State comparison · 2025
Nurse Practitioners salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In District of Columbia, $135,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 14.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.7%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-15.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Nurse Practitioners
- Median
- $135,880
- p25
- $125,490
- p75
- $160,950
- p10
- $115,200
- p90
- $180,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
New Jersey
Nurse Practitioners
- Median
- $159,310
- p25
- $136,740
- p75
- $170,530
- p10
- $122,390
- p90
- $183,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.