29 Series · SOC 29-1171
Nurse Practitioners Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $132,300
- Median / year
- $174,420
- Top 10% earn
- +40.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 323,040
- US workers
Nurse Practitioners earn a median of $132,300 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $132,300, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $101,340 (10th percentile) to $174,420 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 323,040 US workers. California pays the most ($168,520), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Nurse Practitioners earn a median of $132,300, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 93% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #30 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 40.1% by 2033.
- $132,300
- Median annual wage
- Top 7%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #30 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $168,520. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171) pays a national median of $132,300 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $101,340 at the 10th percentile to $174,420 at the 90th, with a mean of $137,300 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 323,040 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 517 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +40.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 29,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $168,520, which is +27% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $231,560 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 323,040 jobs Median $132,300/yr
Median Salary
$132,300
per year
Median Hourly
$63.61/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$137,300
average
Employment
323,040
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Nurse Practitioners pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$132,300 Top 7% higher than 93% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Nurse Practitioners; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Nurse Practitioners sits on the faster-growing side at +40.1% growth and $132,300 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+40.1%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
29,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Nurse Practitioners roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.1
Active Listening 4.1
Critical Thinking 4.1
Complex Problem Solving 4.1
Writing 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Active Learning 4.0
Monitoring 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Judgment and Decision Making 4.0
Knowledge Areas
Medicine and Dentistry 4.8
English Language 4.3
Biology 4.2
Psychology 4.2
Customer and Personal Service 4.1
Therapy and Counseling 4.0
Education and Training 3.8
Sociology and Anthropology 3.6
Mathematics 3.6
Chemistry 3.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- ▸ Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- ▸ Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- ▸ Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- ▸ Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
- ▸ Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
- ▸ Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
- ▸ Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- ▸ Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- ▸ Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$101,340
25th Percentile
$117,990
Median
$132,300
75th Percentile
$156,700
90th Percentile
$174,420
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $168,520 | +27% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $159,310 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $156,100 | +18% above national |
| 4 | Oregon | $155,680 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Alaska | $155,170 | +17% above national |
| 6 | New York | $153,510 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $142,440 | +8% above national |
| 8 | Nevada | $140,670 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $138,470 | +5% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $137,550 | +4% above national |
| 11 | New Mexico | $137,520 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Montana | $137,210 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $135,970 | +3% above national |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $135,880 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $135,570 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Vermont | $134,740 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $134,420 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Oklahoma | $133,390 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $133,260 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Colorado | $132,930 | same as national |
| 21 | Idaho | $132,540 | same as national |
| 22 | Wyoming | $132,200 | same as national |
| 23 | Nebraska | $132,130 | same as national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $131,980 | same as national |
| 25 | Texas | $131,670 | same as national |
| 26 | Michigan | $131,450 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Maryland | $131,110 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Delaware | $131,040 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Utah | $130,920 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Illinois | $130,680 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $130,260 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Iowa | $130,160 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $130,140 | 2% below national |
| 34 | North Dakota | $130,070 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Missouri | $129,930 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Florida | $129,510 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $129,430 | 2% below national |
| 38 | North Carolina | $128,990 | 3% below national |
| 39 | South Dakota | $128,840 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $128,830 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Virginia | $127,810 | 3% below national |
| 42 | West Virginia | $127,320 | 4% below national |
| 43 | Kansas | $126,650 | 4% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $125,660 | 5% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $125,600 | 5% below national |
| 46 | Ohio | $124,870 | 6% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $124,730 | 6% below national |
