Salaries/Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Salary — 2026 Data

Diagnose and treat patients, prescribe medications, and lead primary or specialty care visits. Compare compensation across 50 locations, from entry-level to senior positions.

Location	Entry-Level	Mid-Level	Senior	COL Index
San Francisco	$128K – $165K	$155K – $200K	$189K – $243K	180
New York	$122K – $156K	$147K – $189K	$179K – $230K	170
San Jose	$127K – $163K	$154K – $198K	$188K – $241K	178
Seattle	$116K – $149K	$140K – $181K	$171K – $220K	155
Los Angeles	$109K – $140K	$132K – $170K	$161K – $207K	150
Boston	$112K – $144K	$136K – $175K	$165K – $212K	145
Washington D.C.	$114K – $146K	$138K – $178K	$168K – $216K	150
San Diego	$106K – $137K	$129K – $166K	$157K – $202K	140
Chicago	$100K – $128K	$121K – $155K	$147K – $189K	115
Austin	$103K – $132K	$124K – $160K	$151K – $194K	110
Denver	$100K – $128K	$121K – $155K	$147K – $189K	120
Atlanta	$95K – $122K	$115K – $148K	$140K – $180K	105
Dallas	$95K – $122K	$115K – $148K	$140K – $180K	105
Houston	$94K – $121K	$114K – $147K	$139K – $178K	102
Miami	$100K – $128K	$121K – $155K	$147K – $189K	125
Phoenix	$90K – $116K	$109K – $141K	$133K – $171K	100
Philadelphia	$97K – $124K	$117K – $151K	$143K – $184K	110
Minneapolis	$97K – $124K	$117K – $151K	$143K – $184K	108
Portland	$103K – $132K	$124K – $160K	$151K – $194K	130
San Antonio	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	95
Detroit	$89K – $115K	$108K – $139K	$132K – $169K	95
Raleigh	$93K – $120K	$113K – $145K	$137K – $176K	102
Charlotte	$93K – $120K	$113K – $145K	$137K – $176K	102
Nashville	$94K – $121K	$114K – $147K	$139K – $178K	105
Orlando	$90K – $116K	$109K – $141K	$133K – $171K	102
Tampa	$91K – $117K	$110K – $142K	$134K – $173K	100
Jacksonville	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	98
Salt Lake City	$93K – $120K	$113K – $145K	$137K – $176K	108
Pittsburgh	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	95
Indianapolis	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	95
Columbus	$88K – $113K	$107K – $138K	$130K – $167K	95
Cleveland	$86K – $110K	$104K – $133K	$126K – $162K	92
Cincinnati	$86K – $111K	$105K – $135K	$127K – $164K	94
Kansas City	$89K – $115K	$108K – $139K	$132K – $169K	95
St. Louis	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	92
Milwaukee	$88K – $113K	$107K – $138K	$130K – $167K	94
Baltimore	$95K – $122K	$115K – $148K	$140K – $180K	108
Richmond	$90K – $116K	$109K – $141K	$133K – $171K	100
Virginia Beach	$89K – $115K	$108K – $139K	$132K – $169K	98
Sacramento	$100K – $128K	$121K – $155K	$147K – $189K	125
Las Vegas	$93K – $120K	$113K – $145K	$137K – $176K	108
Oklahoma City	$84K – $107K	$101K – $130K	$123K – $158K	88
Memphis	$84K – $107K	$101K – $130K	$123K – $158K	88
Louisville	$86K – $110K	$104K – $133K	$126K – $162K	90
New Orleans	$87K – $112K	$106K – $136K	$129K – $166K	95
Albuquerque	$86K – $110K	$104K – $133K	$126K – $162K	95
Tucson	$86K – $110K	$104K – $133K	$126K – $162K	95
Buffalo	$86K – $110K	$104K – $133K	$126K – $162K	90
Honolulu	$100K – $128K	$121K – $155K	$147K – $189K	175
Remote (US)	$90K – $116K	$109K – $141K	$133K – $171K	100

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