Nurse Practitioners salary
The median pay for nurse practitioners in the United States is $132,300 a year. About 323,040 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $101,340
- 25th percentile
- $117,990
- Median percentile
- $132,300
- 75th percentile
- $156,700
- 90th percentile
- $174,420
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $168,520
- New Jersey $159,310
- Washington $156,100
- Oregon $155,680
- Alaska $155,170
- New York $153,510
- Massachusetts $142,440
- Nevada $140,670
- Connecticut $138,470
- New Hampshire $137,550
- New Mexico $137,520
- Montana $137,210
- Rhode Island $135,970
- District of Columbia $135,880
- Hawaii $135,570
- Vermont $134,740
- Arizona $134,420
- Oklahoma $133,390
- Minnesota $133,260
- Colorado $132,930
- Idaho $132,540
- Wyoming $132,200
- Nebraska $132,130
- Wisconsin $131,980
- Texas $131,670
- Michigan $131,450
- Maryland $131,110
- Delaware $131,040
- Utah $130,920
- Illinois $130,680
- Maine $130,260
- Iowa $130,160
- Pennsylvania $130,140
- North Dakota $130,070
- Missouri $129,930
- Florida $129,510
- Georgia $129,430
- North Carolina $128,990
- South Dakota $128,840
- Indiana $128,830
- Virginia $127,810
- West Virginia $127,320
- Kansas $126,650
- Arkansas $125,660
- Louisiana $125,600
- Ohio $124,870
- Mississippi $124,730
- South Carolina $123,290
- Kentucky $122,870
- Tennessee $117,590
- Alabama $105,750
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $231,560
- San Francisco, CA $219,080
- Vallejo, CA $182,370
- Napa, CA $176,270
- Modesto, CA $173,380
- Sacramento, CA $172,010
- Riverside, CA $169,920
- Hanford, CA $168,540
- Santa Cruz, CA $167,190
- Chico, CA $167,080
- Santa Rosa, CA $167,040
- Fresno, CA $166,570
- Salinas, CA $166,090
- Bakersfield, CA $165,580
- Santa Maria, CA $165,580
- Yuba City, CA $165,020
- El Centro, CA $164,700
- Kahului, HI $164,210
- San Diego, CA $163,860
- New York, NY $163,340
- San Luis Obispo, CA $162,950
- Salem, OR $162,600
- Los Angeles, CA $161,470
- Redding, CA $160,480
- Visalia, CA $159,430
- Stockton, CA $159,150
- Bend, OR $159,100
- Portland, OR $158,890
- Merced, CA $158,750
- Anchorage, AK $157,430
- Bremerton, WA $156,470
- Medford, OR $155,580
- Trenton, NJ $153,630
- Kiryas Joel, NY $151,740
- Kingston, NY $151,370
- Vineland, NJ $149,230
- Longview, WA $148,960
- Oxnard, CA $148,800
- Grants Pass, OR $148,160
- Bellingham, WA $147,890
- Kennewick, WA $147,890
- Boston, MA $147,480
- Midland, TX $146,610
- Olympia, WA $145,950
- Eugene, OR $145,550
- Fairbanks, AK $144,300
- Santa Fe, NM $144,250
- Las Vegas, NV $144,060
- Ann Arbor, MI $143,580
- Albany, OR $143,510
- Atlantic City, NJ $143,330
- Charlottesville, VA $142,950
- Wenatchee, WA $142,350
- Spokane, WA $141,990
- Mount Vernon, WA $141,790
- Waterbury, CT $141,530
- Albuquerque, NM $140,950
- New Haven, CT $140,880
- Bozeman, MT $139,990
- Barnstable Town, MA $139,840
- St. George, UT $139,590
- Tulsa, OK $139,460
- Bridgeport, CT $139,330
- Bloomington, IL $139,190
- Billings, MT $139,050
- Binghamton, NY $139,030
- Yakima, WA $138,860
- Boulder, CO $138,820
- Elmira, NY $138,700
- Killeen, TX $138,670
- Mankato, MN $138,580
- Springfield, MA $138,460
- Sierra Vista, AZ $138,120
- Reno, NV $137,360
- Champaign, IL $137,100
- Ithaca, NY $136,980
- Pittsfield, MA $136,730
- Corvallis, OR $136,650
- Duluth, MN $136,530
- Helena, MT $136,420
- Phoenix, AZ $136,270
- Burlington, VT $136,000
- Norwich, CT $135,930
- Utica, NY $135,790
- Philadelphia, PA $135,700
- Lewiston, ME $135,630
- Urban Honolulu, HI $135,570
- Providence, RI $135,520
- Reading, PA $135,390
- Hartford, CT $135,170
- Prescott Valley, AZ $135,160
- Worcester, MA $135,120
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $134,950
- Roanoke, VA $134,920
- Cheyenne, WY $134,890
- Washington, DC $134,840
- Albany, NY $134,590
- Houston, TX $134,560
- North Port, FL $134,470
- Detroit, MI $134,390
- Milwaukee, WI $134,350
- Gainesville, FL $134,270
- Denver, CO $134,040
- Lancaster, PA $133,940
- Watertown, NY $133,900
- Allentown, PA $133,890
- Provo, UT $133,860
- Corpus Christi, TX $133,810
- Glens Falls, NY $133,810
- Jacksonville, FL $133,810
- Omaha, NE $133,760
- Oklahoma City, OK $133,390
- Minneapolis, MN $133,370
- Beaumont, TX $133,130
- Logan, UT $133,110
- Madison, WI $133,080
- Amherst Town, MA $133,050
- Lawton, OK $132,940
- Topeka, KS $132,740
- Harrisburg, PA $132,670