11 Highest Paying States for Nurses

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5. Oregon

Average Annual Salary: $83,800

Average Hourly Salary: $40.29

After the Silver State, another record is broken! Oregon becomes the first state on our list of highest paying states for nurses to surpass the $40 mark for its average hourly salary. The Beaver State is where 32,490 nurses find employment, out of which most are found working in Portland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro. In case you’re a student in Oregon interested in nursing, you might need help in finding a good nursing program. To get that help, you should check out the educational programs on the Oregon State Board of Nursing. Oregon also has its own association for registered nurses, which goes by the name of the Oregon Nurses Association.

Highest Paying States for Nurses

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