Nurse practitioners earned the most in California for each of the past five years.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the average annual salary and mean hourly wage for nurse practitioners, along with the average earnings in the highest-paying state in each year since 2019:
Mean annual wage: $111,840
Mean hourly wage: $53.77
Highest-paying state: California, annual wage of $138,660
Mean annual wage: $114,510; year-over-year increase of $2,670
Mean hourly wage: $55.05
Highest-paying state: California, annual wage of $145,970
Mean annual wage: $118,040; year-over-year increase of $3,530
Mean hourly wage: $56.75
Highest-paying state: California, annual wage of $151,830
Mean annual wage: $124,680; year-over-year increase of $6,640
Mean hourly wage: $59.94
Highest-paying state: California, annual wage of $158,130
Mean annual wage: $128,490; year-over-year increase of $3,810
Mean hourly wage: $61.78
Highest-paying state: California, annual wage of $161,540
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