Pay for 7 nurse specialties, by state

The Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled the average wage for nurse specialties in every state as of May 2022, the latest data available.

Here are seven nurse specialties in every state and the District of Columbia and their average wage:

  State  

   Registered   nurse   

  Nurse

 anesthetist  

  Nurse   midwife  

  Nurse   practitioner  

  Licensed practical  and licensed  vocational nurses  

  Nursing   assistant  

  Nursing instructors and   teachers, postsecondary  

  Alabama  

$66,910

$191,200

NA

$106,610

$45,260

$28,550

$81,530

Alaska

$103,310

$115,060

NA

$116,390

$66,710

$44,420

$85,780

Arizona

$86,740

$179,730

$108,190

$121,410

$61,920

$37,620

$79,780

Arkansas

$66,530

NA

NA

$107,110

$45,990

$29,970

$60,890

California

$133,340

$246,510

$169,530

$158,130

$69,930

$43,570

$104,150

Colorado

$86,590

$185,860

$113,950

$116,440

$60,310

$39,050

$78,480

Connecticut

$94,260

$240,580

$112,960

$131,490

$62,620

$38,280

$99,850

Delaware

$85,020

$198,070

$109,180

$120,570

$57,360

$36,670

$85,790

  District of Columbia  

$98,230

NA

$96,320

$131,270

$62,010

$43,820

$101,680

Florida

$79,910

$174,390

$97,690

$110,310

$53,780

$33,390

$80,160

Georgia

$85,180

$190,800

$122,990

$115,440

$50,830

$32,850

$67,230

Hawaii

$113,220

NA

$156,020

$128,310

$55,730

$39,870

$70,500

Idaho

$78,610

$181,110

$59,080

$117,720

$54,710

$35,560

$73,320

Illinois

$82,220

$238,440

$123,200

$122,310

$58,840

$36,750

$76,620

Indiana

$75,580

$220,020

$113,900

$121,730

$55,850

$34,250

$87,740

Iowa

$69,370

$211,010

$102,460

$128,180

$51,400

$35,120

$76,030

Kansas

$71,990

$169,410

NA

$111,670

$51,700

$33,490

$70,770

Kentucky

$77,620

$235,260

NA

$109,290

$49,570

$32,180

$73,980

Louisiana

$75,920

$179,140

$119,520

$118,210

$47,430

$28,190

$81,430

Maine

$77,410

$214,930

$134,440

$118,300

$55,830

$33,040

$73,680

Maryland

$87,990

$182,710

$120,170

$119,650

$60,180

$37,180

$80,990

Massachusetts

$104,150

$204,690

$143,870

$138,700

$68,170

$41,390

$106,690

Michigan

$80,660

$199,690

$118,420

$113,780

$57,180

$35,960

$77,020

Minnesota

$88,860

$222,540

$116,780

$128,160

$54,870

$42,480

$77,040

Mississippi

$67,930

$184,390

NA

$117,260

$45,020

$27,140

$68,380

Missouri

$71,860

$205,190

$107,660

$113,180

$49,500

$32,760

$70,770

Montana

$78,350

$203,430

NA

$119,960

$52,420

$37,710

$81,940

Nebraska

$73,510

$225,590

NA

$118,970

$52,080

$35,020

$73,270

Nevada

$96,310

NA

NA

$136,230

$63,910

$41,110

$105,610

New Hampshire

$83,420

$215,970

$115,490

$125,780

$63,550

$39,050

$81,070

New Jersey

$96,670

$232,630

$119,760

$143,250

$61,990

$39,480

$95,010

New Mexico

$85,580

$215,240

$112,600

$129,560

$59,400

$34,090

$73,800

New York

$100,130

$238,710

$129,610

NA

$57,560

$43,450

$100,200

North Carolina

$77,420

$214,740

$113,890

$114,450

$53,010

$31,780

$71,700

North Dakota

$75,000

NA

NA

$113,940

$53,080

$38,200

$74,050

Ohio

$78,450

$197,630

$124,560

$117,440

$52,330

$34,110

$82,840

Oklahoma

$76,920

$168,470

NA

$121,740

$48,090

$30,210

$63,640

Oregon

$106,610

$205,920

$136,150

$136,250

$66,190

$42,960

$93,270

Pennsylvania

$80,630

$203,620

$113,580

$120,550

$54,520

$36,400

$88,960

Rhode Island

$88,250

NA

$120,120

$125,250

$66,770

$39,490

$87,940

South Carolina

$74,330

$195,840

$88,680

$109,130

$51,060

$32,490

$77,590

South Dakota

$64,500

$223,200

NA

$115,610

$46,000

$32,330

$66,860

Tennessee

$72,480

$174,170

$97,920

$99,330

$46,540

$31,600

$78,850

Texas

$84,320

$208,940

$93,280

$124,660

$52,850

$32,150

$81,270

Utah

$76,400

NA

NA

$115,610

$55,790

$33,380

$83,090

Vermont

$79,990

$228,710

NA

$116,610

$57,150

$37,280

NA

Virginia

$81,860

$215,530

$106,790

$116,980

$52,790

$33,070

$80,780

Washington

$101,670

$222,610

$135,780

$135,590

$69,950

$42,430

$81,940

West Virginia

$72,230

$229,430

$165,780

$106,790

$45,530

$32,470

$75,200

Wisconsin

$81,000

$230,270

$118,430

$121,210

$52,610

$36,750

$81,930

Wyoming

$81,010

$205,270

NA

$115,230

$54,880

$35,720

$63,550

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