| 48 | South Carolina | $123,290 | 7% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $122,870 | 7% below national |
| 50 | Guam | $118,670 | 10% below national |
| 51 | Tennessee | $117,590 | 11% below national |
| 52 | Alabama | $105,750 | 20% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $231,560 | +75% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $219,080 | +66% above national |
| 3 | Vallejo, CA | $182,370 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $176,270 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $174,670 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Modesto, CA | $173,380 | +31% above national |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $172,010 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $169,920 | +28% above national |
| 9 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $169,820 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $168,540 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $167,190 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Chico, CA | $167,080 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $167,040 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Fresno, CA | $166,570 | +26% above national |
| 15 | Salinas, CA | $166,090 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $165,580 | +25% above national |
| 17 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $165,580 | +25% above national |
| 18 | Yuba City, CA | $165,020 | +25% above national |
| 19 | El Centro, CA | $164,700 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $164,210 | +24% above national |
| 21 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $163,860 | +24% above national |
| 22 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $163,340 | +23% above national |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $162,950 | +23% above national |
| 24 | Salem, OR | $162,600 | +23% above national |
| 25 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $161,470 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Redding, CA | $160,480 | +21% above national |
| 27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $160,090 | +21% above national |
| 28 | Visalia, CA | $159,430 | +21% above national |
| 29 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $159,150 | +20% above national |
| 30 | Bend, OR | $159,100 | +20% above national |
| 31 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $158,890 | +20% above national |
| 32 | Merced, CA | $158,750 | +20% above national |
| 33 | Anchorage, AK | $157,430 | +19% above national |
| 34 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $156,990 | +19% above national |
| 35 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $156,470 | +18% above national |
| 36 | Medford, OR | $155,580 | +18% above national |
| 37 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $155,460 | +18% above national |
| 38 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $153,630 | +16% above national |
| 39 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $151,740 | +15% above national |
| 40 | Kingston, NY | $151,370 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Vineland, NJ | $149,230 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $148,960 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $148,800 | +12% above national |
| 44 | Grants Pass, OR | $148,160 | +12% above national |
| 45 | Bellingham, WA | $147,890 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $147,890 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $147,480 | +11% above national |
| 48 | Midland, TX | $146,610 | +11% above national |
| 49 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $145,950 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $145,550 | +10% above national |
| 51 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $145,000 | +10% above national |
| 52 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $144,450 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $144,300 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Santa Fe, NM | $144,250 | +9% above national |
| 55 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $144,210 | +9% above national |
| 56 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $144,060 | +9% above national |
| 57 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $143,790 | +9% above national |
| 58 | Ann Arbor, MI | $143,580 | +9% above national |
| 59 | Albany, OR | $143,510 | +8% above national |
| 60 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $143,450 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $143,330 | +8% above national |
| 62 | Charlottesville, VA | $142,950 | +8% above national |
| 63 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $142,350 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $141,990 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $141,790 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $141,530 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $141,160 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Albuquerque, NM | $140,950 | +7% above national |
| 69 | New Haven, CT | $140,880 | +6% above national |
| 70 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $140,250 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $140,150 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $140,020 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Bozeman, MT | $139,990 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $139,930 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Barnstable Town, MA | $139,840 | +6% above national |
