May 2025 OEWS estimate
Nurse Practitioner Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $132,300. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$132,300
Mean annual salary
$137,300
Employment estimate
323,040
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $101,340 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $117,990 |
| P50 — median | $132,300 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $156,700 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $174,420 |
Median hourly wage
$63.61/hr
Mean hourly wage
$66.01/hr
Employment estimate
323,040
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $48.72/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $56.73/hr |
| P50 — median | $63.61/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $75.34/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $83.86/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $107,700
- Middle covered median
- $131,880
- Highest covered median
- $231,560
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $231,560 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $219,080 |
| #3 | Sacramento, CA | $172,010 |
| #4 | Riverside, CA | $169,920 |
| #5 | New York, NY | $163,340 |
| #6 | Los Angeles, CA | $161,470 |
| #7 | Seattle, WA | $160,090 |
| #8 | Portland, OR | $158,890 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | $147,480 |
| #10 | Las Vegas, NV | $144,060 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 21,680 |
| #2 | Los Angeles, CA | 10,060 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 7,310 |
| #4 | Philadelphia, PA | 6,590 |
| #5 | Chicago, IL | 6,530 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | 5,990 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 5,970 |
| #8 | Atlanta, GA | 5,950 |
| #9 | Miami, FL | 5,810 |
| #10 | Phoenix, AZ | 5,450 |