The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nurse practitioners in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $93,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $93,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,420 | 14.37% | 24.90% |
| 2021 | $104,830 | 0.56% | - |
| 2020 | $104,240 | 3.79% | - |
| 2019 | $100,290 | 4.86% | - |
| 2018 | $95,420 | 1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $94,170 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $92,450 | -4.64% | - |
| 2015 | $96,740 | 6.06% | - |
| 2014 | $90,880 | -2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $93,450 | 1.62% | - |
| 2012 | $91,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,420 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |