Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$60.14 per hour

$125,090 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$47.47 per hour

$98,730 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$37.43 per hour

$77,860 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$36.68 per hour

$76,290 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$29.24 per hour

$60,810 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 Oregon. On average, they make less than diagnostic medical sonographers but more than respiratory therapists.

Career Median Salary
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $98K
Orthotist salary $79K
Genetic counselor salary $100K
MRI technologist salary $96K
Audiologist salary $92K
Nurse educator salary $78K
Biomedical engineer salary $80K
Cardiovascular technologist salary $82K
Radiologic technologist salary $78K
Respiratory therapist salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)