How much does a nurse practitioner earn?
Nurse practitioners are well paid, especially if they have advanced qualifications and dexterity.
A study done in 2020 by the BLS showed that nurse practitioners earned a median salary of $111,680 in the United States. However, the salary you earn depends on your workplace, experience, and specialty. For instance, nurses who work in outpatient care centers get a higher than average annual salary.
Location is also a big factor, nurse practitioners in California make the highest annual salary in the country, which is an average of $145,970, as of 2020, according to the BLS and nurse practitioners in Tennessee earn slightly lower salaries earning an average of $99,370, as of 2020.
You should know that the BLS puts nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners in the same category because they all coordinate patient care and may provide primary and specialty healthcare.