Nurse Practitioners Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-1171 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Nurse Practitioners in U.S. is $129,210 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $62.12 per hour. 307,390 people work as Nurse Practitioners in U.S.. Wages have grown 36% since 2014, when the median was $95,350.
Median Annual Salary
$129,210
Mean Annual
$132,000
Median Hourly
$62.12
Total Employed
307,390
Salary Distribution
$98k
10th
$110k
25th
$129k
Median
$150k
75th
$170k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Information | $173,100 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $172,800 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $161,030 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $160,330 |
| Offices of Chiropractors | $149,450 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $145,620 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $143,430 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $141,710 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $141,400 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $137,500 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $136,860 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $135,750 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $135,750 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $135,750 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $135,460 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $135,080 |
| Offices of Dentists | $134,990 |
| Individual and Family Services | $134,550 |
| Hospitals | $133,720 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $133,450 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $133,320 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $133,140 |
| Social Assistance | $132,990 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $132,660 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $132,390 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $131,920 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $131,530 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $131,530 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $131,480 |
| Retail Trade | $131,030 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $130,830 |
| Educational Services | $130,830 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $130,200 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $130,200 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $129,440 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $129,440 |
| Personal Care Services | $129,440 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $129,330 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $129,050 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $129,000 |
| Temporary Help Services | $128,830 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $128,820 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $128,750 |
| Employment Services | $128,750 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $128,750 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $128,410 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $128,410 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $128,300 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $128,300 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $127,640 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $126,980 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $126,980 |
| Office Administrative Services | $126,860 |
| Offices of Physicians | $126,840 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $126,790 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $126,790 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $126,790 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $126,460 |
| Educational Services | $126,170 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $126,100 |
| Insurance Carriers | $126,100 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $126,100 |
| Finance and Insurance | $126,100 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $125,530 |
| Other Personal Services | $123,030 |
| Home Health Care Services | $122,990 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $122,040 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $120,370 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $120,180 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $118,630 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $116,350 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $114,820 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $111,810 |
| Manufacturing | $111,500 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $104,740 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $97,660 |
| Wholesale Trade | $97,090 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $86,600 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $86,600 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $82,930 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $82,930 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $129,210 |
| 2023 | $126,260 |
| 2022 | $121,610 |
| 2021 | $120,680 |
| 2020 | $111,680 |
| 2019 | $109,820 |
| 2018 | $107,030 |
| 2017 | $103,880 |
| 2016 | $100,910 |
| 2015 | $98,190 |
| 2014 | $95,350 |
Related Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Jobs in U.S.
Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Family Medicine Physicians | $238,380 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $236,350 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $225,770 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $223,210 |
| Pediatricians, General | $210,130 |
| Dentists, General | $172,790 |