Insights / Nursing pay versus the U.S. median / New York
Nursing pay in New York
New York aides outnumber nurses by a wide margin, and their step above the country matches the nurse step.
The nurse premium was the only New York figure in the deck. The aide req was still a national range.
Registered nurses earn $109,440 against $97,550 nationally, 1.12 times the country, with 205,810 employed.
There are 663,140 aides doing home health and personal care, at $39,620 against $35,800, 1.11 times the country.
The steps match.
The headcounts do not.
An aide offer written as if New York aides were the cheap exception is aimed at the wrong row.
Nurse practitioners earn $153,510 against $132,300, with 22,890 employed and a 75th percentile of $170,290.
That is a third market.
Licensed practical nurses are the flat comparison, $67,180 against $64,400, 1.04 times the country, across 39,400 jobs.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $153,510
- 75th percentile
- $170,290
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.16
- State employment
- 22,890
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $109,440
- 75th percentile
- $129,660
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.12
- State employment
- 205,810
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $67,180
- 75th percentile
- $76,960
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 39,400
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $48,590
- 75th percentile
- $51,980
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.15
- State employment
- 87,990
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $39,620
- 75th percentile
- $43,780
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.11
- State employment
- 663,140
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 | $153,510 | $170,290 | $132,300 | 1.16 | 22,890 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $109,440 | $129,660 | $97,550 | 1.12 | 205,810 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $67,180 | $76,960 | $64,400 | 1.04 | 39,400 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $48,590 | $51,980 | $42,260 | 1.15 | 87,990 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $39,620 | $43,780 | $35,800 | 1.11 | 663,140 |
Takeaways
- The assistant bench is 87,990 jobs at $48,590 against $42,260 nationally, 1.15 times the country.
- The registered-nurse 75th percentile is $129,660. The aide 75th percentile is $43,780.
- New York is 6 of 51 on the registered-nurse sort. Aides are not what that rank measures, and they are the largest group on the page.
- Use the practical-nurse row when that license is open. It barely clears the country.
For recruiters
- Give aides their own New York range. It is not the nurse range and it is not the national aide range.
- Keep nurse practitioners off the aide approval. The medians are not cousins.
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 York 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 York is 6 of 51. A row links to the New York 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: $153,510 is stated as about $153.5K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.16 is stated as 16 percent. $170,290 is stated as about $170.3K. $39,620 is stated as about $39.6K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $109,440 is stated as about $109.4K. $129,660 is stated as about $129.7K. $48,590 is stated as about $48.6K.
Sources
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