I just moved from MI to Charleston, SC. In the Detroit area RN's are making $34 hr with 10 yrs experience in the hospital (plus shift diff), Home Health Care RN's are usually salary, with a car, a gas card, insurance ect., it's salary at $65,000 a year, down here in SC it's a huge pay cut. The RN's are barely clearing $30 hr WITH shift diff in the hospital (per diem is $39.50 hr) and cost of living is much higher in the Charleston area than anywhere in Michigan.