As you weigh the physician assistant vs .nurse practitioner career decision (or, if you’re just plain curious like me…), a quick salary comparison in the state where you plan to practice can help nail down your profession pick. Some states are more NP friendly while others traditionally favor physician assistants. In most locations, the
decision to become either an NP or PA won’t make a significant difference when it comes to your wallet. But, in a few it may mean a more than $10K salary difference, on average, each year. Check out this state-by-state comparison of nurse practitioner and physician assistant salaries. Alabama Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $89,890 Hourly Rate: $43.22 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $91,000 Hourly Rate: $43.75 Alaska Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $106,080 Hourly Rate: $51.00 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $115,670 Hourly Rate: $55.61 Arkansas Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $102,800 Hourly Rate: $36.40 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $97,680 Hourly Rate: $46.96 California Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $102,800 Hourly Rate: $49.43 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $115,460 Hourly Rate: $55.51 Colorado Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $93,070 Hourly Rate: $44.74 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary:
$101,290 Hourly Rate: $48.70 Connecticut Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $106,760 Hourly Rate: $51.33 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $99,180 Hourly Rate: $47.68 Delaware Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $105,210 Hourly Rate: $50.58 Nurse Practitioner Annual
Salary: $97,300 Hourly Rate: $46.78 District of Columbia Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $92,550 Hourly Rate: $44.50 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $91,430 Hourly Rate: $43.96 Florida Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $97,710 Hourly Rate: $46.98 Nurse Practitioner
Annual Salary: $92,530 Hourly Rate: $44.49 Georgia Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $94,910 Hourly Rate: $45.63 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $90,490 Hourly Rate: $43.50 Hawaii Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $90,880 Hourly Rate: $43.69 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $115,870 Hourly Rate: $55.71 Idaho Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,180 Hourly Rate: $45.76 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $94,040 Hourly Rate: $45.21 Illinois Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $83,770 Hourly Rate: $40.28 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $85,410 Hourly Rate: $41.06 Indiana Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,940 Hourly Rate: $46.12 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $93,200 Hourly Rate: $44.81 Iowa Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $92,000 Hourly Rate: $44.23 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $92,770 Hourly Rate: $44.60 Kansas Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $94,580 Hourly Rate: $44.23 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $84,270 Hourly Rate: $40.51 Kentucky Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $96,260 Hourly Rate: $46.28 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $93,230 Hourly Rate: $44.82 Louisiana Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $81,290 Hourly Rate: $39.08 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $96,510 Hourly Rate: $46.40 Maine Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $100,110 Hourly Rate: $48.13 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $94,400 Hourly Rate: $45.39 Maryland Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $84,550 Hourly Rate: $40.65 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $93,020 Hourly Rate: $44.72 Massachusetts Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $102,290 Hourly Rate: $49.18 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $107,230 Hourly Rate: $51.55 Michigan Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,690 Hourly Rate: $46.01 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $92,260 Hourly Rate: $44.36 Minnesota Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $103,890 Hourly Rate: $49.95 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $102,640 Hourly Rate: $49.35 Mississippi Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $49,900 Hourly Rate: $23.99 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $99,080 Hourly Rate: $47.64 Missouri Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,060 Hourly Rate: $45.70 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $89,690 Hourly Rate: $43.12 Montana Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,550 Hourly Rate: $45.94 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $92,800 Hourly Rate: $44.61 Nebraska Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $91,040 Hourly Rate: $43.77 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $90,240 Hourly Rate: $43.38 Nevada Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $112,700 Hourly Rate: $54.19 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $95,450 Hourly Rate: $45.89 New Hampshire Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $109,760 Hourly Rate: $52.77 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $100,000 Hourly Rate: $48.08 New Jersey Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $89,890 Hourly Rate: $43.22 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $106,060 Hourly Rate: $50.99 New Mexico Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $101,130 Hourly Rate: $48.62 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $100,490 Hourly Rate: $48.31 New York Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $100,290 Hourly Rate: $48.22 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $104,510 Hourly Rate: $50.24 North Carolina Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,190 Hourly Rate: $45.76 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $96,020 Hourly Rate: $46.16 North Dakota Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $96,010 Hourly Rate: $45.76 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $88,520 Hourly Rate: $42.56 Ohio Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $101,310 Hourly Rate: $48.71 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $92,830 Hourly Rate: $44.63 Oklahoma Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $96,810 Hourly Rate: $46.54 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $82,880 Hourly Rate: $39.85 Oregon Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $104,990 Hourly Rate: $50.48 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $111,160 Hourly Rate: $53.44 Pennsylvania Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $87,020 Hourly Rate: $41.84 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $88,480 Hourly Rate: $42.54 Rhode Island Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $111,180 Hourly Rate: $53.45 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $101,130 Hourly Rate: $48.62 South Carolina Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $84,350 Hourly Rate: $40.55 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $88,460 Hourly Rate: $42.53 South Dakota Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $92,960 Hourly Rate: $44.69 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $90,210 Hourly Rate: $43.37 Tennessee Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $90,150 Hourly Rate: $43.34 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $91,950 Hourly Rate: $44.21 Texas Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $107,390 Hourly Rate: $51.63 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $102,070 Hourly Rate: $49.07 Utah Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $92,600 Hourly Rate: $44.52 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $93,110 Hourly Rate: $44.76 Vermont Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $107,050 Hourly Rate: $51.47 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $91,030 Hourly Rate: $43.77 Virginia Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $86,550 Hourly Rate: $41.61 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $96,420 Hourly Rate: $46.35 Washington Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $107,390 Hourly Rate: $51.63 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $100,530 Hourly Rate: $48.33 West Virginia Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $87,750 Hourly Rate: $42.19 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $88,780 Hourly Rate: $42.68 Wisconsin Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $92,300 Hourly Rate: $44.38 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $93,170 Hourly Rate: $44.79 Wyoming Physician Assistant Annual Salary: $95,880 Hourly Rate: $46.10 Nurse Practitioner Annual Salary: $90,400 Hourly Rate: $43.46 *Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics How do physician assistant and nurse practitioner salaries compare in your state? 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