Rate Of Pay By State

Hourly Rates by State 2017 per The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Below are all 50 states (plus Washington DC), by highest average salary for registered nurses in 2017.

California is again on top, followed by Hawaii at #2.

	State	Average RN Salary	Average Hourly	# of RNs
1	California	$102,700	$49.37	282,290
2	Hawaii	$96,990	$46.63	10,800
3	District of Columbia	$90,110	$43.32	11,000
4	Massachusetts	$89,330	$42.95	82,870
5	Oregon	$88,770	$42.68	35,140
6	Alaska	$87,510	$42.07	5,570
7	Nevada	$84,980	$40.86	21,060
8	New York	$83,450	$40.12	180,170
9	New Jersey	$82,010	$39.43	80,560
10	Connecticut	$80,200	$38.56	34,310
11	Washington	$79,810	$38.37	56,880
12	Minnesota	$77,540	$37.28	64,540
13	Rhode Island	$76,650	$36.85	11,820
14	Maryland	$75,250	$36.18	53,700
15	Arizona	$75,110	$36.11	54,630
16	Delaware	$73,180	$35.18	11,620
17	Colorado	$72,570	$34.89	49,340
18	Illinois	$72,090	$34.66	123,100
19	Texas	$72,070	$34.65	212,230
20	New Hampshire	$70,040	$33.67	13,190
21	New Mexico	$69,840	$33.58	16,290
22	Pennsylvania	$69,820	$33.57	143,130
23	Vermont	$69,560	$33.44	6,270
24	Wisconsin	$69,200	$33.27	55,940
25	Michigan	$69,120	$33.23	94,090
26	Virginia	$67,990	$32.69	64,260
27	Georgia	$66,750	$32.09	75,000
28	Montana	$66,280	$31.87	10,110
29	Maine	$65,890	$31.68	14,200
30	Ohio	$65,500	$31.49	124,620
31	Wyoming	$64,900	$31.20	4,910
32	Florida	$64,890	$31.20	178,330
33	Idaho	$64,520	$31.02	13,320
34	South Carolina	$63,630	$30.59	43,200
35	Louisiana	$63,560	$30.56	45,970
36	Missouri	$63,300	$30.43	72,090
37	North Dakota	$63,140	$30.35	9,020
38	Utah	$63,050	$30.31	21,340
39	North Carolina	$62,560	$30.08	99,210
40	Indiana	$62,450	$30.02	68,530
41	Nebraska	$62,210	$29.91	22,870
42	Oklahoma	$61,640	$29.63	28,000
43	Kentucky	$61,530	$29.58	44,410
44	West Virginia	$60,380	$29.03	20,410
45	Tennessee	$60,050	$28.87	59,350
46	Kansas	$59,940	$28.82	28,900
47	Arkansas	$58,810	$28.28	24,380
48	Iowa	$59,940	$28.82	33,280
49	Alabama	$57,890	$27.83	49,290
50	Mississippi	$57,700	$27.74	28,760
51	South Dakota	$57,010	$27.41	12,530