Which cities paid the most money to nurse practitioners in the United States? Which cities paid the least amount of money to nurse practitioners? In this article, you can sort through all available salary and income data for nurse practitioners in major cities (including metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas) in the United States.
This data is based on the latest nurse practitioner salary statistics (May 2020) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2021 [1,2]. See more healthcare salaries.
Highest and Lowest Paying Cities for Nurse Practitioners
The nurse practitioner salary map below will give you a quick sense of the areas that paid the highest and lowest salary average, with no data available for the white areas.
The highest paying city and surrounding area for nurse practitioners was the Vallejo –Fairfield, CA area, which paid an average salary of $188,070 and an hourly wage of $90.42. The San Francisco – Oakland – Hayward, CA area was the second highest paying area for nurse practitioners, offering a salary average of $177,800 and hourly pay of $85.48.
The lowest paying area reported in the United States was the Brunswick, GA area, which paid an average salary of $71,730 and hourly pay of $34.49. Punta Gorda, FL was a close second, paying an average salary of $72,120 and hourly pay of $34.67.
Nurse Practitioner Salary Averages for All Cities (Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas)
The salary data below includes all of the cities (metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data is sorted from highest annual salary to lowest annual salary.
Again, these are only averages, and you could earn more or less than these amounts in these areas, depending on factors such as your specialty, experience, and so forth.
| City / Area | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 200 | n/a | n/a |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 90 | n/a | n/a |
| Sebring, FL | 30 | n/a | n/a |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 160 | $90.42 | $188,070 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 2,080 | $85.48 | $177,800 |
| Salinas, CA | 70 | $74.67 | $155,310 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 970 | $73.67 | $153,240 |
| Napa, CA | 40 | $73.39 | $152,640 |
| Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA | 880 | $71.23 | $148,150 |
| New Bedford, MA | 110 | $70.92 | $147,510 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,590 | $70.20 | $146,020 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 140 | $70.07 | $145,740 |
| Yuba City, CA | 40 | $69.75 | $145,080 |
| El Centro, CA | 40 | $69.69 | $144,950 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 200 | $69.14 | $143,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 4,550 | $68.64 | $142,770 |
| Redding, CA | 80 | $68.59 | $142,670 |
| Modesto, CA | 190 | $68.23 | $141,920 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 240 | $68.19 | $141,830 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 110 | $67.57 | $140,540 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 130 | $67.54 | $140,490 |
| Longview, WA | 40 | $67.10 | $139,560 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 40 | $66.97 | $139,290 |
| Merced, CA | 60 | $66.24 | $137,780 |
| Fresno, CA | 540 | $66.08 | $137,440 |
| Reno, NV | 190 | $65.83 | $136,920 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 440 | $65.78 | $136,820 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL | – | $65.64 | $136,540 |
| Yuma, AZ | 90 | $65.05 | $135,300 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | 50 | $64.71 | $134,600 |
| Madera, CA | 100 | $64.65 | $134,470 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA | 30 | $64.50 | $134,170 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 13,760 | $64.12 | $133,380 |
| Medford, OR | 120 | $63.49 | $132,050 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 160 | $63.00 | $131,050 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 230 | $62.72 | $130,470 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 160 | $62.45 | $129,890 |
| Sumter, SC | 40 | $62.35 | $129,690 |
| Kingston, NY | 50 | $62.25 | $129,480 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,490 | $62.00 | $128,960 |
| Chico, CA | 80 | $61.88 | $128,710 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $61.86 | $128,680 |
| Grants Pass, OR | 40 | $61.50 | $127,910 |
| Abilene, TX | 170 | $61.42 | $127,760 |
| Waterbury, CT | 140 | $61.38 | $127,680 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 80 | $61.19 | $127,280 |
| Williamsport, PA | – | $61.15 | $127,180 |
| Trenton, NJ | 300 | $61.11 | $127,110 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 170 | $61.08 | $127,040 |
| Boise City, ID | 410 | $61.02 | $126,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 4,950 | $61.03 | $126,930 |
| Carson City, NV | 90 | $60.97 | $126,810 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $60.94 | $126,750 |
| Danbury, CT | 40 | $60.85 | $126,560 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $60.80 | $126,470 |
| Laredo, TX | 90 | $60.76 | $126,370 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 90 | $60.73 | $126,330 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 100 | $60.72 | $126,290 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 1,990 | $60.63 | $126,120 |
| Eugene, OR | 120 | $60.63 | $126,100 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | 160 | $60.54 | $125,920 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 3,520 | $60.48 | $125,810 |
| Bloomington, IL | 100 | $60.36 | $125,560 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 110 | $60.07 | $124,940 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 200 | $59.79 | $124,350 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 150 | $59.62 | $124,010 |
| Salem, OR | 200 | $59.39 | $123,530 |