| 76 | St. George, UT | $139,590 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $139,480 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Tulsa, OK | $139,460 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $139,330 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Bloomington, IL | $139,190 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Billings, MT | $139,050 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Binghamton, NY | $139,030 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $138,980 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Yakima, WA | $138,860 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Boulder, CO | $138,820 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Elmira, NY | $138,700 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $138,670 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Mankato, MN | $138,580 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Springfield, MA | $138,460 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $138,350 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $138,320 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $138,120 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $137,420 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Reno, NV | $137,360 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $137,100 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Ithaca, NY | $136,980 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Pittsfield, MA | $136,730 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Corvallis, OR | $136,650 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Duluth, MN-WI | $136,530 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Helena, MT | $136,420 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $136,310 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $136,300 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $136,270 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $136,140 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $136,030 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $136,000 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $135,930 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Utica-Rome, NY | $135,790 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $135,700 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $135,630 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $135,570 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $135,530 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $135,520 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Reading, PA | $135,390 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $135,200 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $135,170 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $135,160 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $135,140 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Worcester, MA | $135,120 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $134,950 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Roanoke, VA | $134,920 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Cheyenne, WY | $134,890 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $134,840 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $134,730 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $134,590 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $134,560 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $134,550 | +2% above national |
| 128 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $134,470 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $134,390 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $134,350 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $134,350 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $134,310 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $134,310 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Gainesville, FL | $134,270 | +1% above national |
| 135 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $134,130 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $134,040 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Lancaster, PA | $133,940 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $133,900 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $133,890 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $133,860 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $133,860 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Corpus Christi, TX | $133,810 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Glens Falls, NY | $133,810 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Jacksonville, FL | $133,810 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Omaha, NE-IA | $133,760 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $133,750 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $133,500 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $133,440 | +1% above national |
| 149 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $133,400 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Oklahoma City, OK | $133,390 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $133,370 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $133,260 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $133,130 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Logan, UT-ID | $133,110 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Madison, WI | $133,080 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $133,080 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $133,050 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Lawton, OK | $132,940 | same as national |
| 159 | Topeka, KS | $132,740 | same as national |
| 160 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $132,670 | same as national |
| 161 | Boise City, ID | $132,610 | same as national |
| 162 | Eau Claire, WI | $132,530 | same as national |
| 163 | Gettysburg, PA | $132,510 | same as national |
| 164 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $132,500 | same as national |
| 165 | Tyler, TX | $132,490 | same as national |
| 166 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $132,300 | same as national |
| 167 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $132,260 | same as national |
| 168 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $132,230 | same as national |
| 169 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $132,230 | same as national |
| 170 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $132,220 | same as national |
| 171 | Kenosha, WI | $132,210 | same as national |
| 172 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $132,200 | same as national |
| 173 | Syracuse, NY | $132,010 | same as national |
| 174 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $131,990 | same as national |
| 175 | Las Cruces, NM | $131,990 | same as national |
| 176 | Burlington, NC | $131,980 | same as national |
| 177 | Fond du Lac, WI | $131,980 | same as national |
| 178 | Sheboygan, WI | $131,880 | same as national |
| 179 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $131,770 | same as national |
| 180 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $131,740 | same as national |
| 181 | York-Hanover, PA | $131,700 | same as national |
| 182 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $131,660 | same as national |
| 183 | Missoula, MT | $131,650 | same as national |
