Nurse educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$49.15 per hour

$102,230 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$39.50 per hour

$82,170 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$37.24 per hour

$77,450 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$29.66 per hour

$61,690 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse educator earnings begin at:

$23.42 per hour

$48,720 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 Wisconsin. On average, they make less than diagnostic medical sonographers but more than acute care nurse practitioners.

Career Median Salary
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $95K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $82K
Orthotist salary $93K
Audiologist salary $77K
Genetic counselor salary $80K
Nurse educator salary $77K
MRI technologist salary $77K
Registered nurse salary $77K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $77K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)