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 Pennsylvania. On average, they make less than clinical nurse specialists but more than respiratory therapists.

Career Median Salary
Clinical nurse specialist salary $69K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $69K
MRI technologist salary $65K
Orthotist salary $64K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $64K
Nurse salary $52K
Registered nurse salary $63K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $61K
Physical therapist assistant salary $54K
Respiratory therapist salary $55K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)