Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the U.S. Southeast

Earlier this summer the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that more than 303,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) were employed in the United States as of May 2024.  The twelve-state U.S. Southeast accounted for 93,630 NP jobs in May 2024.  The U.S. Southeast region is the weakest in the nation for nurse practitioner pay.  The average NP annual mean wage in every state in the region is below the national average, and the region is home to seven of the ten worst states in the nation for nurse practitioner annual mean wages.  A further examination of BLS data from May 2024 shows the following about nurse practitioner pay in the U.S. Southeast:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the U.S. Southeast
Nurse Practitioner Pay in the U.S. Southeast

State # Employed Annual Mean Wages Wage Rank*
AL 4,730 $109,650 48th
AR 3,350 $116,030 46th
FL 24,690 $128,340 24th
GA 10,580 $125,490 35th
KY 4,710 $116,930 45th
LA 4,480 $124,850 36th
MS 4,170 $122,930 39th
NC 8,020 $124,830 37th
SC 5,850 $113,950 47th
TN 14,300 $108,180 49th
VA 6,470 $122,180 41st
WV 2,280 $122,140 42nd
U.S. 303,410 $130,077 -------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 20, 2025

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