Insights / Nursing pay versus the U.S. median / New Jersey
Nursing pay in New Jersey
Among New Jersey's large nursing benches, practical nurses are the wider step above the country.
The deck led with nurse practitioners and let the practical-nurse req keep a national range.
Practical and vocational nurses earn $75,160 against $64,400 nationally, 1.17 times the country, with 17,410 employed.
Registered nurses earn $106,500 against $97,550, 1.09 times the country, with 92,680 employed.
The larger famous wage is the smaller step.
Aides doing this work number 117,080 at $37,090 against $35,800, 1.04 times the country.
They are the biggest group and the flattest comparison.
Nurse practitioners earn $159,310 against $132,300, 1.20 times the country, with 9,950 employed.
Four markets.
The practical-nurse letter is the one most likely to be left on a national midpoint.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $159,310
- 75th percentile
- $170,530
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.20
- State employment
- 9,950
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $106,500
- 75th percentile
- $127,730
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.09
- State employment
- 92,680
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $75,160
- 75th percentile
- $79,980
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.17
- State employment
- 17,410
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $46,830
- 75th percentile
- $48,760
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.11
- State employment
- 32,400
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $37,090
- 75th percentile
- $44,580
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 117,080
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 | $159,310 | $170,530 | $132,300 | 1.20 | 9,950 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $106,500 | $127,730 | $97,550 | 1.09 | 92,680 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $75,160 | $79,980 | $64,400 | 1.17 | 17,410 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $46,830 | $48,760 | $42,260 | 1.11 | 32,400 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $37,090 | $44,580 | $35,800 | 1.04 | 117,080 |
Takeaways
- Nursing assistants earn $46,830 against $42,260, 1.11 times the country, with 32,400 employed.
- The nurse-practitioner upper quarter is $170,530. The registered-nurse upper quarter is $127,730. The practical-nurse upper quarter is $79,980.
- New Jersey is 7 of 51 on the registered-nurse sort. Practical nurses are not the sort key.
- An aide range copied from the nurse step will look high and still miss what the practical-nurse row is doing.
For recruiters
- Rewrite the practical-nurse range from $75,160 before you add another nurse board.
- Leave the 117,080 aides on their own flat comparison. They are not a nurse premium.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
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 New Jersey 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. New Jersey is 7 of 51. A row links to the New Jersey 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: $159,310 is stated as about $159.3K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.20 is stated as 20 percent. $170,530 is stated as about $170.5K. $37,090 is stated as about $37.1K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $106,500 is stated as about $106.5K. $46,830 is stated as about $46.8K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent.
Sources
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