Parts Salespersons in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,968
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$8,102
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,189
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,070
Kept after tax
$35,968
Worth in national money
$38,189
State rank
23
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 23 of 50 states for parts salespersons, with a middle wage of $44,070. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Michigan this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, parts salespersons ranks 385. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,070 you keep $35,968, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,189 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $47,820, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan ranks 23 of 50 for parts salespersons at $44,070. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Michigan reports, parts salespersons ranks 385 of 493, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for parts salespersons on $44,070 is $35,968. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,189 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $47,820 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Parts Salespersons
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,670 |
| This salary | $44,070 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $35,968 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,590 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$494 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,051 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$597 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of parts salespersons in Michigan earn under $44,070 and half over. The published range runs $30,570 at the tenth percentile to $73,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $35,968, worked from $44,070. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 385 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,189, the adjusted value of that $44,070 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 385 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for parts salespersons in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,570 to $73,670; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Michigan take-home of $35,968, on $44,070 for work ranking 385 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 385 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $38,189 — the adjusted value of that $44,070 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 385 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $47,820 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $30,570 at the bottom tenth to $73,670 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Michigan is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $38,189 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Michigan adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,968 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $47,820. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($30,570) and the ninetieth ($73,670) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $38,189 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,968 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.