| 184 | Twin Falls, ID | $131,640 | same as national |
| 185 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $131,600 | 1% below national |
| 186 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $131,580 | 1% below national |
| 187 | St. Cloud, MN | $131,520 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $131,500 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Bangor, ME | $131,460 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $131,460 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $131,450 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $131,450 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $131,410 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $131,340 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $131,180 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $131,140 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $131,110 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $130,990 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $130,980 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Greeley, CO | $130,950 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Winston-Salem, NC | $130,840 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Minot, ND | $130,820 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Cleveland, OH | $130,800 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $130,760 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Winchester, VA-WV | $130,700 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $130,680 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Pueblo, CO | $130,650 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $130,640 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $130,630 | 1% below national |
| 210 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $130,500 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $130,460 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Greenville, NC | $130,430 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $130,400 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $130,390 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Walla Walla, WA | $130,380 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $130,330 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Great Falls, MT | $130,330 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $130,310 | 2% below national |
| 219 | Wichita Falls, TX | $130,310 | 2% below national |
| 220 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $130,240 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $130,240 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Springfield, IL | $130,200 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Bismarck, ND | $130,140 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Fargo, ND-MN | $130,070 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $130,010 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $130,000 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Colorado Springs, CO | $129,950 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $129,890 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $129,860 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $129,780 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Yuma, AZ | $129,770 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Wausau, WI | $129,720 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $129,720 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $129,670 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Dubuque, IA | $129,620 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $129,600 | 2% below national |
| 237 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $129,590 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Victoria, TX | $129,580 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $129,500 | 2% below national |
| 240 | Jackson, MI | $129,460 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $129,450 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $129,360 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $129,350 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Tucson, AZ | $129,340 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $129,270 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Charleston, WV | $129,260 | 2% below national |
| 247 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $129,250 | 2% below national |
| 248 | Longview, TX | $129,210 | 2% below national |
| 249 | San Angelo, TX | $129,180 | 2% below national |
| 250 | Abilene, TX | $129,120 | 2% below national |
| 251 | Baton Rouge, LA | $129,070 | 2% below national |
| 252 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $129,070 | 2% below national |
| 253 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $129,060 | 2% below national |
| 254 | Appleton, WI | $129,030 | 2% below national |
| 255 | Iowa City, IA | $129,030 | 2% below national |
| 256 | Ogden, UT | $129,000 | 2% below national |
| 257 | Columbia, MO | $128,930 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Peoria, IL | $128,920 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Waco, TX | $128,920 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Flagstaff, AZ | $128,870 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Lebanon, PA | $128,790 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Owensboro, KY | $128,780 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $128,770 | 3% below national |
| 264 | Jefferson City, MO | $128,710 | 3% below national |
| 265 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $128,710 | 3% below national |
| 266 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $128,700 | 3% below national |
| 267 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $128,680 | 3% below national |
| 268 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $128,640 | 3% below national |
| 269 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $128,530 | 3% below national |
| 270 | Lake Charles, LA | $128,460 | 3% below national |
| 271 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $128,380 | 3% below national |
| 272 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $128,350 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Kankakee, IL | $128,320 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Idaho Falls, ID | $128,260 | 3% below national |
| 275 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $128,250 | 3% below national |
