The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $89,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $121,560 | 2.80% | 14.55% |
| 2016 | $118,160 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $113,360 | 6.37% | - |
| 2014 | $106,140 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $104,740 | 0.83% | - |
| 2012 | $103,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,560 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bedford and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham |