Nurse practitioners in California earn the highest average annual salary of NPs in the U.S. at $120,930, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alaska came in second at $117,080, and Hawaii, Massachusetts and Oregon rounding out the top five.
Nationally, the mean annual wage for NPs is $101,260, but wages vary state to state. Here are the average hourly and annual wage for NPs in all 50 states, based on the BLS data gathered in May 2015, listed in alphabetical order.
For context, the median annual household income data per state in 2015 is also listed, pulled from data from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Alabama
Hourly: $45.11
Annual wage: $93,820
Median annual household income: $44,509
Alaska
Hourly: $56.29
Annual wage: $117,080
Median annual household income: $75,112
Arizona
Hourly: $50.21
Annual wage: $104,440
Median annual household income: $52,248
Arkansas
Hourly: $45.13
Annual wage: $93,870
Median annual household income: $42,798
California
Hourly: $58.14
Annual wage: $120,930
Median annual household income: $63,636
Colorado
Hourly: $50.26
Annual wage: $104,540
Median annual household income: $66,596
Connecticut
Hourly: $50.89
Annual wage: $105,840
Median annual household income: $72,889
Delaware
Hourly: $48.77
Annual wage: $101,440
Median annual household income: $57,756
Florida
Hourly: $46.05
Annual wage: $95,780
Median annual household income: $48,825
Georgia
Hourly: $45.39
Annual wage: $94,420
Median annual household income: $50,768
Hawaii
Hourly: $54.91
Annual wage: $114,220
Median annual household income: $64,514
Idaho
Hourly: $45.47
Annual wage: $94,570
Median annual household income: $51,624
Illinois
Hourly: $43.57
Annual wage: $90,620
Median annual household income: $60,413
Indiana
Hourly: $46.65
Annual wage: $97,030
Median annual household income: $51,983
Iowa
Hourly: $45.34
Annual wage: $94,310
Median annual household income: $60,855
Kansas
Hourly: $44.23
Annual wage: $91,990
Median annual household income: $54,865
Kentucky
Hourly: $45.74
Annual wage: $95,140
Median annual household income: $42,387
Louisiana
Hourly: $46.45
Annual wage: $96,620
Median annual household income: $45,922
Maine
Hourly: $46.44
Annual wage: $96,590
Median annual household income: $50,756
Maryland
Hourly: $56.25
Annual wage: $96,200
Median annual household income: $73,594
Massachusetts
Hourly: $54.26
Annual wage: $112,860
Median annual household income: $67,861
Michigan
Hourly: $45.46
Annual wage: $94,560
Median annual household income: $54,203
Minnesota
Hourly: $50.19
Annual wage: $104,390
Median annual household income: $68,730
Mississippi
Hourly: $47.54
Annual wage: $98,880
Median annual household income: $40,037
Missouri
Hourly: $43.47
Annual wage: $90,410
Median annual household income: $59,196
Montana
Hourly: $45.54
Annual wage: $94,720
Median annual household income: $51,139
Nebraska
Hourly: $43.80
Annual wage: $91,100
Median annual household income: $60,474
Nevada
Hourly: $48.41
Annual wage: $100,690
Median annual household income: $52,008
New Hampshire
Hourly: $51.06
Annual wage: $106,210
Median annual household income: $75,675
New Jersey
Hourly: $53.41
Annual wage: $111,090
Median annual household income: $68,357
New Mexico
Hourly: $51.04
Annual wage: $106,170
Median annual household income: $45,119
New York
Hourly: $51.36
Annual wage: $106,830
Median annual household income: $58,005
North Carolina
Hourly: $50.15
Annual wage: $104,310
Median annual household income: $50,797
North Dakota
Hourly: $44.59
Annual wage: $92,750
Median annual household income: $57,415
Ohio
Hourly: $46.40
Annual wage: $96,520
Median annual household income: $53,301
Oklahoma
Hourly: $39.31
Annual wage: $81,750
Median annual household income: $47,077
Oregon
Hourly: $53.47
Annual wage: $111,210
Median annual household income: $60,834
Pennsylvania
Hourly: $44.55
Annual wage: $92,670
Median annual household income: $60,389
Rhode Island
Hourly: $52.38
Annual wage: $108,950
Median annual household income: $55,701
South Carolina
Hourly: $43.96
Annual wage: $91,440
Median annual household income: $46,360
South Dakota
Hourly: $45.52
Annual wage: $94,680
Median annual household income: $55,065
Tennessee
Hourly: $44.96
Annual wage: $93,520
Median Annual Household Income: $47,330
Texas
Hourly: $50.59
Annual wage: $105,220
Median annual household income: $56,473
Utah
Hourly: $45.77
Annual wage: $95,200
Median annual household income: $66,258
Vermont
Hourly: $96,000*
Annual wage: N/A
Median annual household income: $59,494
Virginia
Hourly: $47.58
Annual wage: $98,960
Median annual household income: $61,486
Washington
Hourly: $49.96
Annual wage: $103,910
Median annual household income: $67,243
West Virginia
Hourly: $43.88
Annual wage: $91,270
Median annual household income: $42,824
Wisconsin
Hourly: $45.51
Annual wage: $94,660
Median annual household income: $55,425
Wyoming
Hourly: $48.77
Annual wage: $101,440
Median annual household income: $60,925
*Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 report; 2015 data was unavailable