| Midland, TX | 90 | $59.36 | $123,470 |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $59.27 | $123,280 |
| Farmington, NM | 50 | $59.25 | $123,240 |
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $59.21 | $123,160 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 90 | $59.19 | $123,110 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 50 | $59.17 | $123,060 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 300 | $59.11 | $122,950 |
| West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 200 | $58.95 | $122,610 |
| New Haven, CT | 310 | $58.84 | $122,390 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 90 | $58.75 | $122,210 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | 150 | $58.66 | $122,020 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $58.66 | $122,010 |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | 160 | $58.50 | $121,680 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $58.44 | $121,550 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 300 | $58.43 | $121,520 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | – | $58.34 | $121,350 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 160 | $58.32 | $121,310 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 120 | $58.20 | $121,050 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 30 | $58.17 | $120,990 |
| Beckley, WV | 50 | $58.15 | $120,960 |
| Charleston, WV | 280 | $58.13 | $120,910 |
| Prescott, AZ | 120 | $58.08 | $120,810 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 120 | $58.07 | $120,790 |
| Tucson, AZ | 710 | $58.06 | $120,760 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 230 | $58.05 | $120,750 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 560 | $58.01 | $120,660 |
| Lafayette, LA | 300 | $57.96 | $120,560 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $57.95 | $120,540 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 110 | $57.94 | $120,510 |
| Boulder, CO | 160 | $57.93 | $120,500 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $57.90 | $120,420 |
| Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $57.86 | $120,350 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 30 | $57.80 | $120,230 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 230 | $57.80 | $120,220 |
| Billings, MT | 130 | $57.73 | $120,070 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 60 | $57.72 | $120,070 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,510 | $57.69 | $120,000 |
| Anchorage, AK | 360 | $57.67 | $119,950 |
| Waco, TX | 130 | $57.55 | $119,710 |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | 60 | $57.44 | $119,470 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 160 | $57.43 | $119,460 |
| Bloomington, IN | 100 | $57.38 | $119,350 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 350 | $57.30 | $119,190 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 80 | $57.29 | $119,160 |
| Peoria, IL | 300 | $57.24 | $119,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 3,170 | $57.17 | $118,920 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4,150 | $57.15 | $118,860 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 100 | $57.05 | $118,660 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 180 | $57.04 | $118,640 |
| Morristown, TN | 70 | $57.02 | $118,610 |
| Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 310 | $57.02 | $118,600 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 140 | $57.01 | $118,590 |
| Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 100 | $56.98 | $118,510 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA | 100 | $56.95 | $118,450 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 190 | $56.94 | $118,440 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1,420 | $56.89 | $118,330 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 790 | $56.87 | $118,290 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | 90 | $56.87 | $118,280 |
| Corvallis, OR | 70 | $56.86 | $118,270 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $56.85 | $118,240 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 140 | $56.85 | $118,240 |
| Rockford, IL | 250 | $56.78 | $118,100 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $56.68 | $117,890 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 230 | $56.64 | $117,820 |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $56.62 | $117,760 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 350 | $56.59 | $117,700 |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $56.57 | $117,660 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 110 | $56.53 | $117,590 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 60 | $56.53 | $117,580 |
| Manchester, NH | 200 | $56.43 | $117,380 |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 130 | $56.37 | $117,240 |
| Columbus, IN | 50 | $56.34 | $117,200 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 250 | $56.24 | $116,980 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $56.20 | $116,900 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 880 | $56.19 | $116,880 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 80 | $56.18 | $116,860 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA | 160 | $56.16 | $116,820 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,320 | $56.13 | $116,740 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2,140 | $56.03 | $116,550 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 270 | $56.02 | $116,530 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 140 | $56.02 | $116,520 |
| Coeur d’Alene, ID | 70 | $55.97 | $116,420 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 460 | $55.95 | $116,380 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,430 | $55.93 | $116,330 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 90 | $55.91 | $116,300 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN | 40 | $55.91 | $116,290 |
