Home › Salaries Nurse salary by state Median pay for registered nurses, LPN/LVNs, CNAs and nurse practitioners in every state. Tap a number for that state’s full range.
National medians Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2024 national estimates.
By state RN, LPN and CNA columns are median hourly pay; NP is median yearly pay.
State RN /hr LPN /hr CNA /hr NP /yr Alabama $34.16 $24.09 $15.61 $106,930 Alaska $53.22 $37.34 $22.04 $145,450 Arizona $46.58 $35.59 $20.19 $133,790 Arkansas $37.08 $24.53 $15.38 $113,660 California $67.47 $37.10 $22.32 $166,610 Colorado $46.40 $32.44 $21.61 $129,750 Connecticut $48.84 $33.23 $21.40 $138,960 Delaware $44.53 $31.77 $18.87 $127,810 District of Columbia $50.27 $33.86 $22.53 $131,380 Florida $39.83 $28.89 $17.72 $129,010 Georgia $41.61 $28.12 $17.58 $126,060 Hawaii $65.54 $31.52 $21.55 $130,940 Idaho $41.39 $29.67 $18.04 $128,940 Illinois $41.54 $31.74 $21.52 $128,620 Indiana $38.82 $30.62 $17.95 $128,280 Iowa $37.00 $28.59 $18.57 $129,420 Kansas $37.53 $28.81 $17.75 $124,690 Kentucky $38.42 $28.10 $17.95 $113,870 Louisiana $37.92 $25.93 $14.54 $125,980 Maine $39.84 $34.07 $21.94 $125,040 Maryland $46.55 $33.59 $19.23 $125,530 Massachusetts $49.03 $36.81 $21.83 $138,890 Michigan $41.19 $30.68 $18.70 $125,620 Minnesota $48.50 $29.26 $21.91 $128,570 Mississippi $35.80 $23.49 $14.64 $119,290 Missouri $38.35 $28.38 $17.87 $126,370 Montana $39.21 $28.72 $18.89 $133,640 Nebraska $38.95 $29.20 $18.57 $127,930 Nevada $49.03 $35.49 $21.67 — New Hampshire $46.55 $35.89 $22.14 $132,440 New Jersey $49.39 $34.22 $21.59 $149,620 New Mexico $42.43 $29.21 $17.80 $138,440 New York $50.77 $30.78 $22.79 $145,390 North Carolina $39.36 $29.51 $18.11 $125,020 North Dakota $37.62 $29.24 $21.25 $123,220 Ohio $39.06 $29.32 $18.54 $126,740 Oklahoma $39.02 $26.86 $16.85 $126,670 Oregon $59.61 $36.81 $23.27 $144,600 Pennsylvania $42.12 $29.81 $19.77 $127,400 Rhode Island $48.06 $37.47 $21.23 $130,710 South Carolina $38.41 $28.39 $17.49 $116,240 South Dakota $33.42 $23.64 $18.30 $122,600 Tennessee $38.00 $26.22 $17.67 $108,420 Texas $43.27 $28.92 $17.49 $129,880 Utah $39.55 $29.67 $18.51 $125,700 Vermont $40.94 $31.04 $20.97 $129,740 Virginia $42.70 $29.96 $18.65 $124,210 Washington $53.93 $38.32 $23.20 $140,220 West Virginia $38.46 $23.97 $17.47 $121,640 Wisconsin $41.38 $29.35 $20.79 $128,580 Wyoming $39.32 $29.75 $18.44 $127,750
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates, occupations 29-1141, 29-2061, 31-1131, 29-1171. bls.gov/oes . “—” means BLS did not publish an estimate.