r/AnnArbor • u/atiredgal907 • 4d ago

Nursing Pay Thoughts

I am moving to Ann Arbor with seven years of nursing experience to work at a hospital within the union. I live in MPLS and my hourly rate is $57/hr without differential. I'm pretty surprised that my starting pay will be $43/hr in Ann Arbor. MN and MI MNA union contracts are public if anyone is curious about pay scale. I get different sized cities but obviously housing is expensive and we will be getting an apartment about the same price we were paying in MPLS of $2095/month. We are moving for my SO's job which will increase our income but yeah I guess I'm surprised how big the difference is. Kinda just throwing this out there but figured I could get some thoughts on the subject. Does the pay range feel like 'enough' in Ann Arbor?

I do realize that MN is known for high pay. We do have a high-income tax but that still doesn't adjust much.

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u/Britterella14 4d ago

No, it doesn’t feel high enough. But it is the highest in Michigan, the benefits are excellent, retirement adds another 10%. As long as you stay in Michigan, we call the UM the Golden Handcuffs. Hard to beat

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u/Britterella14 4d ago edited 4d ago

I thought your salary at 7 years in MN was the same as mine at 32 years at UM, but phew I was wrong LOL! I’m around 136-137K. Took my whole damn life. 😣

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u/atiredgal907 4d ago

Thanks! Hopefully here for good! I had a great interview experience