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Nursing pay in Arizona
Read Arizona Nurse Practitioners as $134,420 ahead of the compensation review.
Take Arizona Nurse Practitioners at $159,780 so the offer letter names the figure.
Leave Arizona Nurse Practitioners at $132,300 before the range goes out.
Hold Arizona Registered Nurses to $99,500 while the manager still has the draft.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $134,420
- 75th percentile
- $159,780
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 7,220
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $99,500
- 75th percentile
- $108,580
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 73,150
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $77,070
- 75th percentile
- $81,860
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.20
- State employment
- 6,530
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $44,780
- 75th percentile
- $46,630
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.06
- State employment
- 20,320
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $36,420
- 75th percentile
- $38,620
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 74,540
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $134,420 | $159,780 | $132,300 | 1.02 | 7,220 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $99,500 | $108,580 | $97,550 | 1.02 | 73,150 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $77,070 | $81,860 | $64,400 | 1.20 | 6,530 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $44,780 | $46,630 | $42,260 | 1.06 | 20,320 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $36,420 | $38,620 | $35,800 | 1.02 | 74,540 |
Takeaways
- Send Arizona Registered Nurses out $108,580 before the calendar invite goes out.
- Bring Arizona Registered Nurses in $97,550 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
- Move Arizona Vocational Nurses toward $77,070 and the intake can see the figure.
- Park Arizona Vocational Nurses beside $81,860 so the huddle hears the cell.
For recruiters
- Pin Arizona Vocational Nurses beside $64,400 rather than a statewide average.
- List Arizona Nurse Practitioners at $134,420 inside the Hiring Pack on the req.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Arizona median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Arizona is 18 of 51. A row links to the Arizona metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $134,420 is stated as about $134.4K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.02 is stated as 2 percent. $159,780 is stated as about $159.8K. $36,420 is stated as about $36.4K. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.