Therapist salary in Michigan: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Michigan, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$52,270 – $100,900
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Michigan. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Michigan. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Michigan, median annual pay ran from $52,270 (marriage and family therapists) to $100,900 (physical therapists). “Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”, the largest of them in Michigan (10,100 employed), earned a median of $61,690, compared with $59,350 nationally.
Therapists in Michigan at a glance
“Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors” are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Michigan, with 10,100 employed and a median annual wage of $61,690 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Michigan, physical therapists had the highest: $100,900 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
3 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Michigan were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Michigan
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Michigan | Median hourly | Employed in Michigan | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapists | $100,900 | $48.51 | 8,630 | $102,760 | -2% vs national |
| Radiation Therapists | $95,890 | $46.10 | 450 | $105,310 | -9% vs national |
| Occupational Therapists | $89,910 | $43.23 | 5,120 | $100,330 | -10% vs national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $89,120 | $42.84 | 4,730 | $97,870 | -9% vs national |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $84,730 | $40.74 | 2,170 | $100,580 | -16% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $79,850 | $38.39 | 4,520 | $82,280 | -3% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $70,960 | $34.11 | 2,410 | $58,450 | +21% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $61,700 | $29.66 | 590 | $61,960 | same as national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $61,690 | $29.66 | 10,100 | $59,350 | +4% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $60,830 | $29.25 | 4,620 | $60,280 | +1% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $57,970 | $27.87 | 320 | $77,930 | -26% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $55,080 | $26.48 | 570 | $59,460 | -7% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $52,270 | $25.13 | 590 | $66,940 | -22% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Michigan, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Therapists page. BLS publishes no therapist-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Michigan.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).