The agency released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect 2023 information, the most recent available.
Here are the five highest-paying industries for nurse practitioners, along with the average annual salary and average hourly wage they earn:
1. Business support services: $180,570 annual wage; $86.81 hourly wage
2. Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health and substance abuse facilities: $158,140 annual wage; $76.03 hourly wage
3. Business, professional, labor, political and similar organizations: $153,580 annual wage; $73.84 hourly wage
4. Home healthcare services: $146,850 annual wage; $70.60 hourly wage
5. Other ambulatory healthcare services: $144,570 annual wage; $69.51 hourly wage
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