Rate of Pay by State

Hourly Rates by State 2022 per The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Below are all 50 states (plus Washington DC), alphabetically for registered nurses in 2022. Here are the top states, and below the rest:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	324,400	19.63	0.91	$ 59.62	$ 124,000
Texas	217,630	17.80	0.82	$ 38.04	$ 79,120
New York	188,300	21.72	1.00	$ 44.86	$ 93,320
Florida	187,920	21.84	1.01	$ 34.62	$ 72,000
Pennsylvania	149,270	26.73	1.24	$ 36.54	$ 76,000

State	Avg RN Salary	Hourly Rates (36 Hours per Week)	RNs employed	Cost of living index
Alabama	$61,920	$33	49,780	89.3
Alaska	$97,230	$52	6,060	105.1
Arizona	$81,600	$44	57,260	99.1
Arkansas	$65,810	$35	26,320	89.2
California	$124,000	$66	324,400	116.4
Colorado	$80,670	$43	51,680	102.9
Connecticut	$88,530	$47	34,320	105
Delaware	$77,760	$42	11,760	99.4
District of Columbia	$98,540	$53	11,540	115.2
Florida	$72,000	$38	187,920	101
Georgia	$75,380	$40	78,290	94.5
Hawaii	$106,530	$57	11,110	119.3
Idaho	$73,640	$39	14,400	92.2
Illinois	$78,260	$42	129,260	100.5
Indiana	$68,890	$37	66,800	92.5
Iowa	$64,990	$35	32,650	91
Kansas	$66,560	$36	28,980	92.4
Kentucky	$67,260	$36	43,540	89.8
Louisiana	$70,380	$38	42,870	92.7
Maine	$73,630	$39	14,380	99.3
Maryland	$82,660	$44	51,550	107.7
Massachusetts	$96,630	$52	88,270	110.4
Michigan	$75,930	$41	102,480	94
Minnesota	$84,030	$45	69,000	98.6
Mississippi	$63,130	$34	29,140	87.8
Missouri	$67,790	$36	69,240	92.5
Montana	$73,610	$39	9,640	93.5
Nebraska	$69,850	$37	20,660	92.9
Nevada	$88,800	$47	24,590	97.4
New Hampshire	$78,270	$42	12,890	106.5
New Jersey	$89,690	$48	77,980	116
New Mexico	$77,590	$41	17,030	91.6
New York	$93,320	$50	188,300	116.3
North Carolina	$71,200	$38	104,810	91.8
North Dakota	$71,200	$38	11,810	92
Ohio	$71,640	$38	129,270	100
Oklahoma	$68,180	$36	31,510	91.3
Oregon	$98,630	$53	37,780	102.6
Pennsylvania	$76,000	$41	149,270	97.6
Rhode Island	$85,270	$46	10,860	101.8
South Carolina	$69,580	$37	46,160	91.6
South Dakota	$60,540	$32	14,140	91.5
Tennessee	$66,680	$36	62,250	92.2
Texas	$79,120	$42	217,630	99.5
Utah	$72,790	$39	23,760	96.5
Vermont	$75,160	$40	7,210	103.1
Virginia	$76,680	$41	66,980	101.3
Washington	$95,350	$51	62,470	108.4
West Virginia	$67,640	$36	19,800	88
Wisconsin	$76,850	$41	62,860	93.2
Wyoming	$73,130	$39	4,890	92.8