Nurse practitioner average hourly wage for all 50 states 

California pays nurse practitioners the highest hourly wage and Tennessee pays the lowest, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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The agency released updated pay data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available. 

Here is what NPs earn on average per hour by state, including Washington, D.C.: 

State

Average hourly wage

Alabama

$52.89

Alaska

$60.66

Arizona

$63.73

Arkansas

$54.53

California

$77.66

Colorado

$58.65

Connecticut

$65.86

Delaware

$63.03

District of Columbia

$64.83

Florida

$57.55

Georgia

$58.25

Hawaii

$63.76

Idaho

$59.88

Illinois

$61.01

Indiana

$59.29

Iowa

$62.89

Kansas

$57.34

Kentucky

$53.06

Louisiana

$57.06

Maine

$59.11

Maryland

$61.54

Massachusetts

$69.24

Michigan

$58.02

Minnesota

$64.91

Mississippi

$56.49

Missouri

$56.10

Montana

$59.92

Nebraska

$58.50

Nevada

$71.48

New Hampshire

$62.86

New Jersey

$69.73

New Mexico

$65.76

New York

$68.67

North Carolina

$58.46

North Dakota

$61.42

Ohio

$59.07

Oklahoma

$59.77

Oregon

$69.69

Pennsylvania

$61.27

Rhode Island

$64.16

South Carolina

$56.22

South Dakota

$58.17

Tennessee

$49.86

Texas

$62.51

Utah

$61.45

Vermont

$60.62

Virginia

$58.11

Washington

$69.90

West Virginia

$54.54

Wisconsin

$61.70

Wyoming

$59.40

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