| Reading, PA | 250 | $55.84 | $116,150 |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $55.77 | $116,010 |
| Wausau, WI | 140 | $55.76 | $115,970 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 220 | $55.75 | $115,960 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | 320 | $55.70 | $115,850 |
| Elmira, NY | 60 | $55.69 | $115,840 |
| Gainesville, FL | 170 | $55.68 | $115,810 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 940 | $55.54 | $115,520 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $55.49 | $115,410 |
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 290 | $55.43 | $115,300 |
| San Angelo, TX | 80 | $55.41 | $115,260 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 80 | $55.37 | $115,170 |
| Springfield, IL | 330 | $55.34 | $115,110 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $55.30 | $115,020 |
| Tulsa, OK | 410 | $55.24 | $114,890 |
| Akron, OH | 590 | $55.02 | $114,440 |
| Racine, WI | 90 | $55.02 | $114,440 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 80 | $55.01 | $114,420 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 130 | $55.01 | $114,420 |
| Yakima, WA | 100 | $55.01 | $114,420 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 310 | $54.99 | $114,370 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 150 | $54.98 | $114,350 |
| Dover, DE | 90 | $54.95 | $114,290 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 80 | $54.89 | $114,170 |
| Rochester, MN | – | $54.84 | $114,080 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | 200 | $54.72 | $113,810 |
| Alexandria, LA | 170 | $54.71 | $113,790 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $54.69 | $113,760 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $54.68 | $113,740 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 320 | $54.67 | $113,720 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 880 | $54.58 | $113,530 |
| Decatur, IL | – | $54.58 | $113,520 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $54.56 | $113,480 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $54.50 | $113,370 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 90 | $54.47 | $113,290 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $54.44 | $113,230 |
| Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 50 | $54.42 | $113,190 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 560 | $54.37 | $113,090 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 860 | $54.31 | $112,950 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | 120 | $54.29 | $112,930 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 250 | $54.29 | $112,930 |
| El Paso, TX | 380 | $54.21 | $112,760 |
| Green Bay, WI | 260 | $54.20 | $112,740 |
| Muskegon, MI | 70 | $54.19 | $112,710 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 1,470 | $54.13 | $112,590 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 30 | $54.13 | $112,590 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | – | $54.07 | $112,470 |
| Dubuque, IA | 80 | $53.99 | $112,290 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | 110 | $53.97 | $112,260 |
| Longview, TX | 140 | $53.96 | $112,240 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 440 | $53.94 | $112,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 4,760 | $53.85 | $112,010 |
| Iowa City, IA | 260 | $53.85 | $112,010 |
| Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $53.84 | $111,990 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,100 | $53.82 | $111,950 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 370 | $53.82 | $111,950 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 2,240 | $53.80 | $111,910 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 620 | $53.78 | $111,870 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,360 | $53.78 | $111,850 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 90 | $53.78 | $111,850 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 120 | $53.72 | $111,750 |
| Kankakee, IL | 100 | $53.67 | $111,640 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 930 | $53.64 | $111,580 |
| Toledo, OH | 600 | $53.62 | $111,530 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | 520 | $53.61 | $111,510 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1,980 | $53.59 | $111,460 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 400 | $53.58 | $111,440 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 400 | $53.57 | $111,420 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 40 | $53.51 | $111,300 |
| Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 110 | $53.51 | $111,290 |
| Raleigh, NC | 640 | $53.49 | $111,260 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 160 | $53.47 | $111,220 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 370 | $53.47 | $111,220 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 320 | $53.40 | $111,070 |
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 100 | $53.39 | $111,060 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 170 | $53.33 | $110,930 |
| Syracuse, NY | 550 | $53.33 | $110,920 |
| Greenville, NC | 110 | $53.32 | $110,900 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 120 | $53.31 | $110,890 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 50 | $53.30 | $110,870 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 230 | $53.29 | $110,850 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 300 | $53.26 | $110,770 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 830 | $53.25 | $110,760 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 40 | $53.23 | $110,720 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,910 | $53.19 | $110,650 |
| Hammond, LA | 190 | $53.18 | $110,610 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1,530 | $53.15 | $110,560 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | 60 | $53.14 | $110,520 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR | 140 | $53.13 | $110,510 |
