United States
Nurse Practitioners salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$129,210
Nurse Practitioners in the United States earn a median of $129,210 a year, about $62.12 an hour.
Median
$129,210
per year
Hourly
$62.12
as published
Mean
$132,000
pulled up by top earners
Workers
307,390
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | State | $129,010 | -0% |
| Texas | State | $129,880 | +1% |
| California | State | $166,610 | +29% |
| New York | State | $145,390 | +13% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $152,790 | +18% |
| Ohio | State | $126,740 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $108,420 | -16% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $127,400 | -1% |
| Georgia | State | $126,060 | -2% |
| New Jersey | State | $149,620 | +16% |
| Illinois | State | $128,620 | -0% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $135,450 | +5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $138,890 | +7% |
| Minnesota | State | $128,570 | -0% |
| North Carolina | State | $125,020 | -3% |
| Michigan | State | $125,620 | -3% |
| Arizona | State | $133,790 | +4% |
| Indiana | State | $128,280 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $131,690 | +2% |
| Missouri | State | $126,370 | -2% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $138,890 | +7% |
| Maryland | State | $125,530 | -3% |
| Virginia | State | $124,210 | -4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $164,510 | +27% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $128,640 | -0% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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