| 276 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $128,150 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $128,150 | 3% below national |
| 278 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $128,140 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $128,130 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Morgantown, WV | $128,130 | 3% below national |
| 281 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $128,130 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $128,120 | 3% below national |
| 283 | Rochester, NY | $128,110 | 3% below national |
| 284 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $128,060 | 3% below national |
| 285 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $128,050 | 3% below national |
| 286 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $127,940 | 3% below national |
| 287 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $127,930 | 3% below national |
| 288 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $127,920 | 3% below national |
| 289 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $127,840 | 3% below national |
| 290 | Bay City, MI | $127,830 | 3% below national |
| 291 | Richmond, VA | $127,820 | 3% below national |
| 292 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $127,800 | 3% below national |
| 293 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $127,780 | 3% below national |
| 294 | Asheville, NC | $127,770 | 3% below national |
| 295 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $127,760 | 3% below national |
| 296 | Rockford, IL | $127,720 | 3% below national |
| 297 | Niles, MI | $127,700 | 3% below national |
| 298 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $127,660 | 4% below national |
| 299 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $127,610 | 4% below national |
| 300 | Ames, IA | $127,600 | 4% below national |
| 301 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $127,590 | 4% below national |
| 302 | Green Bay, WI | $127,540 | 4% below national |
| 303 | Lexington Park, MD | $127,460 | 4% below national |
| 304 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $127,400 | 4% below national |
| 305 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $127,380 | 4% below national |
| 306 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $127,330 | 4% below national |
| 307 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $127,190 | 4% below national |
| 308 | Bloomington, IN | $127,120 | 4% below national |
| 309 | El Paso, TX | $127,110 | 4% below national |
| 310 | Lubbock, TX | $127,100 | 4% below national |
| 311 | Akron, OH | $127,090 | 4% below national |
| 312 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $127,090 | 4% below national |
| 313 | Fort Wayne, IN | $127,050 | 4% below national |
| 314 | Farmington, NM | $126,900 | 4% below national |
| 315 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $126,880 | 4% below national |
| 316 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $126,850 | 4% below national |
| 317 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $126,820 | 4% below national |
| 318 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $126,820 | 4% below national |
| 319 | Jonesboro, AR | $126,760 | 4% below national |
| 320 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $126,710 | 4% below national |
| 321 | Odessa, TX | $126,690 | 4% below national |
| 322 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $126,680 | 4% below national |
| 323 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $126,670 | 4% below national |
| 324 | Lawrence, KS | $126,650 | 4% below national |
| 325 | Joplin, MO-KS | $126,640 | 4% below national |
| 326 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $126,620 | 4% below national |
| 327 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $126,620 | 4% below national |
| 328 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $126,550 | 4% below national |
| 329 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $126,460 | 4% below national |
| 330 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $126,450 | 4% below national |
| 331 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $126,430 | 4% below national |
| 332 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $126,360 | 4% below national |
| 333 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $126,340 | 5% below national |
| 334 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $126,330 | 5% below national |
| 335 | Rochester, MN | $126,270 | 5% below national |
| 336 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $126,240 | 5% below national |
| 337 | Kokomo, IN | $126,220 | 5% below national |
| 338 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $126,220 | 5% below national |
| 339 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $126,210 | 5% below national |
| 340 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $126,180 | 5% below national |
| 341 | Gainesville, GA | $126,120 | 5% below national |
| 342 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $126,110 | 5% below national |
| 343 | Flint, MI | $126,020 | 5% below national |
| 344 | Columbus, IN | $125,780 | 5% below national |
| 345 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $125,780 | 5% below national |
| 346 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $125,740 | 5% below national |
| 347 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $125,730 | 5% below national |
| 348 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $125,720 | 5% below national |
| 349 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $125,710 | 5% below national |
| 350 | Grand Island, NE | $125,690 | 5% below national |
| 351 | Pocatello, ID | $125,690 | 5% below national |
| 352 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $125,660 | 5% below national |
| 353 | Springfield, MO | $125,630 | 5% below national |
| 354 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $125,590 | 5% below national |
| 355 | Salisbury, MD | $125,550 | 5% below national |
| 356 | Punta Gorda, FL | $125,460 | 5% below national |
| 357 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $125,460 | 5% below national |
| 358 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $125,390 | 5% below national |
| 359 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $125,300 | 5% below national |
| 360 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $125,290 | 5% below national |
| 361 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $125,030 | 5% below national |