| Dayton, OH | 740 | $53.10 | $110,450 |
| Madison, WI | 430 | $53.08 | $110,410 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 390 | $53.08 | $110,400 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 560 | $53.06 | $110,370 |
| Binghamton, NY | 190 | $53.06 | $110,370 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1,090 | $53.06 | $110,370 |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 250 | $53.04 | $110,320 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,220 | $53.02 | $110,290 |
| Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $53.01 | $110,260 |
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 480 | $53.00 | $110,240 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 80 | $52.99 | $110,210 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 120 | $52.96 | $110,160 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 2,140 | $52.91 | $110,050 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 60 | $52.89 | $110,010 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 150 | $52.88 | $109,990 |
| Muncie, IN | 100 | $52.87 | $109,980 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | 250 | $52.85 | $109,920 |
| Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 40 | $52.80 | $109,830 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 200 | $52.78 | $109,790 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 200 | $52.78 | $109,780 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 200 | $52.74 | $109,700 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 70 | $52.71 | $109,630 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 230 | $52.66 | $109,540 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,480 | $52.62 | $109,440 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 60 | $52.55 | $109,300 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 210 | $52.53 | $109,270 |
| Casper, WY | 90 | $52.49 | $109,170 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 200 | $52.48 | $109,160 |
| Salisbury, MD-DE | 280 | $52.45 | $109,100 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | 420 | $52.41 | $109,010 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 420 | $52.40 | $108,990 |
| Missoula, MT | 100 | $52.32 | $108,820 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $52.31 | $108,810 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $52.28 | $108,730 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 840 | $52.27 | $108,730 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 330 | $52.25 | $108,690 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $52.25 | $108,680 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,290 | $52.22 | $108,620 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $52.21 | $108,610 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $52.22 | $108,610 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,180 | $52.20 | $108,570 |
| Great Falls, MT | 50 | $52.19 | $108,550 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 170 | $52.18 | $108,540 |
| Jackson, MS | 960 | $52.18 | $108,530 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $52.16 | $108,490 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 40 | $52.15 | $108,470 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 110 | $52.14 | $108,450 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 150 | $52.11 | $108,400 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $52.10 | $108,360 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 230 | $52.09 | $108,340 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 340 | $52.09 | $108,340 |
| Topeka, KS | 290 | $52.09 | $108,340 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 200 | $52.06 | $108,290 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1,760 | $52.06 | $108,280 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 310 | $52.06 | $108,280 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 110 | $52.02 | $108,210 |
| Bangor, ME | 210 | $51.98 | $108,120 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 150 | $51.97 | $108,090 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $51.97 | $108,090 |
| Odessa, TX | 50 | $51.87 | $107,900 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 260 | $51.79 | $107,730 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 160 | $51.79 | $107,720 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 130 | $51.76 | $107,670 |
| Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $51.74 | $107,620 |
| Bismarck, ND | 80 | $51.73 | $107,590 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 830 | $51.72 | $107,580 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 170 | $51.71 | $107,550 |
| Kokomo, IN | 40 | $51.66 | $107,460 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $51.66 | $107,460 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 130 | $51.63 | $107,390 |
| Montgomery, AL | 230 | $51.62 | $107,380 |
| Hinesville, GA | – | $51.58 | $107,280 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 360 | $51.52 | $107,160 |
| Bellingham, WA | 60 | $51.51 | $107,140 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 570 | $51.51 | $107,140 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 4,740 | $51.48 | $107,090 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 230 | $51.47 | $107,070 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 490 | $51.46 | $107,040 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 210 | $51.42 | $106,950 |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $51.38 | $106,880 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $51.34 | $106,780 |
| Jackson, MI | – | $51.33 | $106,760 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 260 | $51.32 | $106,740 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 60 | $51.28 | $106,660 |
