--- title: "Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State :: How Does Your State Rank? | ThriveAP" description: "Do you ever wonder how much you make compared to other NP’s?  While you probably have a pretty good idea how your salary compares to other nurse practitioner’s in your city, what about NP’s in your state as a whole?  What about compared to other states? Compiling information from job search engines like indeed.com, salarybystate.org … Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State :: How Does Your State Rank? Read More »" --- [ThriveAP Blog ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog) # [Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State :: How Does Your State Rank? | ThriveAP](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-salaries-state-how-does-your-state-rank) Written by [Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/author/erin) | Jun 18, 2013 8:14:10 PM Do you ever wonder how much you make compared to other NP’s?  While you probably have a pretty good idea how your salary compares to other nurse practitioner’s in your city, what about NP’s in your state as a whole?  What about compared to other states? Compiling information from job search engines like indeed.com, [salarybystate.org](https://salarybystate.org/healthcare/nurse-practitioner-salary-by-state) has organized an exceptional list of the average nurse practitioner salary on a state-by-state basis. Here are the findings from[ salarybystate.org](https://salarybystate.org/healthcare/nurse-practitioner-salary-by-state)‘s nurse practitioner salary comparison: **Alabama** Average NP Salary: $99,000  Comparison: 2% higher than national average **Alaska** Average NP Salary: $82,000  Comparison: 16% lower than national average **Arizona** Average NP Salary: $85,000  Comparison: 12% lower than national average **Arkansas** Average NP Salary: $96,000  Comparison: 1% lower than national average **California** Average NP Salary: $107,000  Comparison: 10% higher than national average **Colorado** Average NP Salary: $85,000  Comparison: 12% lower than national average **Connecticut** Average NP Salary: $105,000  Comparison: 8% higher than national average **Delaware** Average NP Salary: $90,000  Comparison: 7% lower than national average **Florida** Average NP Salary: $92,000  Comparison: 5% lower than national average **Georgia** Average NP Salary: $106,000  Comparison: 9% higher than national average **Hawaii** Average NP Salary: $69,000  Comparison: 29% lower than national average **Idaho** Average NP Salary: $80,000  Comparison: 17% lower than national average **Illinois** Average NP Salary: $102,000  Comparison: 5% higher than national average **Indiana** Average NP Salary: $97,000  Comparison: Equal to national average **Iowa** Average NP Salary: $91,000  Comparison: 7% lower than national average **Kansas** Average NP Salary: $88,000  Comparison: 9% lower than national average **Kentucky** Average NP Salary: $85,000  Comparison: 13% lower than national average **Louisiana** Average NP Salary: $81,000  Comparison: 16% lower than national average **Maine** Average NP Salary: $87,000  Comparison: 11% lower than national average **Maryland** Average NP Salary: $98,000  Comparison: Equalt to national average **Massachusetts** Average NP Salary: $111,000  Comparison: 14% higher than national average **Michigan** Average NP Salary: $95,000  Comparison: 3% lower than national average **Minnesota** Average NP Salary: $88,000  Comparison: 10% lower than national average **Mississippi** Average NP Salary: $113,000  Comparison: 16% higher than national average **Missouri** Average NP Salary: $96,000  Comparison: 1% lower than national average **Montana** Average NP Salary: $99,000  Comparison: 1% higher than national average **Nebraska** Average NP Salary: $78,000  Comparison: 19% lower than national average **Nevada** Average NP Salary: $90,000  Comparison: 8% lower than national average **New Hampshire** Average NP Salary: $96,000  Comparison: 2% lower than national average **New Jersey** Average NP Salary: $103,000  Comparison: 6% higher than national average **New Mexico** Average NP Salary: $87,000  Comparison: 10% higher than national average **New York** Average NP Salary: $114,000  Comparison: 17% higher than national average **North Carolina** Average NP Salary: $96,000  Comparison: 1% lower than national average **North Dakota** Average NP Salary: $91,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Ohio** Average NP Salary: $92,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Oklahoma** Average NP Salary: $89,000  Comparison: 9% lower than national average **Oregon** Average NP Salary: $91,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Pennsylvania** Average NP Salary: $86,000  Comparison: 12% lower than national average **Rhode Island** Average NP Salary: $97,000  Comparison: Equal to national average **South Carolina** Average NP Salary: $88,000  Comparison: 10% lower than national average **South Dakota** Average NP Salary: $76,000  Comparison: 22% lower than national average **Tennessee** Average NP Salary: $92,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Texas** Average NP Salary: $92,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Utah** Average NP Salary: $85,000  Comparison: 12% lower than national average **Vermont** Average NP Salary: $91,000  Comparison: 6% lower than national average **Virginia** Average NP Salary: $97,000  Comparison: Equal to national average **Washington** Average NP Salary: $111,000  Comparison: 14% higher than national average **Washington DC** Average NP Salary: $92,000  Comparison: 5% lower than national average**‘** **West Virginia** Average NP Salary: $96,000  Comparison: 1% lower than national average **Wisconsin** Average NP Salary: $85,000  Comparison: 12% lower than national average **Wyoming** Average NP Salary: $89,000  Comparison: 8% lower than national average When looking at salary comparison information, it’s important to remember that salaries [vary significantly by specialty](https://thriveap.com/blog/top-10-highest-paying-nurse-practitioner-specialties) and location, even within a given state.  [NP’s employed rurally ](https://thriveap.com/blog/how-can-you-get-60000-towards-your-nurse-practitioner-student-loans)may make more than their urban counterparts, for example.  While state-by-state salary comparisons don’t give an entirely accurate picture of your personal income potential, they can help you identify NP friendly states where you might want to practice. ***How did your state compare?*** You Might Also Like: [Top 10 Highest Paying Nurse Practitioner Specialties](https://thriveap.com/blog/how-can-you-get-60000-towards-your-nurse-practitioner-student-loans) [View full post](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioner-salaries-state-how-does-your-state-rank) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Erin Tolbert, MSN, FNP-C" }, "dateModified" : "2022-05-05T20:49:39.515Z", "datePublished" : "2013-06-18T20:14:10Z", "headline" : "Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State :: How Does Your State Rank?", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : 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