| 362 | Wilmington, NC | $124,990 | 6% below national |
| 363 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $124,930 | 6% below national |
| 364 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $124,920 | 6% below national |
| 365 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $124,800 | 6% below national |
| 366 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $124,800 | 6% below national |
| 367 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $124,800 | 6% below national |
| 368 | Beckley, WV | $124,790 | 6% below national |
| 369 | Jackson, MS | $124,730 | 6% below national |
| 370 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $124,680 | 6% below national |
| 371 | Battle Creek, MI | $124,630 | 6% below national |
| 372 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $124,600 | 6% below national |
| 373 | Columbus, OH | $124,580 | 6% below national |
| 374 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $124,530 | 6% below national |
| 375 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $124,530 | 6% below national |
| 376 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $124,520 | 6% below national |
| 377 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $124,520 | 6% below national |
| 378 | State College, PA | $124,470 | 6% below national |
| 379 | Lincoln, NE | $124,440 | 6% below national |
| 380 | Springfield, OH | $124,440 | 6% below national |
| 381 | Ocala, FL | $124,430 | 6% below national |
| 382 | Monroe, LA | $124,340 | 6% below national |
| 383 | Paducah, KY-IL | $124,200 | 6% below national |
| 384 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $124,190 | 6% below national |
| 385 | Rapid City, SD | $124,160 | 6% below national |
| 386 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $124,070 | 6% below national |
| 387 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $123,970 | 6% below national |
| 388 | Traverse City, MI | $123,910 | 6% below national |
| 389 | Williamsport, PA | $123,830 | 6% below national |
| 390 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $123,780 | 6% below national |
| 391 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $123,770 | 6% below national |
| 392 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $123,770 | 6% below national |
| 393 | Saginaw, MI | $123,580 | 7% below national |
| 394 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $123,540 | 7% below national |
| 395 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $123,530 | 7% below national |
| 396 | Evansville, IN | $123,450 | 7% below national |
| 397 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $123,410 | 7% below national |
| 398 | Hammond, LA | $123,350 | 7% below national |
| 399 | Alexandria, LA | $123,080 | 7% below national |
| 400 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $123,070 | 7% below national |
| 401 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $123,010 | 7% below national |
| 402 | Goldsboro, NC | $122,950 | 7% below national |
| 403 | Hot Springs, AR | $122,940 | 7% below national |
| 404 | Dover, DE | $122,930 | 7% below national |
| 405 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $122,900 | 7% below national |
| 406 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $122,890 | 7% below national |
| 407 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $122,550 | 7% below national |
| 408 | Muncie, IN | $122,490 | 7% below national |
| 409 | Harrisonburg, VA | $122,340 | 8% below national |
| 410 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $122,320 | 8% below national |
| 411 | Erie, PA | $122,100 | 8% below national |
| 412 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $122,040 | 8% below national |
| 413 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $122,020 | 8% below national |
| 414 | Florence, SC | $121,930 | 8% below national |
| 415 | Mansfield, OH | $121,870 | 8% below national |
| 416 | Casper, WY | $121,810 | 8% below national |
| 417 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $121,810 | 8% below national |
| 418 | Toledo, OH | $121,780 | 8% below national |
| 419 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $121,720 | 8% below national |
| 420 | Warner Robins, GA | $121,540 | 8% below national |
| 421 | Columbus, GA-AL | $121,530 | 8% below national |
| 422 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $121,470 | 8% below national |
| 423 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $121,450 | 8% below national |
| 424 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $121,430 | 8% below national |
| 425 | Fayetteville, NC | $121,410 | 8% below national |
| 426 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $121,390 | 8% below national |
| 427 | Laredo, TX | $121,360 | 8% below national |
| 428 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $121,330 | 8% below national |
| 429 | Sandusky, OH | $121,230 | 8% below national |
| 430 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $121,230 | 8% below national |
| 431 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $121,170 | 8% below national |
| 432 | Spartanburg, SC | $121,120 | 8% below national |
| 433 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $121,050 | 9% below national |
| 434 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $120,970 | 9% below national |
| 435 | Lafayette, LA | $120,930 | 9% below national |
| 436 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $120,880 | 9% below national |
| 437 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $120,870 | 9% below national |
| 438 | Grand Junction, CO | $120,710 | 9% below national |
| 439 | Lynchburg, VA | $120,710 | 9% below national |
| 440 | Jacksonville, NC | $120,700 | 9% below national |
| 441 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $120,680 | 9% below national |
| 442 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $120,510 | 9% below national |
| 443 | Terre Haute, IN | $120,370 | 9% below national |
| 444 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $120,360 | 9% below national |
| 445 | Lima, OH | $120,350 | 9% below national |
| 446 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $120,270 | 9% below national |
| 447 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $120,060 | 9% below national |
| 448 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $120,050 | 9% below national |
| 449 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $120,010 | 9% below national |
