The highest-paying states for nurse practitioners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nurse practitioners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $157,160, California is the highest paying state for nurse practitioners. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $136,480). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nurse practitioners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $157,160 |
$103,890 | 19,130 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $136,480 |
$111,560 | 6,640 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $135,760 |
$91,520 | 530 |
| 4 | Washington | $134,200 |
$105,690 | 4,150 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $133,030 |
$105,410 | 7,190 |
| 6 | Oregon | $132,230 |
$107,950 | 1,880 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $130,090 |
$100,650 | 2,910 |
| 8 | Nevada | $130,050 |
$91,800 | 1,800 |
| 9 | Alaska | $128,870 |
$52,980 | 680 |
| 10 | New York | $128,220 |
$96,420 | 17,670 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $128,020 |
$102,230 | 5,300 |
| 12 | Montana | $127,350 |
$94,210 | 730 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $125,450 |
$100,090 | 1,510 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $125,370 |
$105,780 | 730 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $125,190 |
$94,010 | 1,650 |
| 16 | Illinois | $124,840 |
$100,520 | 7,990 |
| 17 | Iowa | $123,460 |
$101,930 | 2,610 |
| 18 | Delaware | $122,530 |
$99,160 | 990 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $121,310 |
$105,780 | 1,390 |
| 20 | Texas | $121,270 |
$95,140 | 18,820 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $121,010 |
$93,600 | 2,700 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $120,700 |
$102,590 | 4,790 |
| 23 | Arizona | $120,480 |
$80,970 | 6,240 |
| 24 | Indiana | $119,160 |
$100,610 | 6,480 |
| 25 | Colorado | $118,590 |
$85,080 | 3,630 |
| 26 | Maryland | $117,540 |
$81,710 | 4,170 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $116,980 |
$93,230 | 7,560 |
| 28 | Idaho | $116,710 |
$64,780 | 1,170 |
| 29 | Vermont | $115,940 |
$91,700 | 800 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $115,920 |
$97,000 | 1,610 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $115,620 |
$81,550 | 4,280 |
| 32 | Ohio | $113,040 |
$96,640 | 10,730 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $112,770 |
$75,480 | 460 |
| 34 | Utah | $112,490 |
$66,700 | 2,740 |
| 35 | Maine | $112,210 |
$99,160 | 1,300 |
| 36 | Georgia | $112,090 |
$82,590 | 8,110 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $111,140 |
$94,990 | 8,040 |
| 38 | Virginia | $110,860 |
$89,340 | 7,040 |
| 39 | Michigan | $109,250 |
$95,960 | 7,250 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $108,920 |
$85,640 | 4,000 |
| 41 | Kansas | $108,350 |
$84,370 | 3,070 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $108,250 |
$93,050 | 810 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $107,680 |
$91,990 | 570 |
| 44 | Florida | $107,600 |
$63,880 | 18,530 |
| 45 | Missouri | $106,640 |
$81,320 | 7,290 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $104,630 |
$74,270 | 4,520 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $104,290 |
$83,850 | 1,640 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $103,950 |
$84,010 | 3,960 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $103,080 |
$47,950 | 13,060 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $102,880 |
$83,670 | 2,970 |
| 51 | Alabama | $101,150 |
$79,960 | 4,390 |
| 52 | Guam | $76,060 |
$28,410 | 50 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,710 |
$17,100 | 1,190 |