Nurse earnings by seniority

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Nurse salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Arizona $67,446
Washington $67,108
New Jersey $61,200
California $59,357
Maryland $55,000
New York $53,794
Colorado $53,282
Georgia $52,102
Wisconsin $52,000
Pennsylvania $51,595
Minnesota $51,189
Illinois $51,023
Massachusetts $48,736
Alabama $47,840
Ohio $47,401
Tennessee $46,819
Texas $46,712
South Carolina $46,500
Michigan $45,394
Florida $45,335
Indiana $44,807
Oklahoma $41,424
Virginia $41,028
Missouri $40,042
North Carolina $36,836
Utah $34,500

How do nurse salaries compare to similar careers?

Nurses earn about the same as related careers in Arizona. On average, they make less than health services managers but more than nuclear medicine technologists.

Career Median Salary
Health services manager salary $98K
Biomedical engineer salary $97K
Anesthesiologist assistant salary $105K
Physician assistant salary $105K
Veterinarian salary $94K
Nurse salary $67K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $88K
Audiologist salary $80K
Nurse educator salary $76K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $85K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)