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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: Montana vs New Jersey

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In Montana, $137,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 13.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-0.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Montana

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$137,210
p25
$123,260
p75
$151,860
p10
$105,110
p90
$166,940
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.6
See full breakdown for Montana

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.