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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: Michigan vs New Jersey

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In Michigan, $131,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 17.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
Michigan vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-6.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Michigan

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$131,450
p25
$117,990
p75
$140,850
p10
$101,640
p90
$165,870
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.2
Hiring velocity (180d)
+100%
See full breakdown for Michigan

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.