Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$49.81 per hour

$103,600 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$39.30 per hour

$81,740 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$36.59 per hour

$76,100 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$29.28 per hour

$60,900 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$9.37 per hour

$19,490 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 Texas. On average, they make less than clinical nurse specialists but more than midwives.

Career Median Salary
Clinical nurse specialist salary $77K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $77K
MRI technologist salary $77K
Orthotist salary $72K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $77K
Nurse educator salary $76K
Physical therapist assistant salary $72K
Respiratory therapist salary $62K
Radiologic technologist salary $61K
Midwife salary $49K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)