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State Rankings by Unadjusted and COLI Adjusted RN Average Salaries
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Which Pasture is Really Greener? A Research Note on Salary Studies
[Nurs Econ. 2006;24(3):131-134. ©2006 Jannetti Publications, Inc.]
Table 1. State Rankings by Unadjusted and COLI Adjusted RN Average Salaries
State Average Annual Salary State Ranking Before Adjustment Average Salary Adjusted for COLI MERIC COLI Value State Ranking After Adjustment California $69,140 1 $45,849 150.8 44 Maryland $65,750 2 $52,266 125.8 23 Hawaii $64,320 3 $39,802 161.6 49 Massachusetts $64,120 4 $50,970 125.8 34 New York $62,140 5 $50,316 123.5 37 New Jersey $61,790 6 $46,043 134.2 43 Connecticut $61,450 7 $48,577 126.5 39 Alaska $60,420 8 $46,946 128.7 41 Washington $59,650 9 $57,633 103.5 3 Minnesota $58,980 10 $58,745 100.4 2 Nevada $58,630 11 $52,442 111.8 21 Oregon $58,380 12 $54,765 106.6 11 District of Columbia $58,330 13 $40,367 144.5 48 Delaware $57,470 14 $55,850 102.9 6 Rhode Island $56,910 15 $44,531 127.8 46 Michigan $55,380 16 $54,832 101 10 Colorado $55,010 17 $54,304 101.3 14 Arizona $54,940 18 $53,600 102.5 16 Texas $53,940 19 $60,539 89.1 1 Wisconsin $53,700 20 $56,646 94.8 4 Pennsylvania $53,670 21 $53,403 100.5 18 Virginia $53,330 22 $51,676 103.2 31 New Mexico $52,620 23 $51,945 101.3 30 Florida $52,150 24 $51,994 100.3 29 Ohio $51,840 25 $54,340 95.4 13 Illinois $51,600 26 $52,069 99.1 26 Utah $51,590 27 $55,954 92.2 5 South Carolina $50,950 28 $53,407 95.4 17 Louisiana $50,560 29 $52,178 96.9 25 North Carolina $50,450 30 $52,827 95.5 20 Georgia $50,330 31 $55,126 91.3 9 Tennessee $49,890 32 $55,619 89.7 7 Missouri $49,690 33 $54,544 91.1 12 Nebraska $49,350 34 $52,894 93.3 19 Indiana $49,100 35 $52,013 94.4 27 Kentucky $48,980 36 $53,706 91.2 15 Vermont $48,770 37 $42,706 114.2 47 Idaho $48,000 38 $51,118 93.9 33 Arkansas $47,990 39 $55,224 86.9 8 West Virginia $47,780 40 $52,219 91.5 24 Mississippi $47,220 41 $52,004 90.8 28 Alabama $47,170 42 $50,830 92.8 35 Montana $47,040 43 $47,805 98.4 40 Kansas $46,910 44 $51,268 91.5 32 South Dakota $46,830 45 $49,243 95.1 38 Oklahoma $46,660 46 $52,368 89.1 22 North Dakota $46,480 47 $50,742 91.6 36 Wyoming $46,200 48 $45,517 101.5 45 Iowa $44,000 49 $46,908 93.8 42
