STATE INDEX

Best states for Registered Nurses.

Every state ranked on the WageBench Score for registered nurses — median wage, take-home after state tax, cost of living, and license compacts. Sort any column, then select states to compare side by side.

NLC COMPACT
40 / 51
states
NO STATE INCOME TAX
9 / 51
states
COVERAGE
51
states ranked
Rank State WageBench Score Median Take-Home State Tax COL Compact
#1Washington72$124,200$124,2000.0%107NLCPT
#2Colorado69$100,260$95,8494.4%103NLCPT
#3Texas69$95,970$95,9700.0%97NLCPT
#4New Mexico69$94,340$89,7174.9%92NLC
#5Wisconsin68$95,530$90,4675.3%94NLCPT
#6Wyoming68$83,760$83,7600.0%93NLCPT
#7Pennsylvania68$96,430$93,4703.1%98NLCPT
#8Georgia68$93,550$88,4985.4%96NLCPT
#9California68$140,270$131,8546.0%111
#10North Dakota68$80,730$79,1152.0%89NLCPT
#11Maryland68$99,790$94,8015.0%105NLCPT
#12Missouri67$81,780$78,1004.5%91NLCPT
#13Arizona67$99,500$97,0132.5%101NLCPT
#14Arkansas67$78,940$76,1773.5%87NLCPT
#15Delaware67$99,520$94,3455.2%100NLCPT
#16Idaho67$92,460$87,0975.8%95NLCPT
#17Indiana67$83,500$80,9533.0%93NLCPT
#18North Carolina67$84,350$80,7654.3%94NLCPT
#19Ohio67$82,510$80,0353.0%93NLCPT
#20South Dakota67$78,060$78,0600.0%89NLCPT
#21Tennessee67$81,500$81,5000.0%92NLCPT
#22Kansas66$79,320$75,1565.3%90NLCPT
#23Mississippi66$77,090$73,6984.4%87NLCPT
#24Alabama66$77,080$73,9974.0%89NLCPT
#25Montana66$85,280$80,8455.2%95NLCPT
#26Nebraska66$84,730$80,6634.8%90NLCPT
#27New Hampshire66$99,700$99,7000.0%104NLCPT
#28Iowa66$78,630$75,6423.8%88NLCPT
#29West Virginia66$80,130$76,2844.8%89NLCPT
#30Oklahoma66$82,920$79,1894.5%88NLCPT
#31Oregon66$129,010$118,6898.0%103PT
#32South Carolina66$82,360$77,8305.5%94NLCPT
#33Connecticut66$102,740$97,6035.0%104NLC
#34Virginia66$93,600$88,7335.2%101NLCPT
#35Kentucky66$81,040$77,7984.0%90NLCPT
#36Louisiana66$80,230$77,8233.0%88NLCPT
#37Utah65$84,600$80,7514.5%99NLCPT
#38Hawaii65$136,320$126,7787.0%110
#39Rhode Island65$100,640$95,8604.8%102NLC
#40Florida65$84,190$84,1900.0%103NLCPT
#41Maine64$86,990$81,9455.8%97NLCPT
#42Vermont64$97,460$91,0286.6%98NLC
#43New Jersey63$106,500$100,6435.5%109NLCPT
#44Illinois62$95,990$91,2385.0%100
#45New York62$109,440$102,6556.2%108PT
#46Michigan62$94,300$90,2924.3%96PT
#47Nevada62$103,670$103,6700.0%100PT
#48Alaska62$109,480$109,4800.0%102
#49Massachusetts61$104,550$99,3235.0%106
#50District of Columbia61$102,540$95,8756.5%110PT
#51Minnesota61$101,510$94,6076.8%99PT