Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$38.08 per hour

$79,210 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$30.64 per hour

$63,740 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$29.34 per hour

$61,030 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$22.00 per hour

$45,750 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$18.24 per hour

$37,940 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Nurse educator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $99,000
Hawaii $98,940
Connecticut $97,340
Nevada $96,820
New Jersey $96,750
New York $96,450
Massachusetts $81,650
Utah $81,460
Indiana $80,920
Pennsylvania $80,480
Alaska $80,350
Rhode Island $79,410
Colorado $79,150
New Hampshire $78,610
Oregon $77,860
Maryland $77,630
Virginia $77,630
Minnesota $77,450
Wisconsin $77,450
Montana $77,100
Ohio $77,100
North Dakota $77,030
Washington $77,010
New Mexico $76,710
Nebraska $76,540
Illinois $76,350
Maine $76,350
Michigan $76,350
Texas $76,100
Mississippi $76,090
Iowa $75,600
Idaho $74,990
Delaware $74,570
Louisiana $74,120
Florida $71,010
Kentucky $68,870
South Carolina $66,100
Alabama $65,950
North Carolina $63,900
Tennessee $63,900
Missouri $63,740
South Dakota $63,740
Vermont $63,740
Arizona $63,670
Wyoming $61,560
West Virginia $61,350
Arkansas $61,030
Georgia $60,630
Oklahoma $60,410
Kansas $60,030
Puerto Rico $37,830
District of Columbia $100,050

How do nurse educator salaries compare to similar careers?

Nurse educators earn about the same as related careers in Arkansas. On average, they make less than clinical nurse specialists but more than community health workers.

Career Median Salary
Clinical nurse specialist salary $62K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $62K
Registered nurse salary $62K
MRI technologist salary $61K
Physical therapist assistant salary $61K
Nurse educator salary $61K
Respiratory therapist salary $59K
Cardiovascular technologist salary $59K
Radiologic technologist salary $49K
Community health worker salary $47K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)