| 450 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $119,990 | 9% below national |
| 451 | Altoona, PA | $119,930 | 9% below national |
| 452 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $119,910 | 9% below national |
| 453 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $119,640 | 10% below national |
| 454 | Pittsburgh, PA | $119,630 | 10% below national |
| 455 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $119,280 | 10% below national |
| 456 | Amarillo, TX | $119,150 | 10% below national |
| 457 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $119,130 | 10% below national |
| 458 | Columbia, SC | $118,470 | 10% below national |
| 459 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $118,470 | 10% below national |
| 460 | Savannah, GA | $118,410 | 10% below national |
| 461 | Albany, GA | $118,370 | 11% below national |
| 462 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $118,370 | 11% below national |
| 463 | Dalton, GA | $118,330 | 11% below national |
| 464 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $118,210 | 11% below national |
| 465 | Rocky Mount, NC | $117,880 | 11% below national |
| 466 | Tallahassee, FL | $117,880 | 11% below national |
| 467 | Chambersburg, PA | $117,780 | 11% below national |
| 468 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $117,670 | 11% below national |
| 469 | Valdosta, GA | $117,400 | 11% below national |
| 470 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $117,400 | 11% below national |
| 471 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $116,480 | 12% below national |
| 472 | Monroe, MI | $116,260 | 12% below national |
| 473 | Wichita, KS | $116,100 | 12% below national |
| 474 | Johnstown, PA | $115,950 | 12% below national |
| 475 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $115,860 | 12% below national |
| 476 | Elizabethtown, KY | $115,540 | 13% below national |
| 477 | Manhattan, KS | $115,350 | 13% below national |
| 478 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $115,160 | 13% below national |
| 479 | Enid, OK | $115,030 | 13% below national |
| 480 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $114,890 | 13% below national |
| 481 | Sebring, FL | $114,870 | 13% below national |
| 482 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $114,380 | 14% below national |
| 483 | Hattiesburg, MS | $113,300 | 14% below national |
| 484 | Bowling Green, KY | $112,970 | 15% below national |
| 485 | Rome, GA | $112,970 | 15% below national |
| 486 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $112,350 | 15% below national |
| 487 | Sumter, SC | $112,080 | 15% below national |
| 488 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $110,860 | 16% below national |
| 489 | Decatur, IL | $110,820 | 16% below national |
| 490 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $110,660 | 16% below national |
| 491 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $110,460 | 17% below national |
| 492 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $109,990 | 17% below national |
| 493 | Knoxville, TN | $109,740 | 17% below national |
| 494 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $109,300 | 17% below national |
| 495 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $108,500 | 18% below national |
| 496 | Jackson, TN | $108,260 | 18% below national |
| 497 | Decatur, AL | $107,760 | 19% below national |
| 498 | Birmingham, AL | $107,700 | 19% below national |
| 499 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $107,650 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Cleveland, TN | $107,360 | 19% below national |
| 501 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $107,000 | 19% below national |
| 502 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $105,880 | 20% below national |
| 503 | Dothan, AL | $105,730 | 20% below national |
| 504 | Morristown, TN | $105,560 | 20% below national |
| 505 | Montgomery, AL | $105,050 | 21% below national |
| 506 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $104,970 | 21% below national |
| 507 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $104,910 | 21% below national |
| 508 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $104,410 | 21% below national |
| 509 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $103,910 | 21% below national |
| 510 | Huntsville, AL | $103,900 | 21% below national |
| 511 | Gadsden, AL | $103,700 | 22% below national |
| 512 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $103,530 | 22% below national |
| 513 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $103,510 | 22% below national |
| 514 | Mobile, AL | $103,480 | 22% below national |
| 515 | Johnson City, TN | $102,430 | 23% below national |
| 516 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $101,220 | 23% below national |
| 517 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $101,040 | 24% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Nurse Practitioners make? ▼
The median annual salary for Nurse Practitioners is $132,300 ($63.61/hour). The salary range spans from $101,340 at the 10th percentile to $174,420 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Nurse Practitioners the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Nurse Practitioners at $168,520/year, which is +27% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Nurse Practitioners? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Nurse Practitioners is Master's degree.
How dangerous is being a Nurse Practitioners? ▼
Nurse Practitioners has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Nurse Practitioners a good career? ▼
Employment for Nurse Practitioners is projected to grow 40.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 29,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Nurse Practitioners pay vary by state? ▼
Nurse Practitioners salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $168,520/year, while South Carolina pays the least at $123,290/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Nurse Practitioners? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Nurse Practitioners is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $231,560/year. BLS reports wage data for 517 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Nurse Practitioners pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $156,700/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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