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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: Michigan vs Washington

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in Washington earn a median of $156,100. In Michigan, $131,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.3% — not 15.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-15.8%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.3%
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

Washington

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$156,100
p25
$129,670
p75
$169,500
p10
$122,420
p90
$187,240
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
+100%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.