The average salary for an acute care nurse practitioner in the United States is around $73,300 per year.
Avg Salary
Acute care nurse practitioners earn an average yearly salary of $73,300.
Wages typically start from $52,080 and go up to $111,220.
16% above national average Updated in 2019
Acute care nurse practitioner earnings by seniority
Top-level acute care nurse practitioner earnings begin at:
$53.47 per hour
$111,220 per year
Senior-level acute care nurse practitioner earnings begin at:
$43.64 per hour
$90,760 per year
Mid-level acute care nurse practitioner earnings begin at:
$35.24 per hour
$73,300 per year
Junior-level acute care nurse practitioner earnings begin at:
$28.90 per hour
$60,110 per year
Starting level acute care nurse practitioner earnings begin at:
$25.04 per hour
$52,080 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Acute care nurse practitioner salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $91,220 |
| District of Columbia | $88,800 |
| Alaska | $87,650 |
| Massachusetts | $86,860 |
| New York | $85,300 |
| Nevada | $85,210 |
| New Jersey | $81,820 |
| Connecticut | $79,920 |
| Washington | $79,920 |
| Minnesota | $77,940 |
| Rhode Island | $77,650 |
| Arizona | $75,770 |
| Maryland | $75,660 |
| Illinois | $73,890 |
| Delaware | $73,030 |
| Colorado | $72,870 |
| Texas | $72,000 |
| New Hampshire | $71,640 |
| New Mexico | $71,310 |
| Michigan | $70,590 |
| Wisconsin | $70,150 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,170 |
| Virginia | $68,000 |
| Georgia | $67,870 |
| Idaho | $66,780 |
| Montana | $65,960 |
| Vermont | $65,740 |
| Maine | $65,630 |
| Wyoming | $65,100 |
| Florida | $64,400 |
| Ohio | $64,200 |
| North Dakota | $63,870 |
| Utah | $63,570 |
| North Carolina | $62,940 |
| South Carolina | $62,910 |
| Nebraska | $62,730 |
| Louisiana | $62,400 |
| Indiana | $62,330 |
| Missouri | $62,270 |
| Kentucky | $61,780 |
| Oklahoma | $61,750 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $60,950 |
| West Virginia | $60,890 |
| Tennessee | $60,120 |
| Kansas | $59,680 |
| Arkansas | $59,650 |
| Iowa | $58,170 |
| Alabama | $57,930 |
| South Dakota | $57,510 |
| Mississippi | $57,440 |
| Guam | $57,320 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,800 |
| Hawaii | $105,300 |
| California | $104,410 |
How do acute care nurse practitioner salaries compare to similar careers?
Acute care nurse practitioners earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than nurse educators but more than registered nurses.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Nurse educator salary | $75K |
| Physical therapist salary | $79K |
| Audiologist salary | $78K |
| Nuclear medicine technologist salary | $78K |
| Clinical nurse specialist salary | $73K |
| Acute care nurse practitioner salary | $73K |
| Diagnostic medical sonographer salary | $74K |
| Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary | $73K |
| Orthotist and prosthetist salary | $68K |
| Registered nurse salary | $66K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)