Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$53.09 per hour

$110,420 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$42.57 per hour

$88,540 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$32.99 per hour

$68,620 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$25.89 per hour

$53,860 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$13.48 per hour

$28,040 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 Texas. On average, they make less than school psychologists but more than physical education teachers.

Career Median Salary
School psychologist salary $66K
Counseling psychologist salary $66K
Clinical psychologist salary $66K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $72K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $72K
Nurse educator salary $69K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $72K
Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary $70K
Physical therapist assistant salary $70K
Physical education teacher salary $63K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)