| New Bern, NC | 50 | $51.24 | $106,580 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 400 | $51.20 | $106,500 |
| Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 170 | $51.20 | $106,490 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME | 100 | $51.18 | $106,450 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 580 | $51.15 | $106,400 |
| Monroe, LA | 120 | $51.11 | $106,310 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 220 | $51.10 | $106,280 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 310 | $51.07 | $106,230 |
| Burlington, NC | 60 | $51.02 | $106,120 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | – | $50.92 | $105,910 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,090 | $50.88 | $105,840 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 130 | $50.88 | $105,830 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY | 100 | $50.88 | $105,820 |
| Joplin, MO | 150 | $50.83 | $105,720 |
| Lima, OH | 90 | $50.76 | $105,590 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $50.70 | $105,460 |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 130 | $50.67 | $105,390 |
| Flint, MI | 220 | $50.66 | $105,380 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,790 | $50.66 | $105,360 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 250 | $50.64 | $105,340 |
| St. George, UT | 160 | $50.60 | $105,240 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $50.59 | $105,230 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 70 | $50.51 | $105,050 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 300 | $50.49 | $105,020 |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $50.35 | $104,730 |
| Spartanburg, SC | – | $50.35 | $104,730 |
| Lancaster, PA | 360 | $50.33 | $104,690 |
| Amarillo, TX | 220 | $50.28 | $104,580 |
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA | 250 | $50.26 | $104,540 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 470 | $50.24 | $104,490 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 440 | $50.23 | $104,480 |
| Roanoke, VA | 280 | $50.23 | $104,480 |
| Asheville, NC | 430 | $50.22 | $104,470 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 60 | $50.22 | $104,450 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 440 | $50.21 | $104,440 |
| Ithaca, NY | 150 | $50.17 | $104,360 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $50.13 | $104,270 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 130 | $50.05 | $104,100 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 290 | $49.97 | $103,940 |
| Staunton-Waynesboro, VA | 150 | $49.97 | $103,930 |
| Valdosta, GA | 160 | $49.95 | $103,890 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 190 | $49.94 | $103,870 |
| Erie, PA | 90 | $49.93 | $103,850 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $49.93 | $103,850 |
| Pueblo, CO | 130 | $49.92 | $103,830 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 140 | $49.91 | $103,820 |
| Florence, SC | 200 | $49.89 | $103,770 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,620 | $49.88 | $103,750 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,010 | $49.86 | $103,710 |
| Ocala, FL | 240 | $49.86 | $103,700 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 130 | $49.85 | $103,680 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 50 | $49.82 | $103,630 |
| Owensboro, KY | 140 | $49.79 | $103,560 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 110 | $49.73 | $103,440 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 260 | $49.72 | $103,420 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 270 | $49.66 | $103,290 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | – | $49.61 | $103,190 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 70 | $49.58 | $103,130 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 490 | $49.57 | $103,110 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 280 | $49.55 | $103,070 |
| State College, PA | 90 | $49.56 | $103,070 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL | 150 | $49.55 | $103,060 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 160 | $49.49 | $102,950 |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $49.49 | $102,940 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 90 | $49.47 | $102,910 |
| Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $49.48 | $102,910 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,850 | $49.43 | $102,820 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 310 | $49.36 | $102,670 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 280 | $49.31 | $102,570 |
| Lawton, OK | 50 | $49.21 | $102,350 |
| Grand Island, NE | 30 | $49.20 | $102,330 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 1,340 | $49.13 | $102,180 |
| Wilmington, NC | 160 | $49.12 | $102,160 |
| Lubbock, TX | 240 | $49.11 | $102,150 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 700 | $49.08 | $102,100 |
| Mansfield, OH | 70 | $49.08 | $102,090 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 290 | $49.05 | $102,020 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 300 | $49.03 | $101,970 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 530 | $48.94 | $101,790 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 860 | $48.87 | $101,650 |
| Macon, GA | 330 | $48.82 | $101,540 |
| Lincoln, NE | 310 | $48.76 | $101,410 |
| Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 90 | $48.74 | $101,390 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $48.72 | $101,340 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 40 | $48.70 | $101,300 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 700 | $48.69 | $101,280 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 180 | $48.68 | $101,250 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 260 | $48.64 | $101,160 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $48.62 | $101,130 |
| Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 230 | $48.59 | $101,060 |
| Saginaw, MI | 150 | $48.59 | $101,060 |
| Rome, GA | 90 | $48.53 | $100,950 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 460 | $48.52 | $100,920 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 70 | $48.50 | $100,880 |
| Panama City, FL | 100 | $48.50 | $100,880 |
| Altoona, PA | 90 | $48.43 | $100,730 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 190 | $48.37 | $100,610 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 110 | $48.36 | $100,590 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 400 | $48.32 | $100,500 |
| Cleveland, TN | 100 | $48.26 | $100,380 |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 680 | $48.18 | $100,210 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | 380 | $48.12 | $100,090 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2,320 | $48.09 | $100,020 |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $48.03 | $99,900 |
| Huntsville, AL | 630 | $48.01 | $99,850 |
| Gainesville, GA | 160 | $47.95 | $99,740 |
| Rapid City, SD | 100 | $47.94 | $99,720 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 200 | $47.92 | $99,670 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1,220 | $47.86 | $99,550 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $47.79 | $99,410 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | – | $47.77 | $99,350 |
| Lebanon, PA | 30 | $47.72 | $99,260 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 260 | $47.69 | $99,190 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 160 | $47.68 | $99,180 |
| Appleton, WI | 180 | $47.60 | $99,010 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,210 | $47.56 | $98,930 |
| Decatur, AL | 90 | $47.54 | $98,890 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 90 | $47.48 | $98,750 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,080 | $47.47 | $98,750 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 3,140 | $47.40 | $98,590 |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 150 | $47.22 | $98,230 |
| Wichita, KS | 420 | $47.21 | $98,190 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 60 | $47.16 | $98,100 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 630 | $47.10 | $97,970 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 370 | $46.96 | $97,680 |
| Lawrence, KS | 80 | $46.88 | $97,510 |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $46.85 | $97,450 |
| Dalton, GA | 120 | $46.83 | $97,410 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 200 | $46.79 | $97,320 |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | $46.76 | $97,270 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $46.74 | $97,210 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 250 | $46.69 | $97,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 3,620 | $46.65 | $97,030 |
| East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 140 | $46.62 | $96,970 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 30 | $46.55 | $96,820 |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 110 | $46.54 | $96,810 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 290 | $46.53 | $96,790 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 170 | $46.41 | $96,540 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 260 | $46.41 | $96,520 |
| Morgantown, WV | 120 | $46.33 | $96,370 |
| Columbia, SC | 560 | $46.29 | $96,290 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 490 | $46.26 | $96,220 |
| Tyler, TX | 140 | $46.18 | $96,050 |
| Johnson City, TN | 370 | $46.10 | $95,900 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 350 | $46.09 | $95,860 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 150 | $46.05 | $95,780 |
| Springfield, OH | 30 | $45.97 | $95,630 |
| Columbia, MO | 200 | $45.97 | $95,620 |
| Savannah, GA | 280 | $45.78 | $95,220 |
| Pocatello, ID | 50 | $45.57 | $94,780 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 170 | $45.53 | $94,710 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 50 | $45.47 | $94,580 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 30 | $45.40 | $94,440 |
| Johnstown, PA | 90 | $45.36 | $94,350 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 410 | $45.01 | $93,620 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | – | $44.96 | $93,510 |
| Dothan, AL | 170 | $44.95 | $93,500 |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | 220 | $44.73 | $93,040 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 440 | $44.04 | $91,610 |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 120 | $43.77 | $91,030 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 310 | $43.76 | $91,020 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC | 100 | $43.66 | $90,820 |
| Mobile, AL | 300 | $43.45 | $90,380 |
| Springfield, MO | 510 | $43.26 | $89,980 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 70 | $43.02 | $89,480 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA | 90 | $43.01 | $89,470 |
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 210 | $42.80 | $89,030 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 80 | $41.99 | $87,340 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 300 | $41.86 | $87,060 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | 80 | $41.59 | $86,510 |
| Jackson, TN | 230 | $41.58 | $86,480 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 50 | $41.28 | $85,860 |
| Gadsden, AL | 40 | $39.13 | $81,390 |
| Albany, GA | 170 | $37.96 | $78,950 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 150 | $34.67 | $72,120 |
| Brunswick, GA | 30 | $34.49 | $71,730 |
Works Cited:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Nurse Practitioners, May 2020 [www.bls.gov/]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2020 OEWS Maps, Employment of Nurse Practitioners, by state, May 2020, accessed 08/25/2021, [https://www.bls.gov/]