SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Assistants make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Ann Arbor, MI is $44,570. The 10th percentile is $36,830 and the 90th percentile is $46,620. Employment is 3,430.

Median annual wage

$44,570

10th percentile
$36,830
25th percentile
$37,860
Median
$44,570
75th percentile
$46,620
90th percentile
$46,620
Mean
$43,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,830 and the 90th percentile is $46,620. The difference is $9,790, which is 22.0% 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 $37,860 to the 75th at $46,620, covers $8,760.

The mean annual wage is $43,110, which sits below the median of $44,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 5.5% higher than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,181, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.6% higher than the Michigan median of $39,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $44,181 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 32 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).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $40,080 and employment of 690. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,670, against $44,181 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $38,420 and employment of 430. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,094, against $44,181 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $39,900 and employment of 17,300. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,781, against $44,181 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (3,430 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.68 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nursing Assistants make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Ann Arbor, MI is $44,570. The 10th percentile is $36,830 and the 90th percentile is $46,620. Employment is 3,430.

How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Assistants?

The local median is 5.5% higher than the national median of $42,260.

What is Nursing Assistants pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,570 is $44,181. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $40,080. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.