There were about 258,200 nurse practitioners (NPs) employed in the U.S. as of May 2022 according to published data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Nurse practitioners work in multiple healthcare settings, ranging from hospitals and physician offices to outpatient care centers, educational institutions, and offices of other health practitioners. Like many other health practitioners with advanced education and skills, NPs typically earn higher incomes than workers in most other occupations. As of May 2022, the BLS estimated that the national mean wage for NPs was $124,680 per year. The median annual wage, which separates the lower and upper halves of wage earners on the income scale, was $121,610 as of May 2022. While NPs realize better than average pay, there was considerable variation from region to region in how much nurse practitioners earned. As of May 2022, BLS data reveals much disparity in nurse practitioner average pay in the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas, which collectively accounted for about 38% of the nurse practitioner jobs in the United States:
Nurse Practitioner Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $146,020 | $170,320 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $155,380 | $149,110 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $127,230 | $126,020 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $122,030 | $125,060 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $127,190 | $134,780 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $125,370 | $125,900 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $124,020 | $124,940 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $107,510 | $101,870 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $119,380 | $115,750 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $134,480 | $141,120 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $120,480 | $120,940 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $192,720 | $190,070 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $137,840 | $145,900 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $110,270 | $113,960 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $135,510 | $139,900 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $126,360 | $128,380 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $157,150 | $149,960 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $104,480 | $107,640 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $121,200 | $118,690 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $117,540 | $119,830 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $106,460 | $111,600 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $106,450 | $112,930 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $106,710 | $111,510 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $120,600 | $121,730 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $136,170 | $140,670 | ||
| National | $121,610 | $124,680 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 1, 2023
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