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5 healthcare jobs where pay in Michigan lags the U.S. median
Michigan pays Dental Hygienists about $83.8K, 15% under the national median.
Flag Dental Hygienists before the other lags in Michigan. The state median is about $83.8K, 15% under the national median.
Anything above 0.97 times the national median is left off the Michigan list. Dental Hygienists is the case to brief.
Even the last Michigan row, Emergency Medical Technicians, stays short of the country: about $39.9K, 10% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $83,790
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
2Medical Assistants
- State median
- $39,870
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- State vs U.S.
- 0.87
3Phlebotomists
- State median
- $39,860
- U.S. median
- $45,230
- State vs U.S.
- 0.88
4Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $89,910
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 0.90
5Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $39,870
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.90
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental Hygienists | $83,790 | $98,100 | 0.85 |
| 2 | Medical Assistants | $39,870 | $45,690 | 0.87 |
| 3 | Phlebotomists | $39,860 | $45,230 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Occupational Therapists | $89,910 | $100,330 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $39,870 | $44,470 | 0.90 |
Takeaways
- The widest Michigan lag is Dental Hygienists, 15% under the national median.
- Put about $83.8K on the Michigan offer and about $98.1K on the national comparison.
- Emergency Medical Technicians closes the Michigan lags at about $39.9K, 10% under the national median.
- The Michigan cutoff for this table is 0.97 times the national median.
For recruiters
- Flag Dental Hygienists before the other Michigan lags.
- Tell the panel why Dental Hygienists lags.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Michigan OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Michigan is 24 of 31. 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: $83,790 is stated as about $83.8K. $98,100 is stated as about $98.1K. a comparison of 0.85 is stated as 15 percent. $39,870 is stated as about $39.9K. $44,470 is stated as about $44.5K. a comparison of 0.90 is stated as 10 percent.
Sources
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