{"id":31414,"date":"2020-03-18T17:24:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=31414"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:40:04","slug":"average-nurse-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/nclex\/average-nurse-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Nurse Salary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average salary of a nurse can be an important consideration when you are deciding whether you want to pursue a nursing degree and what kind of nurse you\u2019d like to be. Knowing about how much money you might make can help you make decisions about your nursing career.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ll break down the median annual salary, highest paying industries, and highest paying states, metropolitan, and non-metropolitan areas for <a href=\"#registered nurses\">Registered Nurses<\/a>, <a href=\"#nurse anesthetists\">Nurse Anesthetists<\/a>, <a href=\"#nurse midwives\">Nurse Midwives<\/a>, <a href=\"#nurse practitioners\">Nurse Practitioners<\/a>, and <a href=\"#practical and vocational nurses\">Practical and Vocational Nurses<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"registered nurses\"><\/a><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Registered Nurse Salary Info<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/registered-nurses.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, RNs in the United States earned a median annual salary of $71,730 in May 2018. There were 2,951,960 employed RNs in 2018.<\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying Industries<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/registered-nurses.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">median annual wage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for nurses in top industries in 2018 are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Government<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 78%' data-progress='78'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Hospitals (state, local, private)<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 74%' data-progress='74'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Ambulatory healthcare services<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 68%' data-progress='68'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Nursing and residential care facilities<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 64%' data-progress='64'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Educational services (state, local, private)<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 62%' data-progress='62'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Median Annual Wage for Nurses in Top Industries<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government: $78,390<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hospitals (state, local, private): $73,650<\/li>\n<li>Ambulatory healthcare services: $68,320<\/li>\n<li>Nursing and residential care facilities: $63,990<\/li>\n<li>Educational services (state, local, private): $61,850<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying States<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries for nurses in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291141.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2018 are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 86%' data-progress='86'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Hawaii<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 78%' data-progress='78'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Washington, DC<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 74%' data-progress='74'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Massachusetts<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 73%' data-progress='73'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Oregon<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 72%' data-progress='72'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Annual Salaries for Nurses in the Highest-Paying States<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>California: $106,950<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii: $98,080<\/li>\n<li>DC: $92,350<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: $92,140<\/li>\n<li>Oregon: $91,080<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291141.htm#st\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying metropolitan areas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2018 are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Salinas, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 88%' data-progress='88'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 86%' data-progress='86'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 85%' data-progress='85'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 84%' data-progress='84'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 77%' data-progress='77'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Stockton-Lodi, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 74%' data-progress='74'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Napa, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 71%' data-progress='71'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Modesto, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 70%' data-progress='70'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 69%' data-progress='69'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Nurse Salaries in the Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salinas, CA: $131,710<\/span><\/li>\n<li>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: $128,990<\/li>\n<li>San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $128,610<\/li>\n<li>Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: $127,440<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA: $120,530<\/li>\n<li>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: $115,900<\/li>\n<li>Stockton-Lodi, CA: $111,140<\/li>\n<li>Napa, CA: $106,060<\/li>\n<li>Modesto, CA: $106,040<\/li>\n<li>Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: $104,680<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291141.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying nonmetropolitan areas<\/a> in 2018 are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 68%' data-progress='68'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 65%' data-progress='65'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Alaska nonmetropolitan area<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 64%' data-progress='64'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Hawaii \/ Kauai nonmetropolitan area<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 62%' data-progress='62'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>North Coast Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 61%' data-progress='61'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurses in the Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California: $102,470<\/li>\n<li>North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California: $96,930<\/li>\n<li>Alaska nonmetropolitan area: $95,780<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii \/ Kauai nonmetropolitan area: $93,220<\/li>\n<li>North Coast Region of California: $92,320<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Midwife, and Nurse Practitioner Salary Overview <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/nurse-anesthetists-nurse-midwives-and-nurse-practitioners.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, these are the median annual salaries for Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nurse Anesthetists: $167,950<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nurse Midwives: $107,030<\/li>\n<li>Nurse Practitioners: $103,770<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying Industries<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries for these three specialties in the top-paying industries (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/nurse-anesthetists-nurse-midwives-and-nurse-practitioners.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as of May 2018<\/a>) are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hospitals; state, local, and private: $120,540<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Outpatient care centers: $115,720<\/li>\n<li>Offices of other health practitioners: $112,740<\/li>\n<li>Offices of physicians: $111,440<\/li>\n<li>Educational services; state, local, and private: $104,310<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"nurse anesthetists\"><\/a><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nurse Anesthetist Salary Info <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying States<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291151.