Nurse Practitioner Salary (United States)

United States nurse practitioners typically earn around 120,000 to 135,000 dollars per year, with specialty and high cost state roles well above that.

Overview

These are indicative figures drawn from federal wage statistics. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with graduate training who can diagnose, prescribe and, in a growing number of states, practice without physician supervision. The occupation has been one of the fastest growing in the country as clinics use advanced practice clinicians to meet primary care demand. Psychiatric and acute care specialties and California pay sit at the top of the range, while rural primary care posts may pay less in salary but offer loan repayment incentives.