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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire

Occupation

Registered Nurses in Massachusetts earn a median of $104,550. In New Hampshire, $99,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 4.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+4.9%
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Massachusetts

Registered Nurses

Median
$104,550
p25
$87,460
p75
$136,110
p10
$80,310
p90
$174,510
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Registered Nurses

Median
$99,700
p25
$82,880
p75
$108,400
p10
$75,610
p90
$123,190
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
104.2
See full breakdown for New Hampshire

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.