Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of nurse practitioner salary by state for the United States:
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California has the highest nurse practitioner salary of $120,826
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Alabama has the lowest nurse practitioner salary of $75,187
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The national average salary for nurse practitioners is $100,033
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The national hourly pay for nurse practitioners is $48.09
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do nurse practitioners get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for nurse practitioner by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for nurse practitioners after this adjustment? That would be California.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for nurse practitioner salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Nurse Practitioners By State
| Rank | State | Average Nurse Practitioner Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | California | $120,826 | $73,000 | $198,000 |
| 2 | Alaska | $119,141 | $71,000 | $199,000 |
| 3 | Oregon | $107,660 | $62,000 | $186,000 |
| 4 | Washington | $106,739 | $60,000 | $187,000 |
| 5 | Montana | $103,339 | $57,000 | $184,000 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $103,030 | $83,000 | $127,000 |
| 7 | Nevada | $102,570 | $60,000 | $175,000 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $101,812 | $56,000 | $184,000 |
| 9 | Arizona | $101,460 | $59,000 | $172,000 |
| 10 | New Mexico | $101,207 | $58,000 | $175,000 |
| 11 | New York | $100,129 | $55,000 | $182,000 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $99,472 | $53,000 | $183,000 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $99,064 | $54,000 | $181,000 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $97,198 | $53,000 | $177,000 |
| 15 | Delaware | $95,880 | $52,000 | $175,000 |
| 16 | Texas | $94,901 | $54,000 | $165,000 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $94,313 | $50,000 | $175,000 |
| 18 | Maryland | $92,873 | $50,000 | $170,000 |
| 19 | Colorado | $92,454 | $51,000 | $166,000 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $92,167 | $48,000 | $173,000 |
| 21 | Michigan | $90,522 | $48,000 | $167,000 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $90,101 | $48,000 | $166,000 |
| 23 | Illinois | $89,654 | $48,000 | $165,000 |
| 24 | Maine | $88,700 | $46,000 | $169,000 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $88,578 | $48,000 | $160,000 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $88,216 | $48,000 | $161,000 |
| 27 | Mississippi | $87,690 | $48,000 | $158,000 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $87,621 | $47,000 | $163,000 |
| 29 | Utah | $86,941 | $48,000 | $156,000 |
| 30 | Indiana | $86,553 | $46,000 | $160,000 |
| 31 | Idaho | $85,886 | $47,000 | $156,000 |
| 32 | Virginia | $85,525 | $46,000 | $158,000 |
| 33 | Ohio | $83,761 | $44,000 | $156,000 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $83,648 | $45,000 | $155,000 |
| 35 | Vermont | $83,230 | $43,000 | $160,000 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $82,672 | $44,000 | $154,000 |
| 37 | Florida | $82,589 | $46,000 | $147,000 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $82,465 | $45,000 | $147,000 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $81,663 | $44,000 | $150,000 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $81,649 | $43,000 | $152,000 |
| 41 | Georgia | $81,363 | $44,000 | $149,000 |
| 42 | Iowa | $80,767 | $43,000 | $150,000 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $80,408 | $43,000 | $148,000 |
| 44 | Missouri | $79,694 | $42,000 | $147,000 |
| 45 | Kansas | $79,650 | $43,000 | $147,000 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $77,909 | $41,000 | $145,000 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $77,320 | $41,000 | $144,000 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $75,759 | $40,000 | $141,000 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $75,375 | $40,000 | $141,000 |
| 50 | Alabama | $75,187 | $40,000 | $138,000 |
Methodology: Nurse Practitioner Salary By State
To better understand nurse practitioner pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for nurse practitioners by state.
We took the average annual salary data for nurse practitioners from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for nurse practitioners.
Nurse Practitioner Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for nurse practitioners?
The highest-paid state for nurse practitioners is California with an average salary of $120,826 per year.
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What city pays nurse practitioners the most?
Richmond, CA pays nurse practitioners the most with an average salary of $127,474 per year.
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What is the worst state for nurse practitioners?
The worst state for nurse practitioners is Alabama with an average salary of $75,187 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
