California leads the nation with the highest average hourly wage for nurse practitioners at $77.66, while Tennessee has the lowest at $49.86, according to the May 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey, the most recent information available.
Here is the average hourly pay rate for nurse practitioners in the U.S. by state:
| 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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