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LPN salary in Michigan: $65,460 median.

How pay for LPNs in Michigan compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Michigan · BLS May 2025
$65,460median in Michigan

Hourly pay in Michigan, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $27.00 · 25th $29.83 · median $31.47 · 75th $35.52 · 90th $37.39.

Quick answer

LPNs in Michigan earned a median of $65,460 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 2% above the national median of $64,400. Michigan ranked 22 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 10,880 people employed.

Michigan median
$65,460
$31.47/hr
U.S. median
$64,400
+2% in Michigan
Rank among states
22 of 51
by median pay
Employed
10,880
location quotient 0.59
Key facts

More on LPN pay in Michigan

  • The median hourly wage for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Michigan was $31.47 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Michigan earned between $62,050 and $73,880 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Michigan earned less than $56,160 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $77,780 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Michigan was $67,340 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Michigan it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Niles, MI$74,530
  2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$69,300
  3. Lansing-East Lansing, MI$66,680
  4. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,320
  5. Flint, MI$65,670
  6. Battle Creek, MI$65,360
  7. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$65,240
  8. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,230
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. New York$67,180
  2. Indiana$65,720
  3. Michigan$65,460
  4. Virginia$64,920
  5. Pennsylvania$63,940

See all states on the national LPN salary page.

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

What this page can't tell you
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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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