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Nurse Practitioner Salary
by City (2026)

Provide advanced nursing care including diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing medications. National median: $121K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$121K

Top 10% earn

$175K

Entry level

$100K

Salary growth

+5.2%/yr

Nurse Practitioner salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$140K	$169K	$203K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$135K	$163K	$196K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$133K	$161K	$193K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$132K	$160K	$192K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$132K	$160K	$192K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$130K	$157K	$189K	185	9.3%
Boston, MA	$130K	$157K	$189K	162	5%
Washington, DC	$130K	$157K	$189K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$129K	$156K	$186K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$127K	$154K	$185K	172	9.3%
Los Angeles, CA	$125K	$151K	$181K	163	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$125K	$151K	$181K	165	6.85%
Jersey City, NJ	$125K	$151K	$181K	162	10.75%
Bethesda, MD	$125K	$151K	$181K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$124K	$150K	$180K	162	None ✓
San Diego, CA	$122K	$148K	$177K	148	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$122K	$148K	$177K	150	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$122K	$148K	$177K	155	10.75%
Stamford, CT	$122K	$148K	$177K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$121K	$147K	$176K	155	11%
Santa Ana, CA	$120K	$145K	$173K	150	9.3%
Arlington, VA	$120K	$145K	$174K	148	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$120K	$145K	$174K	192	11%
Anaheim, CA	$119K	$144K	$172K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$119K	$144K	$172K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$118K	$143K	$171K	155	9.3%
Worcester, MA	$118K	$143K	$171K	120	5%
Baltimore, MD	$118K	$143K	$171K	115	5.75%
Anchorage, AK	$118K	$143K	$171K	128	None ✓
Alexandria, VA	$118K	$142K	$171K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$118K	$142K	$171K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$116K	$140K	$168K	140	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$115K	$139K	$167K	128	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$115K	$139K	$167K	138	9.3%
Philadelphia, PA	$115K	$139K	$167K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$115K	$139K	$167K	130	9.9%
Edison, NJ	$115K	$139K	$167K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$115K	$139K	$167K	138	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$112K	$136K	$162K	107	4.95%
Denver, CO	$112K	$136K	$162K	118	4.55%
Hartford, CT	$112K	$136K	$162K	118	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$110K	$133K	$160K	96	None ✓
Miami, FL	$110K	$133K	$160K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$110K	$133K	$160K	128	None ✓
Minneapolis, MN	$110K	$133K	$160K	106	6.8%
New Haven, CT	$109K	$132K	$159K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$109K	$132K	$158K	120	None ✓
Houston, TX	$108K	$131K	$157K	91	None ✓
Plano, TX	$108K	$131K	$157K	105	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$108K	$131K	$157K	99	5.75%
Lowell, MA	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	5%
Durham, NC	$108K	$131K	$157K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$108K	$131K	$157K	102	None ✓
St. Paul, MN	$108K	$131K	$157K	104	6.8%
Gresham, OR	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$108K	$131K	$156K	118	5.99%
Hialeah, FL	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$107K	$129K	$155K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$106K	$128K	$153K	112	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$106K	$128K	$154K	112	4.55%
Fort Collins, CO	$106K	$128K	$153K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$106K	$128K	$153K	112	4.75%
Austin, TX	$105K	$127K	$152K	110	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$105K	$127K	$152K	93	None ✓
Irving, TX	$105K	$127K	$152K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$105K	$127K	$152K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$105K	$127K	$152K	118	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$105K	$127K	$152K	118	2.5%
Raleigh, NC	$105K	$127K	$152K	102	4.75%
Pittsburgh, PA	$105K	$127K	$152K	90	3.07%
Eugene, OR	$105K	$127K	$152K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$105K	$127K	$152K	105	4.85%
Round Rock, TX	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$104K	$126K	$151K	108	6.6%
Stockton, CA	$103K	$125K	$150K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$103K	$125K	$150K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$103K	$125K	$150K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$103K	$125K	$150K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$103K	$125K	$150K	105	5.8%
Carrollton, TX	$102K	$124K	$148K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$102K	$124K	$148K	102	6.75%
San Antonio, TX	$102K	$123K	$148K	87	None ✓
Arlington, TX	$102K	$123K	$148K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$102K	$123K	$148K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$102K	$123K	$148K	102	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$102K	$123K	$148K	100	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$102K	$123K	$148K	100	4.75%
Rochester, MN	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$101K	$123K	$147K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$101K	$122K	$146K	98	7.15%
Bakersfield, CA	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	9.3%
Orlando, FL	$100K	$121K	$145K	100	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	4.95%
