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50 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-1171” (soc) for Nurse Practitioners. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 839 | 3.7 | $48,845 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| CA | 743 | 3.8 | $64,921 | licence | Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Certific |
| FL | 652 | 4.7 | $57,962 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| NJ | 448 | 4.4 | $51,812 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTIT |
| PA | 441 | 4.7 | $50,975 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| TX | 414 | 6.3 | $64,207 | exam | NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (A |
| IL | 411 | 4.3 | $58,947 | exam | VISITING RESIDENT PERMIT |
| MI | 271 | 5.8 | $53,560 | exam | Medical Doctor, Educational Limited (M; Nurse Practitioner |
| OH | 251 | 5.0 | $46,897 | licence | Registered Nurse |
| GA | 192 | 5.5 | $49,809 | exam | Advanced Practice - CRNA; Advanced Practice - NP |
| MD | 168 | 5.4 | $68,732 | exam | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pra; Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse P |
| AZ | 155 | 5.1 | $61,642 | licence | Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| MA | 144 | 5.0 | $67,598 | exam | NURSE PRACTITIONER (CNP) LICENSE |
| VA | 138 | 4.8 | $66,059 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Licensed |
| CT | 115 | 3.8 | $59,538 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| NC | 108 | 9.4 | $55,669 | exam | Dispensing Nurse Practitioner or Physi; Nurse Practitioner |
| WA | 104 | 4.5 | $53,702 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| UT | 81 | 5.6 | $44,958 | not matched | — |
| IN | 81 | 4.9 | $51,859 | exam | APN Prescriptive Authority |
| MO | 77 | 5.6 | $53,375 | exam | Adult Nurse Practitioner; Adult Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practi |
| TN | 70 | 4.8 | $73,950 | exam | SPECIAL TRAINING DO |
| CO | 70 | 4.6 | $61,505 | exam | Nurse Practitioners |
| OR | 61 | 6.9 | $57,615 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Additional Special; Nurse Practitioner Re-Entry & Limited |
| NV | 55 | 4.3 | $44,064 | not matched | — |
| LA | 54 | 3.8 | $54,279 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| RI | 50 | 4.1 | $72,353 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| SC | 49 | 6.0 | $53,102 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Military MD Limited License |
| AL | 47 | 5.3 | $52,753 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| OK | 38 | 4.5 | $51,942 | exam | Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
| IA | 38 | 4.9 | $69,184 | licence | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| WI | 36 | 5.7 | $55,473 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBER |
| DE | 35 | 4.6 | $70,578 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| KY | 31 | 4.7 | $53,871 | exam | Nurse Anesthetist (APRN); Nurse, Clinical Specialist (APRN) |
| ID | 30 | 5.2 | $42,038 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP |
| NM | 28 | 8.9 | $53,641 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| AR | 28 | 5.4 | $53,627 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: C; Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) |
| KS | 26 | 5.8 | $47,742 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| ME | 21 | 4.4 | $68,828 | exam | Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Pr; Nurse Practitioner, Certified (Advance |
| MN | 18 | 4.2 | $54,720 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Border State Registry |
| NE | 16 | 6.6 | $68,667 | licence | Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP); Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRN |
| HI | 14 | 2.6 | $64,784 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| MT | 13 | 4.0 | $43,327 | exam | Nursing - Advanced Practice Reg Nurse |
| NH | 12 | 5.5 | $68,621 | licence | Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (A |
| WV | 10 | 4.5 | $133,911 | not matched | — |
| DC | 9 | 4.0 | $57,667 | exam | NURSE, PRACTITIONERS |
| AK | 6 | 5.8 | $79,114 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
| WY | 3 | 2.0 | $29,167 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE |
| MS | 3 | 6.0 | $37,833 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| VT | 3 | 2.7 | $55,250 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| SD | 3 | 4.7 | $46,000 | licence | Certified Nurse Practitioner |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.