State comparison · 2025
Nurse Practitioners salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn a median of $159,310. In Utah, $130,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
Utah
Nurse Practitioners
- Median
- $130,920
- p25
- $120,740
- p75
- $150,940
- p10
- $102,980
- p90
- $175,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.