10 states where nurses get the best pay
Top 10 Lowest Nurse Paying States
| State |
Salary (hourly) |
| 1. North Dakota |
$17.60 |
| 2. Louisiana |
$17.50 |
| 3. Wyoming |
$16.88 |
| 4. Oklahoma |
$16.76 |
| 5. Kansas |
$16.74 |
| 6. West Virginia |
$16.52 |
| 7. Arkansas |
$16.44 |
| 8. Mississippi |
$16.42 |
| 9. Iowa |
$16.36 |
| 10. South Dakota |
$16.35 |
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These wages seem more realistic than others I have seen including an article today with salary projections for 2011 for nurses.
I’m not sure that the increased salary in these States balance well with the cost of living there, something you must always consider.
Im a brand new lpn and I make 21 at a bad nursing home in a small town in southern illinois haha
Are these an average of LPN and RN or just one or the other?