The engineering field is not the only IT field experiencing growth. Entry-level information technology analysts make $60,000 and above. Experienced IT analysts make over $82,600 per field, and job growth for the next decade is expected to be about 30%.
State Nurses Association: Massachusetts Nurses Association. Massachusetts enjoys one of the largest numbers of practicing NPs in the nation, with 4,370 Nurse Practitioners in the state, making a mean annual salary of $102,340, also one of the highest in the nation according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012) .P programs for Massachusetts nurses include online programs (such as the one offered by Georgetown University) and in-state programs such as: 1  University of Massachusetts-Medical School. 2  UMass Med School offers a variety of different paths to a master's degree which prepare grads to practice as nurse practitioners.
Region and Work Setting. The average hourly wage in the West in 2012 was $44.88 based on a standard 40-hour work week, according to The Clinical Advisor. Nurse practitioners in the Northeast averaged $44.93 an hour, those in the South averaged $42,68 and those in the Midwest earned an average of $41.14 an hour.llied Health World reports that nurse practitioner salaries varied according to metro area as of June of 2012. Nurse practitioners in both New York and San Francisco, the highest-paying locales, earned $115,000 a year or $55.29 an hour on average.