Hourly Rates by State 2017 per The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Below are all 50 states (plus Washington DC), by highest average salary for registered nurses in 2017.

California is again on top, followed by Hawaii at #2.

State Average RN Salary Average Hourly # of RNs
1 California $102,700 $49.37 282,290
2 Hawaii $96,990 $46.63 10,800
3 District of Columbia $90,110 $43.32 11,000
4 Massachusetts $89,330 $42.95 82,870
5 Oregon $88,770 $42.68 35,140
6 Alaska $87,510 $42.07 5,570
7 Nevada $84,980 $40.86 21,060
8 New York $83,450 $40.12 180,170
9 New Jersey $82,010 $39.43 80,560
10 Connecticut $80,200 $38.56 34,310
11 Washington $79,810 $38.37 56,880
12 Minnesota $77,540 $37.28 64,540
13 Rhode Island $76,650 $36.85 11,820
14 Maryland $75,250 $36.18 53,700
15 Arizona $75,110 $36.11 54,630
16 Delaware $73,180 $35.18 11,620
17 Colorado $72,570 $34.89 49,340
18 Illinois $72,090 $34.66 123,100
19 Texas $72,070 $34.65 212,230
20 New Hampshire $70,040 $33.67 13,190
21 New Mexico $69,840 $33.58 16,290
22 Pennsylvania $69,820 $33.57 143,130
23 Vermont $69,560 $33.44 6,270
24 Wisconsin $69,200 $33.27 55,940
25 Michigan $69,120 $33.23 94,090
26 Virginia $67,990 $32.69 64,260
27 Georgia $66,750 $32.09 75,000
28 Montana $66,280 $31.87 10,110
29 Maine $65,890 $31.68 14,200
30 Ohio $65,500 $31.49 124,620
31 Wyoming $64,900 $31.20 4,910
32 Florida $64,890 $31.20 178,330
33 Idaho $64,520 $31.02 13,320
34 South Carolina $63,630 $30.59 43,200
35 Louisiana $63,560 $30.56 45,970
36 Missouri $63,300 $30.43 72,090
37 North Dakota $63,140 $30.35 9,020
38 Utah $63,050 $30.31 21,340
39 North Carolina $62,560 $30.08 99,210
40 Indiana $62,450 $30.02 68,530
41 Nebraska $62,210 $29.91 22,870
42 Oklahoma $61,640 $29.63 28,000
43 Kentucky $61,530 $29.58 44,410
44 West Virginia $60,380 $29.03 20,410
45 Tennessee $60,050 $28.87 59,350
46 Kansas $59,940 $28.82 28,900
47 Arkansas $58,810 $28.28 24,380
48 Iowa $59,940 $28.82 33,280
49 Alabama $57,890 $27.83 49,290
50 Mississippi $57,700 $27.74 28,760
51 South Dakota $57,010 $27.41 12,530