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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: Indiana vs New Jersey

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In Indiana, $128,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 19.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.1%
Indiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-5.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Indiana

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$128,830
p25
$111,310
p75
$135,990
p10
$101,790
p90
$155,260
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
See full breakdown for Indiana

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
See full breakdown for New Jersey

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.