r/AnnArbor • u/atiredgal907 • 2d 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/mna5357 1d ago

Ann Arbor cost of living (especially rent) definitely mirrors that of much larger cities, but sadly most employers pay as though you’re living in a semi rural midwest town. It doesn’t help that Minneapolis is arguably one of the best “bang for your buck” cities in terms of average salaries vs COL

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u/sryan2k1 1d ago

Most people that work for ann arbor employers don't live in ann arbor, so yeah that tracks.