State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Michigan vs Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In Michigan, $72,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 11.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.5%
Michigan vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-5.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $72,980
- p25
- $51,060
- p75
- $100,380
- p10
- $39,740
- p90
- $136,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $82,420
- p25
- $58,950
- p75
- $132,730
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $190,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.