Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

Data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) working in the United States at more than 303,000 as of May 2024.  More than 49,500 of the nation's nurse practitioner jobs at that time were in the Mid-Eastern region, an area which includes five states and the District of Columbia.  The Mid-Eastern U.S. was one of the best regions of the country for nurse practitioner pay.  Moreover, over 60% of employed NPs in the region lived in New York, New Jersey or DC, three states that ranked among the ten best states in the country for nurse practitioner annual mean wages. A closer examination of BLS employment data from May 2024 shows the following about nurse practitioner pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	1210	$130,190	22nd
DE	790	$137,600	10th
MD	6,640	$127,100	31st
NJ	9,590	$140,470	8th
NY	20,430	$148,410	2nd
PA	10,860	$126,730	32nd
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 July 7, 2025