Nurse Practitioners Salary Data
Compare nurse practitioners pay across 345 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Nurse Practitioners
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Nurse Practitioners
States ranked by average salary across 345 cities.
Nurse Practitioners salaries by city
Nurse Practitioners pay across 51 states and 371 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Jose$231,560
- San Francisco$219,080
- Vallejo$182,370
- Napa$176,270
- Modesto$173,380
- Sacramento$172,010
- Riverside$169,920
- Hanford$168,540
- Santa Cruz$167,190
- Chico$167,080
- Santa Rosa$167,040
- Fresno$166,570
- Salinas$166,090
- Bakersfield$165,580
- Santa Maria$165,580
- Yuba City$165,020
- El Centro$164,700
- San Diego$163,860
- San Luis Obispo$162,950
- Los Angeles$161,470
- Redding$160,480
- Visalia$159,430
- Stockton$159,150
- Merced$158,750
- Oxnard$148,800
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- North Port$134,470
- Gainesville$134,270
- Jacksonville$133,810
- Miami$131,340
- Orlando$130,640
- Cape Coral$129,670
- Naples$128,680
- Deltona$128,130
- Tampa$128,120
- Lakeland$125,720
- Punta Gorda$125,460
- Wildwood$124,930
- Crestview$124,680
- Ocala$124,430
- Sebastian$123,970
- Pensacola$120,880
- Palm Bay$120,870
- Homosassa Springs$119,990
- Panama City$119,640
- Tallahassee$117,880
- Sebring$114,870
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
ID5 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
KY5 cities
LA10 cities
MI14 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NV2 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX25 cities
- Midland$146,610
- Killeen$138,670
- Houston$134,560
- Corpus Christi$133,810
- Beaumont$133,130
- Tyler$132,490
- San Antonio$131,770
- Dallas$130,980
- Wichita Falls$130,310
- Victoria$129,580
- Longview$129,210
- San Angelo$129,180
- Abilene$129,120
- Waco$128,920
- Austin$128,050
- Texarkana$127,920
- Sherman$127,760
- El Paso$127,110
- Lubbock$127,100
- Odessa$126,690
- College Station$126,210
- Brownsville$124,530
- McAllen$122,550
- Laredo$121,360
- Amarillo$119,150
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Nurse Practitioners earn a national median of $131,429, based on data from 345 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is CA at $170,514 average.
Worth knowing: In full-practice-authority states (like Arizona, Colorado, Oregon), NPs are opening their own clinics. It's one of the best ROI paths in healthcare: 2–3 years of additional schooling can double or triple an RN salary.