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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In New Mexico, $137,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 15.8%.

Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-1.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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

New Mexico

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$137,520
p25
$124,740
p75
$160,950
p10
$106,320
p90
$175,020
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
92.2
See full breakdown for New Mexico

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.