Nurses earn less than a quarter of what physicians earn in seven U.S. states, according to data from ZipRecruiter.
New Mexico and Wisconsin are tied for the lowest average nurse-to-physician salary ratio with 24.3 percent, while Kentucky holds the highest. On average, nurses there earn 32.2 percent of physician salary.
|
State |
Annual Nurse Salary |
Annual Physician Salary |
Nurse v. Phys pay |
|---|---|---|---|
|
New Mexico |
$49,035 |
$202,083 |
24.3% |
|
Wisconsin |
$51,615 |
$212,449 |
24.3% |
|
Tennessee |
$51,886 |
$211,073 |
24.6% |
|
Ohio |
$51,510 |
$209,525 |
24.6% |
|
Minnesota |
$51,955 |
$210,259 |
24.7% |
|
Louisiana |
$50,386 |
$203,904 |
24.7% |
|
Utah |
$50,877 |
$205,207 |
24.8% |
|
Iowa |
$49,653 |
$198,587 |
25% |
|
Connecticut |
$54,876 |
$215,795 |
25.4% |
|
Mississippi |
$47,070 |
$183,228 |
25.7% |
|
Kansas |
$50,247 |
$195,504 |
25.7% |
|
Oregon |
$51,027 |
$197,706 |
25.8% |
|
Rhode Island |
$54,148 |
$209,797 |
25.8% |
|
North Dakota |
$53,399 |
$206,315 |
25.9% |
|
South Dakota |
$51,840 |
$200,291 |
25.9% |
|
Hawaii |
$56,510 |
$218,007 |
25.9% |
|
Alaska |
$53,870 |
$206,397 |
26.1% |
|
Nevada |
$53,446 |
$204,770 |
26.1% |
|
Massachusetts |
$58,450 |
$221,167 |
26.4% |
|
New Jersey |
$53,207 |
$179,873 |
29.6% |
|
Georgia |
$50,611 |
$169,863 |
29.8% |
|
Florida |
$47,702 |
$160,098 |
29.8% |
|
Montana |
$53,010 |
$177,912 |
29.8% |
|
Alabama |
$49,428 |
$165,890 |
29.8% |
|
Arizona |
$52,465 |
$176,081 |
29.8% |
|
Indiana |
$52,129 |
$174,953 |
29.8% |
|
Wyoming |
$55,844 |
$186,975 |
29.9% |
|
Pennsylvania |
$53,303 |
$178,207 |
29.9% |
|
West Virginia |
$54,222 |
$181,274 |
29.9% |
|
New York |
$62,387 |
$208,546 |
29.9% |
|
New Hampshire |
$60,321 |
$201,312 |
30% |
|
Vermont |
$56,846 |
$189,346 |
30% |
|
Maine |
$54,024 |
$177,302 |
30.5% |
|
California |
$58,179 |
$190,315 |
30.6% |
|
Idaho |
$54,640 |
$178,301 |
30.6% |
|
Texas |
$52,895 |
$172,216 |
30.7% |
|
Washington |
$64,818 |
$210,317 |
30.8% |
|
Virginia |
$61,378 |
$194,662 |
31.5% |
|
Nebraska |
$62,194 |
$197,249 |
31.5% |
|
Oklahoma |
$57,805 |
$183,326 |
31.5% |
|
Maryland |
$63,465 |
$200,749 |
31.6% |
|
Delaware |
$59,395 |
$187,708 |
31.6% |
|
Missouri |
$54,943 |
$173,034 |
31.8% |
|
North Carolina |
$51,270 |
$161,233 |
31.8% |
|
South Carolina |
$60,166 |
$189,208 |
31.8% |
|
Michigan |
$56,507 |
$177,207 |
31.9% |
|
Colorado |
$60,298 |
$188,933 |
31.9% |
|
Arkansas |
$56,930 |
$177,774 |
32% |
|
Illinois |
$56,623 |
$176,812 |
32% |
|
Kentucky |
$58,441 |
$181,571 |
32.2% |