How much does a Nurse Practitioners make?

The median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners is $132,300 ($64 per hour). Pay ranges from about $101,340 at the 10th percentile to $174,420 at the 90th percentile.

What is the average salary for a Nurse Practitioners?

The average (mean) annual salary is $137,300, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.

Which state pays Nurse Practitionerss the most?

California has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $168,520.

Is Nurse Practitioners a growing occupation?

BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 323K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.

What does a Nurse Practitioners do?

Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.; Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.; Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability..

Nurse Practitioners Salary

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 323K employed in the U.S.

Median annual

$132,300

Median hourly

$64

Average annual

$137,300

Typical range

$101,340–$174,420

Pay distribution

10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.

10th$101,340

25th$117,990

Median$132,300

75th$156,700

90th$174,420

What this role pays

The median annual salary for Nurse Practitioners is $132,300 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $64 an hour at a full-time schedule.

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

Most earn between $101,340 and $174,420 a year. There are roughly 323K people employed as nurse practitioners in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.

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Hourly: $63.61
Daily: $509
Weekly: $2,544
Bi-weekly: $5,088
Monthly: $11,025
Annual: $132,300

$132,300 a year is around the 50th percentile for Nurse Practitionerss. The median is $132,300.

Nurse Practitioners — U.S., May 2025
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$48.70	$101,340
25th percentile	$56.70	$117,990
Median	$63.60	$132,300
75th percentile	$75.30	$156,700
90th percentile	$83.90	$174,420
Average (mean)	$66.00	$137,300
Employment	323,040 people

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Judgment and Decision Making

Highest-paying states

Median annual wage by state.

1California$168,520
2New Jersey$159,310
3Washington$156,100
4Oregon$155,680
5Alaska$155,170
6New York$153,510
7Massachusetts$142,440
8Nevada$140,670
9Connecticut$138,470
10New Hampshire$137,550
11New Mexico$137,520
12Montana$137,210

Top-paying metro areas

Median annual wage by metro area.

1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$231,560
2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$219,080
3Vallejo, CA$182,370
4Napa, CA$176,270
5Modesto, CA$173,380
6Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$172,010
7Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$169,920
8Hanford-Corcoran, CA$168,540
9Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$167,190
10Chico, CA$167,080
11Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$167,040
12Fresno, CA$166,570

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Employers advertise Nurse Practitioners roles under these titles.

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What a Nurse Practitioners does

Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Nurse Practitioners make?: The median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners is $132,300 ($64 per hour). Pay ranges from about $101,340 at the 10th percentile to $174,420 at the 90th percentile.
What is the average salary for a Nurse Practitioners?: The average (mean) annual salary is $137,300, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
Which state pays Nurse Practitionerss the most?: California has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $168,520.
Is Nurse Practitioners a growing occupation?: BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 323K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
What does a Nurse Practitioners do?: Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.; Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.; Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability..