Director of nursing jobs in Michigan

10 open director of nursing jobs in Michigan at 9 employers. BLS measures a median of $51.72 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Michigan, opens in a new tab) for medical and health services managers here.

Open in MI

Employers hiring

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BLS median in MI

36th of 52 states and territories

Newest director of nursing jobs in Michigan

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

Director of Nursing, RN (DON)
Otterbein SeniorLife · Jackson, MI · 1w ago
Assistant Director of Nursing (RN)
Acadia Healthcare · Mount Clemens, MI · 1w ago
Director of Nursing (DON)
Ciena Healthcare · Coldwater, Detroit and 4 more, MI · 2w ago
Director of Nursing
Commonwealth Senior Living · Wyoming and New Baltimore, MI · 2w ago
$69,000–$95,000/yr
Director of Nursing (DON)
Longterm Health Management Services · Kalamazoo, MI · 2w ago
Director of Nursing (DON)
Battle Creek Health Care Center · Battle Creek, MI · 3w ago
Director of Nursing, Surgical Services - East Region
Munson Healthcare · Gaylord, MI · 1mo ago
Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Ciena Healthcare · Wayland and Hudsonville, MI · 2mo ago
Director of Nursing
Commonwealth Senior Living at New Baltimore · New Baltimore, MI · 3mo ago
$69,000–$74,000/yr
Director of Nursing (DON) Hope at Home Health Care
Hope At Home Health Care · Southfield, MI · 1y+ ago

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Where the director of nursing jobs are in Michigan

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What directors of nursing earn in Michigan

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Michigan

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Michigan, May 2025

$51.72/hr ($107,570 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Michigan, opens in a new tab)

Median for medical and health services managers, against $59.55 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 16,060 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical and Health Services Managers in Michigan, opens in a new tab) employed in Michigan. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

By metro area

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$54.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, opens in a new tab) · 7,110 (source: BLS OEWS, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, opens in a new tab) · 1,540 (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Ann Arbor, MI$61.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Ann Arbor, MI, opens in a new tab) · 1,210 (source: BLS OEWS, Ann Arbor, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Flint, MI$50.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Flint, MI, opens in a new tab) · 660 (source: BLS OEWS, Flint, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$49.16/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, opens in a new tab) · 600 (source: BLS OEWS, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$50.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lansing-East Lansing, MI, opens in a new tab) · 580 (source: BLS OEWS, Lansing-East Lansing, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, opens in a new tab) · 510 (source: BLS OEWS, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Saginaw, MI$54.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Saginaw, MI, opens in a new tab) · 360 (source: BLS OEWS, Saginaw, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Battle Creek, MI$50.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Battle Creek, MI, opens in a new tab) · 300 (source: BLS OEWS, Battle Creek, MI, opens in a new tab) employed
Traverse City, MI$50.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Traverse City, MI, opens in a new tab) · 260 (source: BLS OEWS, Traverse City, MI, opens in a new tab) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical and Health Services Managers; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring directors of nursing in Michigan

Ciena Healthcare2 open in Michigan
Acadia Healthcare1 open in Michigan
Battle Creek Health Care Center1 open in Michigan
Commonwealth Senior Living1 open in Michigan
Commonwealth Senior Living at New Baltimore1 open in Michigan
Hope At Home Health Care1 open in Michigan
Longterm Health Management Services1 open in Michigan
Munson Healthcare1 open in Michigan
Otterbein SeniorLife1 open in Michigan

What the job takes

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience.

License
Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)
State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state
Official page
Certification
Nurse executive certification (NE-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Official page

Director of nursing jobs in Michigan: common questions

How much do directors of nursing make in Michigan?

Too few open director of nursing jobs in Michigan post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $51.72/hr ($107,570 a year) for medical and health services managers in Michigan (May 2025), against $59.55 nationally, 36th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse managers.

Where in Michigan are the most director of nursing jobs?

Hudsonville (2), Jackson (2), New Baltimore (2), Allegan (1) and Battle Creek (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring directors of nursing in Michigan?

By open jobs on this board: Ciena Healthcare (2), Acadia Healthcare (1) and Battle Creek Health Care Center (1). In all, 9 employers have director of nursing jobs open in Michigan.

What do you need to work as a director of nursing in Michigan?

An RN license with several years of nursing and management experience. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Nurse executive certification (NE-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Michigan's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Michigan, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Michigan, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
Nurse executive certification (NE-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Director of nursing jobs in Michigan. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/director-of-nursing/michigan

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