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State comparison · 2025

Nurse Practitioners salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota

Occupation

Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In North Dakota, $130,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 22.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+22.5%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+0.2%
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

North Dakota

Nurse Practitioners

Median
$130,070
p25
$107,290
p75
$135,620
p10
$103,490
p90
$162,020
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.0
See full breakdown for North Dakota

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.