Registered Nurses pay in Lansing-East Lansing
$90,220avg. a year
$43.38 an hour · 4,120 employed
Registered Nurses in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn an average of $90,220 a year. That is $4,080 (4%) less than the Michigan average of $94,300. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$84,320Median pay
$43.38Average hourly
-4%vs. Michigan average
4,120Jobs 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
444,310 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$95,460
$45.90 an hour
52,570 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$95,440
$45.89 an hour
63,910 jobs
Flint, MI
$94,990
$45.67 an hour
73,300 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$91,100
$43.80 an hour
82,020 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$90,400
$43.46 an hour
91,380 jobs
Midland, MI
$90,330
$43.43 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 Lansing-East Lansing compares
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Related jobs in Lansing-East Lansing
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $287,670 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $131,230 |
| Pharmacists | $134,640 |
| Physical Therapists | $96,420 |
| Dental Hygienists | $87,370 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $89,230 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Lansing-East Lansing?
The average is $90,220 a year, and the median is $84,320. About 4,120 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $4,080 (4%) less than the Michigan average of $94,300.
Is this job common in Lansing-East Lansing?
It makes up 19.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.87 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: Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 29620). 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.