What are the main factors that influence a Nurse Educator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Nurse Educator's salary?

A Nurse Educator's salary grows with experience: an Nurse Educator (0-0 years)earns $64,004, an Asst. Professor - Nursing (0-0 years)earns $71,141, an Assoc. Professor - Nursing (0-0 years)earns $82,321, a Professor - Nursing (0-0 years)earns $108,383,

What are the highest paying states for a Nurse Educator?

Nurse Educator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nurse Educator roles are District of Columbia $71,786, California $71,514, Massachusetts $70,560. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Nurse Educator roles make?

Salaries for Nurse Educator level roles vary by specialization: Oncology Nurse Educator: $133,205; Hospital Nurse Educator: $126,756; Home Care Nurse Educator: $102,300; Critical Care Nurse Educator: $93,073; Pharmaceutical Nurse Educator: $87,607.

How do different companies affect a Nurse Educator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Nurse Educator roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Nurse Educator Salary in the United States

How much does a Nurse Educator make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Nurse Educator in the United States is $64,835 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Nurse Educator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,724
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,535 to $73,676
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,978

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Nurse Educator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,676	$6,140	$1,417	$35
Average	$64,835	$5,403	$1,247	$31
25th Percentile	$56,535	$4,711	$1,087	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Educator Salaries

A Nurse Educator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Nurse Educator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nurse Educators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,786.
California: $71,514.
Massachusetts: $70,560.

District of Columbia $71,786 California $71,514 Massachusetts $70,560 Washington $70,301 New Jersey $70,275 Alaska $70,184 Connecticut $69,290 New York $68,927

Hawaii $67,766 Rhode Island $67,221 Maryland $66,852 Minnesota $66,346 Colorado $66,152 Illinois $66,087 Oregon $65,840 Delaware $65,659

New Hampshire $65,545 Virginia $65,289 Pennsylvania $64,544 Nevada $64,168 North Dakota $64,044 Michigan $63,850 Wisconsin $63,779 Vermont $63,636

Texas $63,241 Maine $63,215 Arizona $63,176 Ohio $63,130 Georgia $62,534 Indiana $62,236 Wyoming $62,177 Utah $62,086

Iowa $62,048 Kansas $61,736 Louisiana $61,646 North Carolina $61,613 Missouri $61,600 Florida $61,347 Montana $61,211 Nebraska $61,081

Kentucky $61,010 South Carolina $60,751 Tennessee $60,589 Idaho $60,524 New Mexico $60,051 Oklahoma $59,947 Alabama $59,564 South Dakota $58,922

Arkansas $58,572 West Virginia $58,384 Mississippi $57,820

Top Paying Cities for Nurse Educators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,777
San Francisco: $80,973
Oakland: $79,177

