How Much Do NPs Get Paid?

Did you know that 3% of NPs in the US make $150,000 or more per year? But the average salary among all NPs in the US is $95,000 per year. The state with the highest average NP salary is Hawaii at $115,000 per year, while the lowest is Idaho at $62,000 per year.* Included below is the full list of US states with their average annual salaries in 2014.

Alabama - $96,000
Alaska - $115,670
Arizona - $83,181
Arkansas - $97,000
California - $115,460
Colorado - $98,733
Connecticut  - $99,180
Delaware - $83,000
Florida - $92,530
Georgia - $108,000
Hawaii - $115,870
Idaho - $62,000
Illinois - $108,000
Indiana - $91,000
Iowa - $93,000
Kansas - $87,000
Kentucky - $82,000
Louisiana - $85,000
Maine - $94,400
Maryland - $98,000
Massachusetts - $107,230
Michigan - $96,000
Minnesota - $83,000
Mississippi - $99,080
Missouri - $93,000
Montana - $79,000
Nebraska - $69,000
Nevada - $72,000
New Hampshire - $94,000
New Jersey - $103,000            
New Mexico - $83,000
New York - $104,510
North Carolina - $91,000
North Dakota - $84,000
Ohio - $91,000
Oklahoma - $88,000
Oregon - $111,160
Pennsylvania - $92,000
South Carolina - $94,000
South Dakota - $72,000
Tennessee - $91,950
Texas - $102,070
Utah - $74,000
Vermont - $84,000
Virginia - $96,000
Washington - $98,000
West Virginia - $90,000
Wisconsin - $85,000
Wyoming - $78,000

​*facts taken from http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291171.htm and
http://nursejournal.org/nurse-practitioner/nurse-practitioner-salary-statistics/