Registered Nurses pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$95,460avg. a year
$45.90 an hour · 44,310 employed
Registered Nurses in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $95,460 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $94,300. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$97,280Median pay
$45.90Average hourly
+1%vs. Michigan average
44,310Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
110,980 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$109,000
$52.40 an hour
23,370 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$99,320
$47.75 an hour
31,480 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$97,210
$46.74 an hour
42,570 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$95,440
$45.89 an hour
53,910 jobs
Flint, MI
$94,990
$45.67 an hour
63,300 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$91,100
$43.80 an hour
72,020 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$90,400
$43.46 an hour
81,380 jobs
Midland, MI
$90,330
$43.43 an hour
94,120 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$90,220
$43.38 an hour
1013,740 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$89,910
$43.23 an hour
11630 jobs
Monroe, MI
$86,180
$41.43 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $148,360 |
| Pharmacists | $132,990 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $137,290 |
| Physical Therapists | $103,640 |
| Dental Hygienists | $87,730 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $90,740 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $95,460 a year, and the median is $97,280. About 44,310 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 $94,300.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 23.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. 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.