Obtaining an MSN in Michigan increases the median salary among nurses by at least $20,000 a year. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provided expansive detail on the salaries of nurse practitioners (who have master’s degrees) and that of RNs who typically do not possess an MSN.
Shown below are the median salaries among nurse practitioners and RNs along with the difference between these salaries as of 2014:
Nonmetropolitan Areas
Michigan Area
Difference
NP Salary
RN Salary
Northeastern Lower Peninsula
$43270
$98920
$55650
Upper Peninsula
$35500
$93430
$57930
Balance of Lower Peninsula
$22270
$83070
$60800
Northwest Lower Peninsula
$22240
$78520
$56280
Metropolitan Areas
Michigan Area
Difference
NP Salary
RN Salary
Jackson
$37110
$100330
$63220
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$28390
$87400
$59010
Saginaw-Saginaw Township
$25430
$87830
$62400
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$24990
$93000
$68010
Kalamazoo-Portage
$24210
$88470
$64260
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$24200
$93440
$69240
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$23500
$93830
$70330
Holland-Grand Haven
$23090
$81730
$58640
Ann Arbor
$22400
$91680
$69280
Battle Creek
$20090
$84460
$64370
Nurses With MSNs in Michigan Earn an Average Salary of At Least $69,000
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget provided the salaries of MSN-educated nurses in the state as of 2014. Nurse educators in Michigan earned an average salary of $69,590, while nurse practitioners averaged $92,260. The average salary for nurse midwives in Michigan was $95,560.
Nurse anesthetists in Michigan earned an average salary that was 8.8% higher than the national average for nurse anesthetists. Michigan’s nurse anesthetists averaged $171,520 a year.
MSN-educated nurses with experience earned even higher wages. Shown below are the average salaries for advanced nurses who were in the 90th percentile:
- Nurse Anesthetists—<$187,199
- Nurse Practitioners—$120,827
- Nurse Midwives—$119,413
Nurse Practitioner Salaries Throughout Michigan
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the median salary among nurse practitioners in Jackson was significantly higher than the median salary among NPs in the rest of Michigan as of 2014:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Ann Arbor MI
290
44.25
92040
44.08
50.83
56.26
91680
105720
117020
Battle Creek MI
60
36.31
75520
40.61
45.75
50.89
84460
95160
105850
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metropolitan Division
560
44.48
92510
44.71
52.87
59.63
93000
109980
124020
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
1060
45.24
94100
44.92
52.47
58.97
93440
109140
122660
Flint MI
100
47.76
99340
45.06
53.52
70.23
93720
111330
146080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
180
42.11
87600
42.02
46.96
54.67
87400
97670
113720
Holland-Grand Haven MI
50
38.25
79550
39.30
44.58
52.31
81730
92730
108810
Jackson MI
60
47.38
98540
48.24
54.36
58.03
100330
113070
120710
Kalamazoo-Portage MI
60
42.23
87840
42.54
49.64
56.10
88470
103250
116690
Lansing-East Lansing MI
130
47.67
99150
44.84
51.76
59.51
93280
107650
123790
Niles-Benton Harbor MI
30
44.17
91870
45.65
51.85
56.36
94950
107850
117230
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
150
44.31
92170
42.23
48.41
59.04
87830
100700
122800
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
500
46.08
95840
45.11
52.09
58.01
93830
108340
120660
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
130
45.24
94090
44.92
50.32
56.38
93430
104670
117260
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
70
47.90
99640
47.56
57.10
63.51
98920
118770
132100
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
160
40.54
84320
37.75
46.55
54.83
78520
96820
114040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
170
40.02
83250
39.94
46.02
55.48
83070
95720
115390
Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Michigan
Salary data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the median salary among nurse anesthetists was more than $160,000 for all parts of Michigan as of 2014. However, the median salary among nurse anesthetists in Flint was higher than that for nurse anesthetists in other parts of Michigan:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Ann Arbor MI
200
83.20
173060
82.62
89.08
90.00*
171860
185280
187199*
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metropolitan Division
360
85.65
178160
87.02
90.00*
90.00*
181000
187199*
187199*
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
800
83.80
174290
85.17
90.00*
90.00*
177150
187199*
187199*
Flint MI
40
85.12
177040
87.88
90.00*
90.00*
182790
187199*
187199*
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
120
61.14
127170
68.41
75.30
79.18
142280
156620
164700
Lansing-East Lansing MI
60
89.37
185890
86.64
90.00*
90.00*
180200
187199*
187199*
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
60
90.78
188830
87.56
90.00*
90.00*
182130
187199*
187199*
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
440
82.3
171190
83.45
90.00*
90.0090.00*
173570
187199*
187199*
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
50
83.96
174640
85.54
90.00*
90.00*
177930
187199*
187199*
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
170
77.83
161890
78.32
86.93
90.00*
162900
180820
187199*
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan are
60
93.52
194530
87.63
90.00*
90.00*
182270
187199*
187199*
*These values are equal to or greater than $90 an hour or $187,199 a year. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics does not report salaries for values this high.
Nurse Midwife Salaries in the Detroit Area
Shown below is a detailed salary analysis for nurse midwives in Detroit-Warren-Livonia as of 2014 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics):
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
50
45.59
94820
45.77
50.67
57.22
95200
105390
119010
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