Nurse practitioners in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area have the highest average annual salary of any metropolitan area in the U.S. for the profession, making $223,530 per year.
Nine out of the 10 metropolitan areas where nurse practitioners earn the most are in California.
Across the U.S., nurse practitioners earn an average of $132,000 each year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated compensation data for nurse practitioners April 2 to reflect 2024 information.
Here are the 10 metropolitan areas where nurse practitioners have the highest mean annual salary:
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.: $223,530
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.: $208,480
- Napa, Calif.: $202,690
- Vallejo, Calif.: $184,590
- Monroe, Mich.: $179,250
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, Calif.: $168,790
- Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.: $168,180
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, Calif.: $167,590
- Salinas, Calif.: $167,400
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, Calif.: $166,600
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