Nurse Practitioners Salary in the US
A nurse practitioners earns a national median of $132,300 a year (mean $137,300) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #59 of 825.
How much does a nurse practitioners earn in the US?
A nurse practitioners in the United States earns a median of $132,300 a year (mean $137,300), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 160% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 323,040 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1171), ranked #59 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$132,300
per year
Mean
$137,300
per year
Employment
323,040
US workers
National rank
#59
of 825 by median
What a nurse practitioners earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nurse practitioners (SOC 29-1171) earns a median annual wage of $132,300 and a mean (average) of $137,300. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse practitioners earn more and half earn less — and is 160% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nurse practitioners in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nurse practitioners is $132,300, and the mean (average) is $137,300. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse practitioners earn more and half earn less.
- How does nurse practitioners pay compare to the US average?
- At $132,300, a nurse practitioners earns 160% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nurse practitioners are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 323,040 nurse practitioners employed nationally (SOC 29-1171), across all industries.
- Where does this nurse practitioners salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1171. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1171 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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