Nurse practitioner earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse practitioner earnings begin at:

$80.58 per hour

$167,610 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse practitioner earnings begin at:

$75.48 per hour

$157,000 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse practitioner earnings begin at:

$64.78 per hour

$134,740 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse practitioner earnings begin at:

$61.22 per hour

$127,340 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse practitioner earnings begin at:

$52.17 per hour

$108,510 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Nurse practitioner salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Guam $45,420
Puerto Rico $19,450
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

How do nurse practitioner salaries compare to similar careers?

Nurse practitioners earn 6% more than similar careers in Vermont. On average, they make less than physician assistants but more than radiation therapists.

Career Median Salary
Physician assistant salary $150K
Anesthesiologist assistant salary $150K
Health services manager salary $129K
Optometrist salary $137K
Pharmacist salary $136K
Nurse practitioner salary $135K
Audiologist salary $102K
Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary $103K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $104K
Radiation therapist salary $101K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)