11 Highest Paying States for Nurses

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11. Connecticut

Average Annual Salary: $77,330

Average Hourly Salary: $37.18

We start off our list with the Nutmeg State, where 32,440 registered nurses earn their living. For the third smallest state by area in the United States, this is by no means a small number. Of this figure, almost 7,000 nurses work in Worcester, where the average annual salary is the highest of all the areas in Connecticut. This state is also home to the Connecticut Nurses Association, a constituent member of the aforementioned American Nurses Association.

Highest Paying States for Nurses

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