Highest-paying Cities for Nurse Practitioners

The top 100 highest paying cities for nurse practitioners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nurse practitioners in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $210,970, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for nurse practitioners. It is followed by Napa, California (average annual salary $206,130). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nurse practitioners in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Nurse Practitioners

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$210,970	$144,150	1,170
2	Napa, California	$206,130	$143,270	70
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$192,720	$134,740	2,680
4	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$172,840	$107,380	110
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$159,290	$89,270	1,020
6	El Centro, California	$159,220	$112,470	60
7	Yuba City, California	$158,200	$129,290	50
8	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$158,110	$130,580	80
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$157,150	$104,180	2,030
10	Fresno, California	$155,960	$105,340	430
11	Salinas, California	$155,740	$125,120	120
12	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$155,580	$111,750	130
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$155,380	$103,890	6,190
14	Chico, California	$155,220	$104,240	110
15	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$152,930	$105,280	200
16	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$152,680	$106,490	150
17	Modesto, California	$152,100	$94,220	250
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$150,820	$110,610	1,350
19	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$146,470	$107,150	130
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$146,020	$120,430	16,910
21	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$143,890	$96,430	50
22	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$143,860	$93,100	250
23	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$142,400	$124,400	30
24	Carson City, Nevada	$139,950	$106,790	80
25	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$139,930	$99,640	110
26	Stockton, California	$138,960	$100,470	170
27	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$138,160	$96,250	120
28	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$137,840	$95,700	1,920
29	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$137,660	$95,270	100
30	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$137,190	$96,950	720
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$136,170	$116,160	1,100
32	Visalia-Porterville, California	$136,140	$82,770	250
33	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$136,030	$96,820	200
34	Salem, Oregon	$136,000	$103,640	160
35	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$135,880	$100,800	330
36	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$135,760	$82,390	430
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$135,510	$109,420	2,630
38	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$134,710	$58,240	340
39	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$134,670	$119,560	240
40	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$134,480	$105,970	5,310
41	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$134,090	$104,600	60
42	Redding, California	$134,020	$100,910	90
43	Billings, Montana	$133,540	$100,730	120
44	Danbury, Connecticut	$133,460	$102,920	80
45	Wichita Falls, Texas	$133,440	$97,660	170
46	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$132,780	$115,980	420
47	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$132,750	$89,600	30
48	Merced, California	$132,360	$83,200	120
49	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$132,290	$106,280	170
50	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$132,140	$90,620	240
51	Honolulu, Hawaii	$131,980	$80,470	190
52	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$131,790	$99,520	50
53	Grants Pass, Oregon	$131,780	$93,280	40
54	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$131,380	$109,970	110
55	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$131,260	$87,950	90
56	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$131,120	$103,370	150
57	Port St Lucie, Florida	$130,910	$99,460	420
58	Boulder, Colorado	$130,870	$96,150	210
59	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$130,580	$90,910	140
60	Yuma, Arizona	$130,520	$102,300	130
61	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$130,410	$99,510	610
62	Worcester, Massachusetts	$130,400	$105,660	750
63	Springfield, Massachusetts	$130,180	$96,310	650
64	Anchorage, Alaska	$130,140	$83,500	310
65	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$130,090	$102,440	1,260
66	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$130,040	$99,510	720
67	Sioux City, South Dakota	$130,010	$95,960	180
68	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$129,910	$99,900	90
69	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$129,700	$97,270	50
70	Medford, Oregon	$129,670	$116,640	140
71	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$129,430	$84,490	150
72	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$129,370	$83,140	270
73	Lafayette, Louisiana	$129,290	$101,510	440
74	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$129,240	$104,990	1,280
75	Rochester, Minnesota	$129,200	$104,790	1,210
76	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$129,180	$91,520	60
77	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$128,950	$100,630	180
78	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$128,930	$93,040	140
79	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$128,660	$107,840	80
80	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$128,650	$98,610	50
81	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$128,600	$94,640	80
82	New Haven, Connecticut	$128,580	$101,840	480
83	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$128,360	$95,700	230
84	Victoria, Texas	$128,240	$101,850	90
85	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$128,230	$102,320	490
86	Duluth, Wisconsin	$128,230	$104,490	310
87	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$128,150	$101,250	110
88	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$128,010	$97,860	90
89	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$128,010	$90,370	260
90	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$128,000	$102,040	140
91	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$127,980	$103,790	140
92	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$127,920	$91,440	130
93	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$127,870	$104,620	130
94	Corvallis, Oregon	$127,790	$108,460	40
95	Olympia, Washington	$127,680	$97,620	150
96	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$127,540	$100,000	250
97	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$127,530	$91,540	190
98	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$127,530	$100,240	40
99	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$127,510	$79,880	140
100	Ocean City, New Jersey	$127,500	$101,730	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for nurse practitioners.