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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: Iowa vs New Jersey

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In Iowa, $130,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 18.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Iowa

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$130,160
p25
$122,720
p75
$141,940
p10
$107,990
p90
$167,590
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
See full breakdown for Iowa

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.