Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$45.50 per hour

$94,640 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$38.25 per hour

$79,550 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$32.01 per hour

$66,580 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$27.69 per hour

$57,600 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$24.33 per hour

$50,610 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Nurse educator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $96,580
Connecticut $94,000
New Jersey $92,380
Maryland $87,490
Alaska $83,320
Michigan $83,160
New York $81,980
Massachusetts $79,710
Pennsylvania $79,217
Wisconsin $78,270
Hawaii $77,580
Arizona $76,470
Delaware $74,570
Rhode Island $73,910
Florida $73,840
Utah $73,260
New Hampshire $72,220
Nevada $72,100
Kentucky $71,700
Indiana $71,590
Iowa $71,380
Idaho $71,130
Missouri $70,240
Washington $70,190
Montana $69,740
Ohio $69,530
Minnesota $69,470
Oregon $69,310
North Dakota $68,990
Texas $68,620
Wyoming $68,550
Tennessee $67,660
Virginia $67,540
Georgia $67,370
Mississippi $67,330
South Carolina $66,580
Nebraska $65,850
North Carolina $64,520
Alabama $64,010
Illinois $63,490
Louisiana $62,880
New Mexico $62,500
South Dakota $61,170
Kansas $59,290
Colorado $59,140
Oklahoma $57,680
West Virginia $55,900
Maine $54,160
Arkansas $51,480
Puerto Rico $35,470
District of Columbia $135,700

How do nurse educator salaries compare to similar careers?

Nurse educators earn about the same as related careers in South Carolina. On average, they make less than informatics nurse specialists but more than acute care nurse practitioners.

Career Median Salary
Informatics nurse specialist salary $76K
Distance learning coordinator salary $78K
Occupational therapist salary $79K
Speech language pathologist salary $70K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $71K
Nurse educator salary $67K
Physical education teacher salary $61K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $66K
Registered nurse salary $63K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)