Salaries / Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioner pay by state
The median NP in the U.S. earns $63.61 an hour, about $132,309 a year (BLS, May 2025). California pays the most at $81.02; Alabama the least at $50.84.
Survey wages for nurse practitioners across all employers, before tax. Offers vary by employer, shift and experience. Informational only.
Across the U.S.
- $63.61median hourly
- $56.73 to $75.34middle half
- $83.86top 10% earn more
Adjusted for prices (BEA regional price parities), California goes furthest: its median buys what $73.18 an hour would at U.S.-average prices.
Every state
| # | State | Median hourly | Middle half | At U.S. prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $81.02 | $70.18–$100.65 | $73.18 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $76.59 | $65.74–$81.99 | $70.39 |
| 3 | Washington | $75.05 | $62.34–$81.49 | $70.13 |
| 4 | Oregon | $74.85 | $64.83–$81.11 | $72.42 |
| 5 | Alaska | $74.60 | $60.62–$82.69 | $72.88 |
| 6 | New York | $73.80 | $63.70–$81.87 | $68.38 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $68.48 | $63.68–$80.82 | $64.75 |
| 8 | Nevada | $67.63 | $52.96–$77.77 | $67.64 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $66.57 | $60.03–$77.26 | $64.25 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $66.13 | $60.11–$74.82 | $63.49 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $66.11 | $59.97–$77.38 | $71.69 |
| 12 | Montana | $65.97 | $59.26–$73.01 | $69.70 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $65.37 | $63.13–$78.58 | $63.91 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $65.33 | $60.33–$77.38 | $59.44 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $65.18 | $59.87–$79.72 | $59.28 |
| 16 | Vermont | $64.78 | $61.22–$75.48 | $66.13 |
| 17 | Arizona | $64.63 | $61.00–$76.82 | $64.20 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $64.13 | $58.91–$73.24 | $73.01 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $64.07 | $53.72–$74.64 | $64.97 |
| 20 | Colorado | $63.91 | $56.93–$72.59 | $62.02 |
| 21 | Idaho | $63.72 | $59.58–$72.88 | $66.73 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $63.56 | $55.97–$68.95 | $68.57 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $63.52 | $56.94–$67.74 | $70.50 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $63.45 | $59.33–$71.14 | $67.43 |
| 25 | Texas | $63.31 | $54.73–$70.99 | $65.23 |
| 26 | Michigan | $63.20 | $56.72–$67.72 | $65.68 |
| 27 | Maryland | $63.03 | $57.53–$70.74 | $60.05 |
| 28 | Delaware | $63.00 | $53.86–$73.58 | $63.12 |
| 29 | Utah | $62.94 | $58.05–$72.57 | $63.66 |
| 30 | Illinois | $62.83 | $54.48–$68.27 | $62.86 |
| 31 | Maine | $62.62 | $58.09–$68.00 | $64.52 |
| 32 | Iowa | $62.58 | $59.00–$68.24 | $71.31 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $62.57 | $53.35–$68.62 | $64.13 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $62.53 | $51.58–$65.20 | $70.29 |
| 35 | Missouri | $62.47 | $57.65–$69.54 | $68.79 |
| 36 | Florida | $62.26 | $54.03–$66.16 | $60.20 |
| 37 | Georgia | $62.22 | $53.06–$67.90 | $64.62 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $62.01 | $54.94–$68.36 | $65.74 |
| 39 | Indiana | $61.94 | $53.52–$65.38 | $66.37 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $61.94 | $52.01–$65.47 | $69.92 |
| 41 | Virginia | $61.45 | $52.49–$67.07 | $60.78 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $61.21 | $52.17–$64.05 | $68.39 |
| 43 | Kansas | $60.89 | $52.14–$64.39 | $67.60 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $60.41 | $50.70–$66.13 | $69.49 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $60.38 | $52.81–$65.20 | $68.45 |
| 46 | Ohio | $60.03 | $51.29–$64.79 | $64.71 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $59.96 | $51.28–$64.43 | $68.96 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $59.28 | $51.89–$63.57 | $63.23 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $59.07 | $51.08–$63.81 | $65.52 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $56.54 | $49.35–$62.66 | $61.54 |
| 51 | Alabama | $50.84 | $47.10–$59.60 | $57.24 |
"At U.S. prices" divides the median by the state's price parity, so a dollar in an expensive state counts for less. Yearly figures elsewhere on these pages use BLS's 2,080 hours.
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Sources for this page
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 SOC 29-1171. Released May 15, 2026. Checked November 10, 2026.
- BLS Handbook of Methods, OEWS annual wage calculation Checked November 10, 2026.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 Values imported 2026-10-11. Checked November 10, 2026.