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Montana<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 98%' data-progress='98'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 85%' data-progress='85'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Iowa<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 84%' data-progress='84'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Oregon<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 83%' data-progress='83'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Wisconsin<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 82%' data-progress='82'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Highest-Paying States<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Montana: $246,370<\/span><\/li>\n<li>California: $212,210<\/li>\n<li>Iowa: $209,130<\/li>\n<li>Oregon: $205,730<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin: $204,830<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291151.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying metropolitan areas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Akron, OH<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 95%' data-progress='95'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Columbus, GA-AL<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 80%' data-progress='80'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 78%' data-progress='78'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 77%' data-progress='77'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 73%' data-progress='73'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Green Bay, WI<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 72%' data-progress='72'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 70%' data-progress='70'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Lansing-East Lansing, MI<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 69%' data-progress='69'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Akron, OH: $285,460<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Columbus, GA-AL: $244,330<\/li>\n<li>Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: $243,660<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: $242,890<\/li>\n<li>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: $237,260<\/li>\n<li>Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA: $233,940<\/li>\n<li>Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: $217,880<\/li>\n<li>Green Bay, WI: $216,200<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI: $211,100<\/li>\n<li>Lansing-East Lansing, MI: $210,100<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries in the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291151.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying nonmetropolitan areas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Northeast Iowa<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 96%' data-progress='96'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Western Washington<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 84%' data-progress='84'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Southern Indiana<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 78%' data-progress='78'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Northwest Minnesota<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 74%' data-progress='74'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>West Kentucky<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 73%' data-progress='73'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northeast Iowa: $287,210<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Western Washington: $252,060<\/li>\n<li>Southern Indiana: $233,730<\/li>\n<li>Northwest Minnesota: $222,070<\/li>\n<li>West Kentucky: $218,120<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a id=\"nurse midwives\"><\/a><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nurse Midwife Salary Info <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying States<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291161.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying states<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 93%' data-progress='93'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Massachusetts<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Maryland<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 77%' data-progress='77'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Arizona<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 76%' data-progress='76'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>New Jersey<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 75%' data-progress='75'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Anesthetists in Highest-Paying States<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California: $139,990<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: $119,380<\/li>\n<li>Maryland: $115,440<\/li>\n<li>Arizona: $114,900<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey: $113,980<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291161.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying metropolitan areas<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 86%' data-progress='86'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 74%' data-progress='74'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 65%' data-progress='65'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Cleveland-Elyria, OH<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 63%' data-progress='63'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 61%' data-progress='61'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 60%' data-progress='60'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 59%' data-progress='59'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Salt Lake City, UT<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 58%' data-progress='58'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagra Falls, NY<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 57%' data-progress='57'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 56%' data-progress='56'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Midwives in Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California: $133,780<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alaska: $122,880<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: $122,740<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey: $122,100<\/li>\n<li>New York: $120,970<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a id=\"nurse practitioners\"><\/a><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nurse Practitioner Salary Info <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying States<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The average annual salaries in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291171.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highest-paying states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are as follows:<\/span><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 89%' data-progress='89'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Alaska<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 82%' data-progress='82'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Massachusetts<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>New Jersey<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 80%' data-progress='80'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>New York<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Practitioners in Highest-Paying States<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California: $133,780<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alaska: $122,880<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: $122,740<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey: $122,100<\/li>\n<li>New York: $120,970<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291171.