Nurse Practitioner Salary by State
All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for nurse practitioners. The national median is $132,300. ← Back to Nurse Practitioner overview
| # | State | Relative pay | Median / yr | Median / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $168,520 | $81.02 | |
| 2 | New Jersey | $159,310 | $76.59 | |
| 3 | Washington | $156,100 | $75.05 | |
| 4 | Oregon | $155,680 | $74.85 | |
| 5 | Alaska | $155,170 | $74.60 | |
| 6 | New York | $153,510 | $73.80 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $142,440 | $68.48 | |
| 8 | Nevada | $140,670 | $67.63 | |
| 9 | Connecticut | $138,470 | $66.57 | |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $137,550 | $66.13 | |
| 11 | New Mexico | $137,520 | $66.11 | |
| 12 | Montana | $137,210 | $65.97 | |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $135,970 | $65.37 | |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $135,880 | $65.33 | |
| 15 | Hawaii | $135,570 | $65.18 | |
| 16 | Vermont | $134,740 | $64.78 | |
| 17 | Arizona | $134,420 | $64.63 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $133,390 | $64.13 | |
| 19 | Minnesota | $133,260 | $64.07 | |
| 20 | Colorado | $132,930 | $63.91 | |
| 21 | Idaho | $132,540 | $63.72 | |
| 22 | Wyoming | $132,200 | $63.56 | |
| 23 | Nebraska | $132,130 | $63.52 | |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $131,980 | $63.45 | |
| 25 | Texas | $131,670 | $63.31 | |
| 26 | Michigan | $131,450 | $63.20 | |
| 27 | Maryland | $131,110 | $63.03 | |
| 28 | Delaware | $131,040 | $63.00 | |
| 29 | Utah | $130,920 | $62.94 | |
| 30 | Illinois | $130,680 | $62.83 | |
| 31 | Maine | $130,260 | $62.62 | |
| 32 | Iowa | $130,160 | $62.58 | |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $130,140 | $62.57 | |
| 34 | North Dakota | $130,070 | $62.53 | |
| 35 | Missouri | $129,930 | $62.47 | |
| 36 | Florida | $129,510 | $62.26 | |
| 37 | Georgia | $129,430 | $62.22 | |
| 38 | North Carolina | $128,990 | $62.01 | |
| 39 | South Dakota | $128,840 | $61.94 | |
| 40 | Indiana | $128,830 | $61.94 | |
| 41 | Virginia | $127,810 | $61.45 | |
| 42 | West Virginia | $127,320 | $61.21 | |
| 43 | Kansas | $126,650 | $60.89 | |
| 44 | Arkansas | $125,660 | $60.41 | |
| 45 | Louisiana | $125,600 | $60.38 | |
| 46 | Ohio | $124,870 | $60.03 | |
| 47 | Mississippi | $124,730 | $59.96 | |
| 48 | South Carolina | $123,290 | $59.28 | |
| 49 | Kentucky | $122,870 | $59.07 | |
| 50 | Tennessee | $117,590 | $56.54 | |
| 51 | Alabama | $105,750 | $50.84 |