Nursing Assistants pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$41,980avg. a year
$20.18 an hour · 17,300 employed
Nursing Assistants in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $41,980 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $41,490. The U.S. average is $42,700.
$39,900Median pay
$20.18Average hourly
+1%vs. Michigan average
17,300Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for nursing assistants in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
1690 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$44,400
$21.35 an hour
23,430 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$43,110
$20.73 an hour
3700 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$43,080
$20.71 an hour
41,260 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$42,590
$20.48 an hour
5690 jobs
Jackson, MI
$42,010
$20.20 an hour
6590 jobs
Niles, MI
$41,710
$20.05 an hour
71,460 jobs
Flint, MI
$40,710
$19.57 an hour
85,870 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$40,300
$19.37 an hour
91,650 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$40,150
$19.31 an hour
10600 jobs
Midland, MI
$40,060
$19.26 an hour
11430 jobs
Monroe, MI
$40,030
$19.24 an hour
12670 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$39,960
$19.21 an hour
131,100 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$39,900
$19.18 an hour
141,520 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$39,800
$19.14 an hour
15490 jobs
Bay City, MI
$38,940
$18.72 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
This metroMichiganU.S.
Michigan metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,830 |
| Medical Assistants | $41,380 |
| Dental Assistants | $49,390 |
| Orderlies | $37,300 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $45,260 |
| Phlebotomists | $43,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do nursing assistants make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $41,980 a year, and the median is $39,900. About 17,300 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $41,490.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 9.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.98 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1131. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.