State	Median weekly pay	Open jobs	Staff RN avg yearly pay	Compact license	State income tax
Alabama	$1,943/wk	90	$77,020/yr	Yes	Yes
Alaska	$2,276/wk	84	$114,870/yr	No, state license	No income tax
Arizona	$2,169/wk	82	$99,730/yr	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	$2,003/wk	63	$81,520/yr	Yes	Yes
California	$2,268/wk	107	$150,280/yr	No, state license	Yes
Colorado	$1,981/wk	95	$99,370/yr	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	$2,260/wk	68	$105,250/yr	Yes	Yes
Delaware	$2,182/wk	21	$99,460/yr	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Not enough data	0	$106,980/yr	No, state license	Yes
Florida	$2,056/wk	82	$90,650/yr	Yes	No income tax
Georgia	$1,942/wk	87	$95,080/yr	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	$2,132/wk	78	$124,340/yr	No, state license	Yes
Idaho	$2,149/wk	76	$92,710/yr	Yes	Yes
Illinois	$2,185/wk	106	$94,360/yr	No, state license	Yes
Indiana	$2,032/wk	85	$89,150/yr	Yes	Yes
Iowa	$2,100/wk	109	$80,540/yr	Yes	Yes
Kansas	$1,857/wk	71	$82,360/yr	Yes	Yes
Kentucky	$2,064/wk	96	$86,140/yr	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	$2,054/wk	86	$84,190/yr	Yes	Yes
Maine	$2,086/wk	98	$91,700/yr	Yes	Yes
Maryland	$2,069/wk	90	$99,010/yr	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	$2,335/wk	90	$117,960/yr	Passed, not active	Yes
Michigan	$2,100/wk	112	$94,300/yr	No, state license	Yes
Minnesota	$2,219/wk	109	$103,420/yr	No, state license	Yes
Mississippi	$1,847/wk	75	$78,950/yr	Yes	Yes
Missouri	$1,870/wk	51	$85,900/yr	Yes	Yes
Montana	$2,147/wk	74	$91,510/yr	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	$2,110/wk	103	$88,330/yr	Yes	Yes
Nevada	$2,205/wk	42	$105,710/yr	No, state license	No income tax
New Hampshire	$2,206/wk	86	$97,900/yr	Yes	No income tax
New Jersey	$2,270/wk	82	$110,100/yr	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	$2,070/wk	98	$95,290/yr	Yes	Yes
New York	$2,355/wk	108	$113,440/yr	No, state license	Yes
North Carolina	$1,974/wk	75	$90,470/yr	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	$2,088/wk	101	$83,600/yr	Yes	Yes
Ohio	$2,095/wk	159	$87,730/yr	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	$2,091/wk	99	$85,060/yr	Yes	Yes
Oregon	$2,239/wk	42	$123,140/yr	No, state license	Yes
Pennsylvania	$2,115/wk	80	$94,020/yr	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	$2,391/wk	73	$101,260/yr	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	$2,088/wk	61	$87,670/yr	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	$2,110/wk	110	$77,140/yr	Yes	No income tax
Tennessee	$1,915/wk	90	$85,390/yr	Yes	No income tax
Texas	$1,648/wk	83	$95,380/yr	Yes	No income tax
Utah	$2,081/wk	44	$90,950/yr	Yes	Yes
Vermont	$2,131/wk	96	$96,650/yr	Yes	Yes
Virginia	$2,050/wk	93	$93,850/yr	Yes	Yes
Washington	$2,380/wk	29	$121,540/yr	Yes	No income tax
West Virginia	$2,188/wk	53	$86,970/yr	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	$2,248/wk	61	$94,690/yr	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	$2,193/wk	29	$88,600/yr	Yes	No income tax

Compact status from NCSBN (nursecompact.com). Massachusetts passed the compact but hasn't put it into effect, so a multistate license isn't valid there yet. Staff RN pay is the yearly mean for permanent registered nurses from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, not travel pay. Read more in our compact license guide.