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Michigan Locum Tenens Rates by Specialty

Michigan locum rates vary by specialty and setting. Orthopedic Surgery currently has the highest listed urban median at $576/hr. The listed top marginal state income tax rate is 4.25%.

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Michigan Locum Rates by Specialty

Median hourly rates in $/hr. Region: Midwest.

Michigan locum physician benchmark rates by specialty
SpecialtyUrban Hospital — MedianUrban MedianRural / Critical Access — MedianRural Median
Anesthesiology$342/hr$395/hr
Cardiology$333/hr$289/hr
Dermatology$345/hr$300/hr
Emergency Medicine$274/hr$297/hr
Family Medicine$143/hr$165/hr
Gastroenterology$382/hr$400/hr
General Surgery$399/hr$347/hr
Hematology-Oncology$401/hr$420/hr
Hospitalist$192/hr$222/hr
Internal Medicine$155/hr$175/hr
Neonatology$216/hr$258/hr
Neurology$301/hr$332/hr
Obstetrics & Gynecology$279/hr$315/hr
Orthopedic Surgery$457/hr$398/hr
Otolaryngology (ENT)$331/hr$346/hr
Pain Management$374/hr$391/hr
Pathology$378/hr$329/hr
Pediatrics$155/hr$171/hr
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$201/hr$210/hr
Psychiatry$227/hr$280/hr
Radiology$398/hr$346/hr
Urology$374/hr$391/hr

Highest-Paying Specialties in Michigan

Urban median hourly rate

SpecialtyUrban Median
Orthopedic Surgery$576/hr
General Surgery$475/hr
Pathology$411/hr
Radiology$382/hr
Anesthesiology$364/hr

Michigan Tax, Licensing, and Market Notes

State income tax: 4.25% top marginal rate.

Michigan has a geographically and economically diverse physician market. Detroit anchors the southeast with Henry Ford Health, Michigan Medicine (U of M), Beaumont Health, and Ascension Michigan. The Upper Peninsula is one of the most physician-deficient regions in the Midwest, with sparse critical access hospital coverage across a vast, isolated geography. Northern Lower Michigan and rural counties also have persistent shortage areas. Rates are mid-tier for the Midwest in urban areas, with strong isolation premiums in the UP.

Licensing: Michigan participates in the IMLC. Qualifying physicians can use it to obtain a separate Michigan medical license through an expedited process.