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Michigan · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Michigan

The median web developer wage in Michigan is $47.34 an hour, 6% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $60–$95 an hour — $1,100–$1,700 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,100–$1,700

About 18 hours at $60–$95 an hour, the freelance rate in Michigan. Plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Michigan

Web designer pay in Michigan

Median web developer wage
$47.34/hr
$98,500 a year
Freelance rate
$60–$95
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
11th
of 49 with published data
MichiganMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$47.34$46.651,580
Web and digital interface designers$38.95$42.801,750

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Michigan.

What to charge for a website in Michigan

At $60–$95 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Michigan employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$115
Five-page business site$1,100–$1,700$50–$115
Five pages with online booking$1,300–$2,100$50–$115
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,350–$3,700$50–$115
Small online shop$1,850–$2,950$50–$115

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Michigan's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 6 metro areas in Michigan:

  • Detroit — $52.19 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Grand Rapids — $38.66 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Ann Arbor — $42.79 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Lansing — $35.53 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Flint — $31.40 an hour (median web designer wage)
  • Kalamazoo — $39.01 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Michigan?+

The median web developer wage in Michigan is $47.34 an hour, about $98,500 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $38.95 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Michigan?+

About $60–$95 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Michigan?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Michigan freelancer costs about $1,100–$1,700, plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Michigan?+

BLS counts 1,580 employed web developers and 1,750 web and digital interface designers in Michigan. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.