Chandler, AZ	$100K	$121K	$145K	105	2.5%
Glendale, AZ	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$100K	$121K	$145K	98	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	3.07%
Madison, WI	$100K	$121K	$145K	102	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$100K	$121K	$145K	102	None ✓
Reno, NV	$100K	$121K	$145K	108	None ✓
Provo, UT	$100K	$121K	$145K	100	4.85%
North Charleston, SC	$100K	$121K	$144K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$99K	$119K	$143K	92	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$98K	$119K	$142K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$98K	$119K	$142K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$98K	$119K	$142K	93	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$98K	$119K	$142K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$98K	$119K	$142K	98	2.5%
Athens, GA	$99K	$119K	$143K	92	5.75%
Virginia Beach, VA	$98K	$119K	$142K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$98K	$119K	$142K	90	3.99%
Milwaukee, WI	$98K	$119K	$142K	90	5.3%
Duluth, MN	$99K	$119K	$143K	92	6.8%
Charleston, SC	$98K	$119K	$142K	105	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$99K	$119K	$143K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$99K	$119K	$143K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	4.95%
Sterling Heights, MI	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	5.3%
Fargo, ND	$98K	$118K	$142K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$97K	$117K	$141K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	None ✓
Spokane, WA	$96K	$116K	$139K	95	None ✓
Colorado Springs, CO	$96K	$116K	$139K	102	4.55%
Winston-Salem, NC	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	4.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$96K	$116K	$139K	88	3.99%
Detroit, MI	$96K	$116K	$139K	82	4.25%
Warren, MI	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	4.25%
Kansas City, MO	$96K	$116K	$139K	90	5.3%
St. Louis, MO	$96K	$116K	$139K	86	5.3%
Independence, MO	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$96K	$116K	$139K	88	3.23%
Louisville, KY	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	5%
Lafayette, LA	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$96K	$116K	$139K	85	4.9%
Corpus Christi, TX	$95K	$115K	$138K	84	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$95K	$115K	$138K	88	6.85%
Pueblo, CO	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	3.99%
South Bend, IN	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	3.23%
Huntsville, AL	$95K	$115K	$138K	88	5%
Mobile, AL	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$95K	$115K	$138K	92	6%
Des Moines, IA	$95K	$115K	$138K	88	4.82%
Davenport, IA	$95K	$115K	$138K	82	4.82%
Omaha, NE	$95K	$115K	$138K	88	5.84%
Killeen, TX	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$94K	$114K	$137K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$94K	$113K	$136K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$92K	$112K	$134K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$92K	$112K	$134K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$92K	$112K	$134K	75	6.5%
El Paso, TX	$92K	$111K	$133K	82	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$92K	$111K	$133K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$92K	$111K	$133K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$92K	$111K	$133K	82	None ✓
Grand Rapids, MI	$92K	$111K	$133K	90	4.25%
Birmingham, AL	$92K	$111K	$133K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$92K	$111K	$133K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$92K	$111K	$133K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$92K	$111K	$133K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$92K	$111K	$133K	88	5.9%
Lubbock, TX	$90K	$109K	$131K	78	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$90K	$109K	$131K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$90K	$109K	$131K	80	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$90K	$109K	$131K	82	5.7%
Laredo, TX	$88K	$106K	$128K	76	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$88K	$106K	$128K	82	4.9%

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Nurse Practitioner Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Nurse Practitioner is $121,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $100,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $145,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Nurse Practitioners nationally earn $175,000+.

Education and requirements

Master's or DNP; APRN licensure. This role is 15% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Nurse Practitioner compensation is growing at 5.2% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Nurse Practitioners significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Nurse Practitioner salary FAQ

How much does a Nurse Practitioner make?

The median Nurse Practitioner salary in the US is $121,000 per year — about $58/hour. Most earn between $100,000 (25th percentile) and $145,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Nurse Practitioner?

Entry-level Nurse Practitioner positions typically start around $100,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Nurse Practitioners earn?

The top 10% of Nurse Practitioners earn $175,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Nurse Practitioners the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Nurse Practitioner salary at $169K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Nurse Practitioner salaries going up?

Yes — Nurse Practitioner pay is growing about 5.2% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Nurse Practitioner Salaryby City (2026)