Career Atlas USA

Best States for Nurse Practitioners

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Mississippi82.1 / 100
  2. 2Arkansas79.6 / 100
  3. 3North Dakota77.4 / 100
  4. 4Louisiana74.8 / 100
  5. 5Missouri74.7 / 100
  6. 6West Virginia74.4 / 100
  7. 7New Jersey73.1 / 100
  8. 8New York68.8 / 100
  9. 9Ohio67.7 / 100
  10. 10Kansas66.6 / 100
  11. 11Montana65.3 / 100
  12. 12Minnesota64.4 / 100
  13. 13Nebraska64 / 100
  14. 14Tennessee62.4 / 100
  15. 15Oklahoma62.3 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).