San Jose, CA $81,777

San Francisco, CA $80,973

Oakland, CA $79,177

New York, NY $75,138

Queens Village, NY $74,652

Paramus, NJ $74,133

Passaic, NJ $74,068

Bergenfield, NJ $74,003

Stamford, CT $73,906

Huntington, NY $73,841

Newark, NJ $73,420

Bridgeport, CT $73,290

New Brunswick, NJ $73,076

Vallejo, CA $72,940

Middlesex, NJ $72,901

Somerset, NJ $72,843

Petaluma, CA $72,694

Santa Cruz, CA $72,441

Boston, MA $72,311

Monterey, CA $71,987

Fairbanks, AK $71,941

Los Angeles, CA $71,818

Washington, DC $71,786

Seattle, WA $71,669

Santa Rosa, CA $71,656

Juneau, AK $71,468

Orange, CA $71,254

Anchorage, AK $71,137

Anaheim, CA $71,092

Santa Ana, CA $70,995

Nassau, NY $70,956

Long Beach, CA $70,930

Danbury, CT $70,911

Santa Maria, CA $70,690

Everett, WA $70,677

Bremerton, WA $70,359

Trenton, NJ $70,236

Sacramento, CA $70,210

San Diego, CA $70,178

Brockton, MA $70,152

Tacoma, WA $70,126

Santa Barbara, CA $70,035

Lowell, MA $69,776

New Suffolk, NY $69,750

Nashua, NH $69,672

Lompoc, CA $69,568

Ventura, CA $69,504

Stockton, CA $69,484

New Haven, CT $69,354

Atlantic City, NJ $69,186

Hartford, CT $69,043

Modesto, CA $69,011

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,868

New Britain, CT $68,836

Kennewick, WA $68,745

Olympia, WA $68,745

New London, CT $68,732

Norwich, CT $68,713

Lawrence, MA $68,680

Bakersfield, CA $68,499

New Bedford, MA $68,408

Riverside, CA $68,408

Richland, WA $68,343

Portsmouth, NH $68,291

Vineland, NJ $68,278

San Bernardino, CA $68,226

Boulder, CO $68,045

Worcester, MA $67,993

Portland, OR $67,935

Saint Paul, MN $67,857

Minneapolis, MN $67,857

Philadelphia, PA $67,766

Honolulu, HI $67,422

Springfield, MA $67,195

Providence, RI $67,189

Chicago, IL $67,001

Bellingham, WA $66,923

Baltimore, MD $66,852

Chico, CA $66,690

Wilmington, DE $66,580

Pittsfield, MA $66,515

Manchester, NH $66,392

Spokane, WA $66,106

Denver, CO $66,100

Albany, NY $65,795

Troy, NY $65,769

Schenectady, NY $65,633

Burlington, VT $65,490

Portland, ME $65,263

Salem, OR $65,212

Yakima, WA $65,199

Ann Arbor, MI $65,179

Rochester, MN $64,998

Reno, NV $64,965

Fresno, CA $64,965

Milwaukee, WI $64,907

Detroit, MI $64,842

Allentown, PA $64,822

Carson City, NV $64,816

Houston, TX $64,719

Colorado Springs, CO $64,712

Syracuse, NY $64,680

Eugene, OR $64,557

Gary, IN $64,479

Bismarck, ND $64,479

Galveston, TX $64,479

Springfield, OR $64,427

Medford, OR $64,271

Fort Collins, CO $64,245

Austin, TX $64,194

Mesa, AZ $64,057

Phoenix, AZ $64,044

Dallas, TX $64,025

Reading, PA $63,986

Saint Cloud, MN $63,960

Concord, NH $63,902

Madison, WI $63,876

Utica, NY $63,701

Raleigh, NC $63,649

Las Vegas, NV $63,642

Rochester, NY $63,597

Des Moines, IA $63,591

Atlanta, GA $63,487

Battle Creek, MI $63,467

Salt Lake City, UT $63,448

Lancaster, PA $63,351

Champaign, IL $63,338

Harrisburg, PA $63,260

Durham, NC $63,202

Kansas City, MO $63,195

Kansas City, KS $63,182

Fort Worth, TX $63,176

Boca Raton, FL $63,150

Cleveland, OH $63,143

Columbus, OH $63,130

Pittsburgh, PA $63,124

Richmond, VA $63,098

Indianapolis, IN $63,085

Cincinnati, OH $63,001

Petersburg, VA $62,903

Lansing, MI $62,761

Billings, MT $62,761

Huntsville, AL $62,761

Lebanon, PA $62,754

Pueblo, CO $62,748

Dayton, OH $62,748

Appleton, WI $62,728

Buffalo, NY $62,702

Racine, WI $62,670

Charlotte, NC $62,663

Saint Louis, MO $62,644

Springfield, IL $62,618

York, PA $62,605

Elkhart, IN $62,605

Gastonia, NC $62,599

Benton Harbor, MI $62,599

Beaumont, TX $62,560

Lorain, OH $62,547

Toledo, OH $62,521

Binghamton, NY $62,488

Rock Hill, SC $62,482

Rockford, IL $62,450

Elyria, OH $62,417

Fargo, ND $62,417

Flagstaff, AZ $62,372

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,333

Miami, FL $62,294

Duluth, MN $62,190

Bangor, ME $62,106

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,035

Louisville, KY $62,002

Grand Rapids, MI $61,989

Hialeah, FL $61,983

Casper, WY $61,892

Scranton, PA $61,814

New Orleans, LA $61,795

Virginia Beach, VA $61,788

Akron, OH $61,756

Peoria, IL $61,671

Sarasota, FL $61,659

Green Bay, WI $61,613

Baton Rouge, LA $61,581

Charleston, SC $61,568

Nashville, TN $61,548

Jamestown, NY $61,535

Davenport, IA $61,535

Tucson, AZ $61,503

Cheyenne, WY $61,483

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,464

Tampa, FL $61,451

Omaha, NE $61,438

Evansville, IN $61,412

Port Arthur, TX $61,412

Bradenton, FL $61,386

Santa Fe, NM $61,270

Orlando, FL $61,205

Clearwater, FL $61,133

La Crosse, WI $60,997

Canton, OH $60,997

Grand Forks, ND $60,978

Tulsa, OK $60,958

Albuquerque, NM $60,958

Newport News, VA $60,952

High Point, NC $60,932

Ogden, UT $60,906

Corpus Christi, TX $60,855

Laramie, WY $60,816

Norfolk, VA $60,816

Rock Island, IL $60,777

Saginaw, MI $60,764

Jacksonville, FL $60,757

Salisbury, NC $60,744

Memphis, TN $60,731

