United States · USD
Nurse Practitioner salary in United States
Pay for Nurse Practitioner in United States, worked out from salary-listed jobs in United States only. Other countries and currencies are never mixed in.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nurse Practitioners: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., nurse practitioners (SOC 29-1171) earned a median $132,300 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 10th percentile
- $101,340
- 25th percentile
- $117,990
- Median
- $132,300
- 75th percentile
- $156,700
- 90th percentile
- $174,420
Occupation: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171) · 323,040 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where nurse practitioners earn the most, May 2025
California has the highest median for nurse practitioners (SOC 29-1171) at $168,520 a year; Alabama has the lowest at $105,750. BLS publishes a figure for 52 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $168,520 | $145,980 – $209,350 | 25,120 |
| New Jersey | $159,310 | $136,740 – $170,530 | 9,950 |
| Washington | $156,100 | $129,670 – $169,500 | 6,700 |
| Oregon | $155,680 | $134,840 – $168,700 | 2,820 |
| Alaska | $155,170 | $126,080 – $172,000 | 710 |
| New York | $153,510 | $132,490 – $170,290 | 22,890 |
| Massachusetts | $142,440 | $132,460 – $168,100 | 8,070 |
| Nevada | $140,670 | $110,160 – $161,760 | 1,930 |
| Connecticut | $138,470 | $124,870 – $160,700 | 3,750 |
| New Hampshire | $137,550 | $125,030 – $155,620 | 1,770 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $105,750 | $97,960 – $123,970 | 5,640 |
| Tennessee | $117,590 | $102,640 – $130,330 | 12,150 |
| Guam | $118,670 | $93,880 – $146,020 | 90 |
| Kentucky | $122,870 | $106,240 – $132,720 | 4,770 |
| South Carolina | $123,290 | $107,930 – $132,220 | 5,670 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $120,940
- 25th percentile
- $121,750
- Median
- $134,000
- 75th percentile
- $138,500
- 90th percentile
- $145,400
5 salaries · 137 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile. Early reading from 5 salaries, not yet a reliable market median.
Based on 5 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 6 Nov 2026
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What this number does—and does not—mean
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