SOC 29-1171 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Traverse City, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Traverse City, MI is $123,910. The 10th percentile is $101,930 and the 90th percentile is $153,570. Employment is 120.
Median annual wage
$123,910
- 10th percentile
- $101,930
- 25th percentile
- $107,430
- Median
- $123,910
- 75th percentile
- $139,340
- 90th percentile
- $153,570
- Mean
- $127,390
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $101,930 and the 90th percentile is $153,570. The difference is $51,640, which is 41.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $107,430 to the 75th at $139,340, covers $31,910.
The mean annual wage is $127,390, which sits above the median of $123,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Traverse City, MI median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,706, which is 0.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.7% lower than the Michigan median of $131,450.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Traverse City, MI is 93.372, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $132,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Traverse City, MI ranks 16th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Green Bay, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $127,540 and employment of 430. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,013, against $132,706 here.
- Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $117,670 and employment of 60. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,185, against $132,706 here.
- Sheboygan, WI is 123 miles away, with a median of $131,880 and employment of 90. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,277, against $132,706 here.
Employment share
Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Traverse City, MI (120 of 68,440). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI · Nurse Practitioners by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Traverse City, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Traverse City, MI is $123,910. The 10th percentile is $101,930 and the 90th percentile is $153,570. Employment is 120.
How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Practitioners?
The local median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $132,300.
What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Traverse City, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Traverse City, MI is 93.372, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $123,910 is $132,706. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Traverse City, MI compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?
Green Bay, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 108 miles away, at $127,540. Traverse City, MI ranks 16th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.