11 Highest Paying States for Nurses

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7. New Jersey

Average Annual Salary: $79,840

Average Hourly Salary: $38.38

The Garden State may be the fourth-smallest, but its size does not stop it from also being the most densely populated in the United States. 78,460 registered nurses are employed in New Jersey, out of which most work in White Plains, Newark, Union, New Brunswick, or Edison, where they earn the most, following the trend of the previous states. Another unit of the American Nurses Association, the New Jersey State Nurses Association serves to represent the state’s registered nurses and protect and advance their interests.

Highest Paying States for Nurses

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