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Flint, MI$122,600$80,790 to $172,440
Ann Arbor, MI$148,630$103,590 to $197,020

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