BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Bay City, MI was 91.9, or 8.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 66.7.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Registered Nurses median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 29-1141 and BLS area 13020.
Questions, answered
Registered Nurses pay in Bay City, MI: common questions
What is the median wage for Registered Nurses in Bay City, MI?
BLS did not publish a median for Registered Nurses in Bay City, MI in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Registered Nurses pay higher in Bay City, MI than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Bay City, MI with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Bay City, MI?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Registered Nurses jobs does BLS estimate in Bay City, MI?
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What the Registered Nurses median says in Bay City, MI
BLS did not publish an exact median for Registered Nurses in Bay City, MI in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 29-1141 and BLS area 13020.
BLS lists 810 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Bay City, MI's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-1141 and area 13020. SOC 29-1141 names Registered Nurses. Area 13020 names Bay City, MI. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-1141/13020 row reports 810 wage and salary jobs, 23.91 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.1 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 29-1141/13020, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
29-1141/13020 10th percentile: Not published.
29-1141/13020 25th percentile: Not published.
29-1141/13020 median: Not published.
29-1141/13020 75th percentile: Not published.
29-1141/13020 90th percentile: Not published.
29-1141/13020 employment RSE: 2.9%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
29-1141/13020 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 13020 facts behind this Registered Nurses page
Area 13020 reports 33,810 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,190. Its annual median is $45,620. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1141 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Bay City, MI runs from $28,060 at the 10th percentile to $98,660 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,150. The median is $45,620. The 75th percentile is $69,880. This is a place check, not a pay range for Registered Nurses.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 13020. They do not show related skills or a path into Registered Nurses.
1. Area 13020, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 1,380 jobs, $28,060 annual median, 40.79 jobs per 1,000, and 1.65 location quotient.
2. Area 13020, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 1,040 jobs, $34,100 annual median, 30.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
3. Area 13020, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 920 jobs, $33,320 annual median, 27.33 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Bay City, MI wage ladder for Registered Nurses
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Bay City, MI has a annual median of Not published. Michigan has $94,300 per year. The U.S. row has $97,550 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Bay City, MI cannot be compared with Michigan on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. Bay City, MI cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Bay City, MI has no exact published median that can enter this Registered Nurses pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other metro areas may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Bay City, MI without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 29-1141. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Registered Nurses medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 29-1141, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $216,740 per year. Bay City, MI sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Registered Nurses is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $216,740 per year, or not available. BLS lists 22,930 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.93.
2. Vallejo, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $203,290 per year, or not available. BLS lists 4,120 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 1.32.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Registered Nurses jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Registered Nurses in this same-source set, at 197,740 jobs. Bay City, MI has 810. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 197,740 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 196,930 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $119,720 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.96.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 109,360 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 108,550 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $135,560 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.8.
Local-share leaders
Where Registered Nurses takes the largest share of local jobs
Morgantown, WV has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.08. Bay City, MI has 1.1. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Registered Nurses is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Morgantown, WV has a location quotient of 3.08, a gap of 1.98 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 4,510 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or not available.
2. Rochester, MN has a location quotient of 2.39, a gap of 1.29 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 6,390 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $101,660 per year, or not available.
3. Ann Arbor, MI has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 1.20 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 10,980 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $103,450 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Registered Nurses is in Bay City, MI
BLS lists 810 Registered Nurses jobs in Bay City, MI. It also lists 23.91 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.1. A value of 1 means Registered Nurses has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Registered Nurses beside other roles in Bay City, MI
The all-occupations median in Bay City, MI is $45,620 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Registered Nurses median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Bay City, MI still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Registered Nurses from another role's number.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Bay City, MI table, at 1,380 jobs. Registered Nurses has 810 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 33,810. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Registered Nurses's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,380 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 570 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $28,060 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.65.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,040 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 230 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $34,100 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.11.
3. Retail Salespersons has 920 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 110 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $33,320 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Bay City, MI
Chemists has the highest published median in the bounded Bay City, MI role table, at $132,480 per year. Registered Nurses has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,620 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Chemists has a median of $132,480 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 250 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 13.84.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $81,450 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 650 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 0.85.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $74,610 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 260 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.74.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Bay City, MI
Chemists has the highest location quotient in the bounded Bay City, MI role table, at 13.84. Registered Nurses has 1.1. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Registered Nurses with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Chemists has a location quotient of 13.84 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 12.74 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 250 jobs and a median of $132,480 per year, or not available.
2. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has a location quotient of 3.24 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 2.14 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 350 jobs and a median of $37,620 per year, or not available.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.74 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.64 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 260 jobs and a median of $74,610 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Bay City, MI
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Registered Nurses in Bay City, MI because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 91.9 for Bay City, MI. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 29-1141.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Registered Nurses row is 2.9%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 810 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Registered Nurses. It uses a Bay City, MI place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Registered Nurses row for Bay City, MI does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 810 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.1 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 91.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-1141 in BLS area 13020. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 810 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 13020, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 910 jobs, $29,150 annual median, 26.97 jobs per 1,000, and 1.36 location quotient.
5. Area 13020, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 770 jobs, $38,100 annual median, 22.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.43 location quotient.
6. Area 13020, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 740 jobs, $33,320 annual median, 21.95 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $186,610 per year, or not available. BLS lists 41,750 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.81.
4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $174,550 per year, or not available. BLS lists 3,720 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.83.
5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $171,460 per year, or not available. BLS lists 23,590 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 1.
6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $170,960 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,750 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.82.
7. Yuba City, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $149,320 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,080 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.97.
8. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Registered Nurses median of $144,350 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,270 jobs there, compared with 810 in Bay City, MI. The location quotient is 0.79.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 100,240 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 99,430 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $100,490 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.02.
4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 76,680 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 75,870 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $101,420 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 73,790 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 72,980 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $101,180 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.17.
6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 65,910 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 65,100 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $99,830 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.92.
7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 64,240 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 63,430 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $106,180 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 61,670 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 60,860 jobs from Bay City, MI. Its median is $91,380 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.01.
4. Gainesville, FL has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 1.15 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 7,470 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $81,870 per year, or not available.
5. Greenville, NC has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 1.05 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 3,770 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $81,670 per year, or not available.
6. Iowa City, IA has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.90 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 4,090 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $85,940 per year, or not available.
7. Sioux Falls, SD-MN has a location quotient of 1.98, a gap of 0.88 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 7,680 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $75,350 per year, or not available.
8. Charleston, WV has a location quotient of 1.92, a gap of 0.82 from Bay City, MI. BLS lists 4,320 Registered Nurses jobs and a median of $80,230 per year, or not available.
4. Cashiers has 910 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 100 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $29,150 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.36.
5. Office Clerks, General has 770 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 40 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $38,100 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.43.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 740 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 70 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $33,320 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.2.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 700 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 110 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $30,160 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.45.
8. General and Operations Managers has 650 jobs in Bay City, MI, a gap of 160 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $81,450 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.85.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,010 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 350 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.16.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $73,320 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 260 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 0.82.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $57,320 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.13.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $57,200 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 280 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.06.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $47,730 per year in Bay City, MI, or not available. BLS lists 330 jobs, compared with 810 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.12.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.65 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.55 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 1,380 jobs and a median of $28,060 per year, or not available.
5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.56 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.46 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $38,260 per year, or not available.
6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.45 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.35 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 700 jobs and a median of $30,160 per year, or not available.
7. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.43 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.33 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 770 jobs and a median of $38,100 per year, or not available.
8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.4 in Bay City, MI, a gap of 0.30 from Registered Nurses. BLS lists 290 jobs and a median of $35,820 per year, or not available.
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