Moline, IL $60,699

Fort Myers, FL $60,680

Waterloo, IA $60,595

Spartanburg, SC $60,530

Lincoln, NE $60,498

Fort Wayne, IN $60,485

Birmingham, AL $60,414

Cedar Falls, IA $60,401

Provo, UT $60,394

Springfield, OH $60,388

San Antonio, TX $60,375

Greensboro, NC $60,349

South Bend, IN $60,342

Winston Salem, NC $60,336

Boise, ID $60,316

Savannah, GA $60,271

Muskegon, MI $60,154

Lima, OH $60,077

Lake Charles, LA $60,051

Anderson, IN $60,038

Lexington, KY $60,018

Augusta, GA $59,999

Greenville, SC $59,999

Wichita, KS $59,940

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,940

Columbia, SC $59,882

Bloomington, IN $59,720

Roanoke, VA $59,681

Asheville, NC $59,597

Knoxville, TN $59,487

Shreveport, LA $59,480

Wilmington, NC $59,396

Frankfort, KY $59,273

Oklahoma City, OK $59,227

Chillicothe, OH $59,201

Longview, TX $59,195

Topeka, KS $59,175

Mobile, AL $59,078

Terre Haute, IN $59,052

Erie, PA $59,046

Altoona, PA $59,013

Melbourne, FL $58,994

Amarillo, TX $58,968

Killeen, TX $58,948

Fayetteville, AR $58,897

Sioux Falls, SD $58,851

Chattanooga, TN $58,812

Idaho Falls, ID $58,806

Gainesville, FL $58,670

Portsmouth, OH $58,637

Little Rock, AR $58,624

Lynchburg, VA $58,624

Youngstown, OH $58,598

Lafayette, LA $58,598

Temple, TX $58,572

Daytona Beach, FL $58,559

Clarksville, TN $58,553

Pensacola, FL $58,546

Hopkinsville, KY $58,352

Charleston, WV $58,345

Florence, SC $58,313

Sioux City, IA $58,274

Macon, GA $58,086

Tallahassee, FL $58,080

Fayetteville, NC $58,067

Wichita Falls, TX $58,054

Waco, TX $58,054

Pine Bluff, AR $58,028

Vincennes, IN $57,905

Lubbock, TX $57,879

Great Falls, MT $57,840

Alamogordo, NM $57,833

Abilene, TX $57,781

Rapid City, SD $57,697

Monroe, LA $57,697

Albany, GA $57,658

Huntington, WV $57,652

Jackson, MS $57,645

Greenville, MS $57,639

Parkersburg, WV $57,574

Montgomery, AL $57,561

Johnstown, PA $57,548

Springfield, MO $57,496

Biloxi, MS $57,464

Sumter, SC $57,328

Columbus, GA $57,321

Twin Falls, ID $57,282

Pascagoula, MS $57,198

Kingsport, TN $57,029

Gulfport, MS $57,010

Alexandria, LA $56,796

Fort Smith, AR $56,634

El Paso, TX $56,459

Helena, MT $56,374

Las Cruces, NM $56,167

Harlingen, TX $55,985

Pocatello, ID $55,927

Florence, AL $55,908

Brownsville, TX $55,895

Dothan, AL $55,791

Mcallen, TX $55,758

Columbus, MS $55,279

Altus, OK $54,980

Lawton, OK $54,857

Pierre, SD $54,624

What Skills Can Increase a Nurse Educator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 10.12% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Staff Development (Mentioned in 1.83% Job Postings): Refers to all the policies, practices, and procedures used to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies of staff to improve the effectiveness and efficiency both of the individual and the University.
Clinical Nursing (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Clinical research nursing is defined as clinical nursing practice with a specialty focus on research implementation and the care of subjects participating in clinical research.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	10.12%
Staff Development	1.83%
Clinical Nursing	1.58%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Nurse Educator's salary.

Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Nursing Practice: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Patient Care	$68,726	6%
Nursing Practice	$68,077	5%
Communication Skills	$66,781	3%
Initiative	$66,132	2%
Clinical Nursing	$66,132	2%
Leadership	$66,132	2%

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How Education impacts a Nurse Educator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Nurse Educators enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Nurse Educator with a Bachelor's Degree is between $58,825 and $70,226).

Nurse Educator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Nurse Educator

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 0.9%

Associates 6.1%

Bachelors 25.4%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	0.9%
Associates	6.1%
Bachelors	25.4%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Nurse Educator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nurse Educator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$56,535

Average $64,835/year

$73,676

$4,711

Average $5,403/month

$6,140

$1,087

Average $1,247/week

$1,417

$27

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,676	$6,140	$1,417	$35
Average	$64,835	$5,403	$1,247	$31
25th Percentile	$56,535	$4,711	$1,087	$27

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Salary Trends for Nurse Educator

Salaries for a Nurse Educator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,269 in 2023 to around $54,350 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nurse Educator salary trends, .

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