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying metropolitan areas<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>New Bedford, MA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 90%' data-progress='90'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 86%' data-progress='86'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 85%' data-progress='85'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Sumter, SC<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 84%' data-progress='84'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 83%' data-progress='83'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Leominster-Gardner, MA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 82%' data-progress='82'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Yuma, AZ<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Rochester, MN<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 80%' data-progress='80'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 80%' data-progress='80'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Practitioners\u00a0in Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Bedford, MA: $156,980<\/span><\/li>\n<li>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: $150,790<\/li>\n<li>Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA: $148,440<\/li>\n<li>Sumter, SC: $145,890<\/li>\n<li>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: $145,400<\/li>\n<li>Leominster-Gardner, MA: $145,020<\/li>\n<li>Yuma, AZ: $142,650<\/li>\n<li>Rochester, MN: $142,640<\/li>\n<li>Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL: $141,800<\/li>\n<li>Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT: $141,460<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes291171.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying nonmetropolitan areas<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Big Thicket Region of Texas<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 95%' data-progress='95'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Central Louisiana<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 94%' data-progress='94'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 85%' data-progress='85'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Coastal Plains Region of Texas<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 84%' data-progress='84'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Southwest New York<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 83%' data-progress='83'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Nurse Practitioners\u00a0in Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area: $143,480<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area: $141,380<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area: $128,410<\/li>\n<li>Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area: $127,370<\/li>\n<li>Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area: $125,260<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a id=\"practical and vocational nurses\"><\/a><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Practical Nurse and Vocational Nurse Salary Info<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/licensed-practical-and-licensed-vocational-nurses.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the median annual salary for practical and vocational nurses in 2018 was $46,240.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying Industries<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of 2018, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/licensed-practical-and-licensed-vocational-nurses.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">median annual salaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for licensed practical and vocational nurses in top industries are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government: $48,050<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nursing and residential care facilities: $47,470<\/li>\n<li>Home healthcare services: $46,510<\/li>\n<li>Hospitals; state, local, and private: $44,630<\/li>\n<li>Offices of physicians: $42,520<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_progress  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highest Paying States<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries for practical\/vocational nurses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes292061.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying states<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Rhode Island<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Massachusetts<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Alaska<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 77%' data-progress='77'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Nevada<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 76%' data-progress='76'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Connecticut<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 76%' data-progress='76'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Practical\/Vocational Nurses in Highest-Paying States<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Island: $59,130<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: $58,990<\/li>\n<li>Alaska: $58,250<\/li>\n<li>Nevada: $57,140<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut: $56,970<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  av-thin-font '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries for practical\/vocational nurses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/licensed-practical-and-licensed-vocational-nurses.htm#tab-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying metropolitan areas<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 87%' data-progress='87'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 85%' data-progress='85'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Santa Rosa, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 83%' data-progress='83'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 82%' data-progress='82'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Salinas, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Napa, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar blue-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Practical\/Vocational Nurses\u00a0in Highest-Paying Metropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: $65,410<\/span><\/li>\n<li>San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $63,650<\/li>\n<li>Santa Rosa, CA: $62,480<\/li>\n<li>Vallejo-Fairfield, CA: $61,540<\/li>\n<li>Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH: $61,150<\/li>\n<li>Salinas, CA: $60,950<\/li>\n<li>Napa, CA: $60,810<\/li>\n<li>Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: $60,680<\/li>\n<li>Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: $59,300<\/li>\n<li>Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT: $59,260<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4    avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_progress  el_before_av_progress  av-thin-font '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nThe average annual salaries for practical\/vocational nurses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes292061.htm#st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest-paying nonmetropolitan areas<\/a> are as follows:<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-progress-bar-container  avia_animate_when_almost_visible  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_sidebar  av-striped-bar av-animated-bar '><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue856' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Alaska Nonmetropolitan Area<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 81%' data-progress='81'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 79%' data-progress='79'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Hawaii\/Kauai Nonmetropolitan Area<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 73%' data-progress='73'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>Nevada Nonmetropolitan Area<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 72%' data-progress='72'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-progress-bar theme-color-bar icon-bar-no'><div class='progressbar-title-wrap'><div class='progressbar-icon'><span class='progressbar-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><div class='progressbar-title'>North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California<\/div><\/div><div class='progress' ><div class='bar-outer'><div class='bar' style='width: 72%' data-progress='72'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Average Salaries for Practical\/Vocational Nurses\u00a0in Highest-Paying Nonmetropolitan Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska Nonmetropolitan Area: $61,410<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California: $58,550<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii\/Kauai Nonmetropolitan Area: $55,040<\/li>\n<li>Nevada Nonmetropolitan Area: $54,270<\/li>\n<li>North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California: $54,090<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a 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