• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1171 Nurse Practitioners

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

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National estimates for Nurse Practitioners
Industry profile for Nurse Practitioners
Geographic profile for Nurse Practitioners

National estimates for Nurse Practitioners:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nurse Practitioners:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
280,140	1.3 %	$ 61.78	$ 128,490	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nurse Practitioners:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 45.45	$ 51.42	$ 60.70	$ 67.60	$ 80.79
Annual Wage (2)	$ 94,530	$ 106,960	$ 126,260	$ 140,610	$ 168,030

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Industry profile for Nurse Practitioners:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nurse Practitioners are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Nurse Practitioners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nurse Practitioners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	137,030	4.82	$ 59.03	$ 122,780
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	61,740	1.08	$ 65.20	$ 135,610
Outpatient Care Centers	25,440	2.39	$ 67.24	$ 139,860
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	11,400	1.00	$ 58.29	$ 121,250
Home Health Care Services	7,410	0.46	$ 70.60	$ 146,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nurse Practitioners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	137,030	4.82	$ 59.03	$ 122,780
Outpatient Care Centers	25,440	2.39	$ 67.24	$ 139,860
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	61,740	1.08	$ 65.20	$ 135,610
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	11,400	1.00	$ 58.29	$ 121,250
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	2,250	0.96	$ 67.91	$ 141,260

Top paying industries for Nurse Practitioners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services	80	0.01	$ 86.81	$ 180,570
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	1,520	0.24	$ 76.03	$ 158,140
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 73.84	$ 153,580
Home Health Care Services	7,410	0.46	$ 70.60	$ 146,850
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2,710	0.79	$ 69.51	$ 144,570

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Geographic profile for Nurse Practitioners:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nurse Practitioners are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Nurse Practitioners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Nurse Practitioners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	22,270	2.33	1.26	$ 57.55	$ 119,710
California	21,740	1.21	0.66	$ 77.66	$ 161,540
Texas	20,170	1.49	0.81	$ 62.51	$ 130,010
New York	16,670	1.77	0.96	$ 68.67	$ 142,830
Tennessee	14,040	4.36	2.36	$ 49.86	$ 103,720

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Practitioners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee	14,040	4.36	2.36	$ 49.86	$ 103,720
Mississippi	4,020	3.49	1.89	$ 56.49	$ 117,490
New Hampshire	1,870	2.77	1.50	$ 62.86	$ 130,740
West Virginia	1,860	2.71	1.47	$ 54.54	$ 113,450
Arkansas	3,300	2.59	1.41	$ 54.53	$ 113,410

Top paying states for Nurse Practitioners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	21,740	1.21	0.66	$ 77.66	$ 161,540
Nevada	2,040	1.37	0.74	$ 71.48	$ 148,670
Washington	4,560	1.30	0.71	$ 69.90	$ 145,400
New Jersey	6,400	1.52	0.83	$ 69.73	$ 145,030
Oregon	2,410	1.24	0.67	$ 69.69	$ 144,950

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nurse Practitioners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	15,410	1.62	0.88	$ 72.36	$ 150,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,940	1.28	0.70	$ 78.05	$ 162,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,080	2.60	1.41	$ 57.97	$ 120,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	6,910	2.45	1.33	$ 59.09	$ 122,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,680	1.48	0.80	$ 62.15	$ 129,270
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,090	2.20	1.20	$ 69.86	$ 145,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	5,650	5.26	2.85	$ 51.35	$ 106,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,220	1.85	1.00	$ 63.31	$ 131,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,150	1.62	0.88	$ 67.00	$ 139,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,960	2.17	1.17	$ 63.92	$ 132,960

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Practitioners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN	990	8.33	4.51	$ 62.86	$ 130,740
Johnson City, TN	610	7.49	4.06	$ 43.84	$ 91,190
Jackson, TN	370	5.45	2.95	$ 49.42	$ 102,800
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	5,650	5.26	2.85	$ 51.35	$ 106,810
Knoxville, TN	1,980	4.78	2.59	$ 48.07	$ 99,990
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1,230	4.69	2.54	$ 50.14	$ 104,290
Hot Springs, AR	170	4.54	2.46	$ 52.07	$ 108,300
Hattiesburg, MS	280	4.46	2.42	$ 54.13	$ 112,590
Charlottesville, VA	500	4.45	2.41	$ 61.39	$ 127,680
Champaign-Urbana, IL	460	4.39	2.38	$ 62.27	$ 129,530