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Nursing pay in Michigan
Michigan pays Nurse Practitioners about $131.5K, 1% under the national median.
Michigan pays Nurse Practitioners about $131.5K, 1% under the national median. The national median is about $132.3K.
Upper-quartile Nurse Practitioners pay in Michigan is $140.9K. Headcount in the same cell is 8,290.
The nursing list in Michigan does not end on that wage. Home Health and Personal Care Aides pays about $35.0K, 2% under the national median, against about $35.8K nationally.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $131,450
- 75th percentile
- $140,850
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 8,290
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $94,300
- 75th percentile
- $103,450
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 104,950
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $65,460
- 75th percentile
- $73,880
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 10,880
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $39,570
- 75th percentile
- $44,910
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 0.94
- State employment
- 43,290
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $35,000
- 75th percentile
- $37,040
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 95,020
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,450 | $140,850 | $132,300 | 0.99 | 8,290 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $94,300 | $103,450 | $97,550 | 0.97 | 104,950 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $65,460 | $73,880 | $64,400 | 1.02 | 10,880 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $39,570 | $44,910 | $42,260 | 0.94 | 43,290 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $35,000 | $37,040 | $35,800 | 0.98 | 95,020 |
Takeaways
- Quote about $131.5K for Nurse Practitioners in Michigan.
- For Nurse Practitioners in Michigan, that pay is 1% under the national median.
- Nurse Practitioners employment in Michigan is 8,290.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides remains in the Michigan brief at about $35.0K.
For recruiters
- Lead with Nurse Practitioners before the other rows.
- Send the median to the hiring manager first.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Michigan median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Michigan is 25 of 51. A row links to the Michigan metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $131,450 is stated as about $131.5K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $140,850 is stated as about $140.9K. $35,000 is stated as about $35.0K. a comparison of 0.98 is stated as 2 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
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Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
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