The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $94,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,600.
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 | $107,740 | 3.55% | 21.91% |
| 2021 | $103,920 | -3.84% | - |
| 2020 | $107,910 | 6.06% | - |
| 2019 | $101,370 | 7.17% | - |
| 2018 | $94,100 | 5.90% | - |
| 2017 | $88,550 | -1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $90,280 | -10.71% | - |
| 2015 | $99,950 | 10.38% | - |
| 2014 | $89,580 | 4.66% | - |
| 2013 | $85,410 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $84,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,740 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.