Nurses with MSNs include advanced practice nurses who have been shown to provide safe, high-quality care for their patients. These professionals are highly compensated for their advanced level of expertise. In Michigan, they earned between 1.36 and 2.61 times more than staff nurses in 2013 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Michigan is facing a severe nursing shortage, estimated to be 18,000 by 2015 according to the state’s Department of Community Health. To increase the number of nurses with graduate degrees, the Michigan Legislature appropriated $6.8 million to be spent between 2008 and 2010 to fund MSN and doctoral students, so they could become faculty educators.
In 2013, 1,606 students were enrolled in MSN programs in Michigan according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. In particular, 1,552 nursing students were studying to become APRNs. More than 84% of them were planning on becoming nurse practitioners.
An APRN and Staff Nurse Salary Comparison for Michigan
Information on the salaries of APRNs versus staff nurses who generally have BSNs or ADNs is available from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. It reveals the strong economic benefits of obtaining an MSN (2013):
MSN Career
Annual Median Salary
Median Hourly Wage
Nurse Anesthetist
$169700
$81.58
Nurse Midwife
$98850
$47.52
Nurse Practitioner
$88760
$42.67
The 2012 salary survey performed by the Advance Healthcare Network for Nurses provides additional evidence of the significant increase in salaries for nurses with MSNs in Michigan. This survey of nurses in the lower great lakes region and Mid-Atlantic revealed that MSN-educated nurses in the area earned 17.8% a year more than nurses who had a BSN as their highest degree:
- MSN – $81,546
- BSN – $69,253
An Extensive Survey of Nurse Practitioner Salaries in Michigan
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides an analysis of nurse practitioner salaries in a number of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of Michigan for 2013. The median salary was substantially higher in Jackson:
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
330
40.93
85130
41.63
47.24
54.04
86590
98260
112400
Battle Creek MI
80
29.46
61270
25.77
42.28
47.93
53590
87930
99690
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metropolitan Division
450
45.13
93880
44.24
52.46
58.61
92020
109120
121910
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
960
45.39
94420
44.28
52.01
58.45
92110
108180
121570
Flint MI
80
45.98
95640
45.66
52.60
56.75
94980
109410
118050
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
240
40.80
84870
40.69
45.72
53.73
84640
95110
111750
Holland-Grand Haven MI
30
32.89
68410
36.27
41.14
43.92
75440
85570
91360
Jackson MI
60
46.47
96660
47.48
52.87
56.10
98760
109960
116680
Kalamazoo-Portage MI
50
39.32
81780
40.21
45.18
52.25
83630
93980
108670
Lansing-East Lansing MI
110
44.80
93190
44.00
50.39
56.67
91510
104820
117870
Muskegon-Norton Shores MI
30
45.07
93740
45.69
53.46
58.17
95030
111190
120980
Niles-Benton Harbor MI
40
42.95
89340
44.02
49.79
54.68
91570
103560
113730
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
80
44.30
92150
42.76
48.28
64.31
88950
100430
133770
South Bend-Mishawaka IN-MI
110
42.99
89410
42.77
45.95
52.54
88970
95570
109290
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
510
45.63
94900
44.32
51.61
58.07
92180
107350
120780
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
100
42.36
88120
42.82
47.69
53.74
89050
99200
111780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Estimate not released
41.72
86790
40.56
46.27
60.12
84360
96240
125040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
130
39.01
81140
36.17
44.16
52.94
75240
91850
110120
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
140
39.09
81320
38.99
44.45
52.49
81090
92450
109180
Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Michigan
Nurse anesthetist salaries from a number of locations in Michigan are available from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2013). The median salaries were particularly high in the Flint metropolitan area and the balance of lower peninsula 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
210
82.44
171480
81.29
87.64
*
169070
182290
*
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn MI Metropolitan Division
210
77.99
162220
82.32
87.79
*
171230
182600
*
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI
590
78.05
162340
80.59
86.98
*
167630
180920
*
Flint MI
140
87.36
181710
85.48
*
*
177800
*
*
Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI
60
62.62
130250
72.07
85.38
*
149910
177590
*
Lansing-East Lansing MI
50
87.34
181670
83.64
89.41
*
173970
185970
*
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North MI
80
85.44
177720
84.23
*
*
175190
*
*
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
380
78.08
162400
79.37
86.41
*
165080
179730
*
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
50
74.47
154890
73.32
82.50
89.38
152510
171600
185910
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
70
80.11
166630
81.76
86.47
89.30
170060
179870
185750
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
40
90.17
187560
85.29
*
*
*These figures represent hourly wages that are at least $90.00 per hour or annual salaries that are at least $187,199. These are the maximum salaries reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Michigan.
Nurse Midwife Salaries in Detroit and Warren
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the salaries for nurse midwives were highly similar whether they were located in the Detroit or Warren areas (2013):
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
80
47.25
98270
47.39
53.46
57.10
98570
111190
118770
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills MI Metropolitan Division
70
46.99
97750
47.07
53.24
56.94
97910
110730
118420
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