The highest-paying states for nurses
Megan Knowles -
Friday, October 12th, 2018
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Full-time nurses in California have the highest annual average salaries of nurses in all 50 states, averaging $106,000 per year, according to a survey conducted by ADVANCE Healthcare Network .
The survey includes responses from more than 22,000 nurses at every level and focused on specialization, location, education and benefits.
Here's how the 50 states ranked in annual average salaries for full-time nurses, according to the survey:
California: $106,865
Oregon: $104,844
Nevada: $104,167
Arizona: $102,348
Utah: $101,905
Hawaii: $101,786
South Dakota: $100,000
New York: $98,869
Massachusetts: $98,596
Minnesota: $97,143
Colorado: $95,357
Connecticut: $95,062
Maryland: $94,585
Delaware: $93,800
Wisconsin: $92,264
Missouri: $91,667
Washington: $91,061
Alaska: $90,556
Mississippi: $90,541
New Jersey: $89,298
Illinois: $89,073
New Hampshire: $88,955
Rhode Island: $88,929
Louisiana: $88,267
Wyoming: $87,037
Texas: $86,250
Oklahoma: $86,000
Idaho: $85,200
Virginia: $85,000
Tennessee: $84,085
Indiana: $83,968
Vermont: $83,810
Georgia: $83,520
New Mexico: $82,987
Pennsylvania: $81,623
Maine: $80,800
Arkansas: $78,205
North Dakota: $77,273
South Carolina: $77,006
Kentucky: $76,833
Florida: $76,253
Michigan: $76,161
North Carolina: $73,858
Alabama: $73,510
Montana: $71,864
Ohio: $69,556
Kansas: $68,621
Nebraska: $67,907
Iowa: $66,238
West Virginia: $63,416
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