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51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,211 | 15.0 | $69,385 | licence | Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Certific |
| TX | 1,078 | 19.1 | $63,720 | exam | NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (A |
| FL | 863 | 18.0 | $59,242 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| GA | 444 | 15.8 | $58,604 | exam | Advanced Practice - CRNA; Advanced Practice - NP |
| NY | 399 | 21.6 | $69,396 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| AZ | 332 | 23.8 | $56,324 | licence | Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| OH | 298 | 21.7 | $67,028 | licence | Registered Nurse |
| NJ | 292 | 21.1 | $63,151 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTIT |
| MI | 260 | 27.6 | $57,267 | exam | Medical Doctor, Educational Limited (M; Nurse Practitioner |
| IL | 238 | 18.9 | $66,765 | exam | VISITING RESIDENT PERMIT |
| PA | 230 | 25.6 | $68,724 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| NC | 225 | 24.1 | $66,615 | exam | Dispensing Nurse Practitioner or Physi; Nurse Practitioner |
| MD | 219 | 15.0 | $51,685 | exam | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pra; Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse P |
| LA | 215 | 15.4 | $57,106 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| TN | 191 | 19.3 | $56,408 | exam | SPECIAL TRAINING DO |
| OK | 176 | 15.4 | $53,652 | exam | Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
| SC | 173 | 15.7 | $61,427 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Military MD Limited License |
| IN | 169 | 25.7 | $70,845 | exam | APN Prescriptive Authority |
| WA | 159 | 31.4 | $75,939 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| MA | 144 | 31.8 | $69,077 | exam | NURSE PRACTITIONER (CNP) LICENSE |
| OR | 141 | 19.5 | $61,515 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Additional Special; Nurse Practitioner Re-Entry & Limited |
| CO | 140 | 18.7 | $62,272 | exam | Nurse Practitioners |
| VA | 133 | 27.6 | $79,200 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Licensed |
| MO | 132 | 18.0 | $75,916 | exam | Adult Nurse Practitioner; Adult Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practi |
| KY | 105 | 22.3 | $59,040 | exam | Nurse Anesthetist (APRN); Nurse, Clinical Specialist (APRN) |
| UT | 101 | 16.4 | $90,319 | not matched | — |
| NV | 96 | 20.1 | $67,058 | not matched | — |
| AL | 80 | 35.5 | $48,355 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| CT | 78 | 25.8 | $64,809 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| KS | 77 | 16.9 | $61,655 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| ID | 75 | 18.2 | $59,825 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP |
| WI | 72 | 30.7 | $69,054 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBER |
| MS | 72 | 16.4 | $45,834 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| AR | 61 | 18.9 | $53,930 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: C; Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) |
| MN | 52 | 30.2 | $90,259 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Border State Registry |
| NE | 51 | 16.9 | $48,829 | licence | Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP); Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRN |
| NM | 46 | 25.3 | $56,410 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| NH | 41 | 46.1 | $56,938 | licence | Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (A |
| MT | 38 | 23.5 | $61,649 | exam | Nursing - Advanced Practice Reg Nurse |
| DE | 33 | 18.6 | $54,945 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| HI | 30 | 14.2 | $64,169 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| AK | 30 | 16.9 | $92,071 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
| IA | 23 | 24.9 | $64,192 | licence | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| WV | 23 | 9.7 | $69,991 | not matched | — |
| RI | 21 | 25.6 | $55,814 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| WY | 17 | 12.5 | $62,676 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE |
| ND | 11 | 18.1 | $91,884 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (A |
| SD | 10 | 41.0 | $64,941 | licence | Certified Nurse Practitioner |
| VT | 8 | 22.6 | $46,890 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| ME | 6 | 46.0 | $70,192 | exam | Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Pr; Nurse Practitioner, Certified (Advance |
| DC | 4 | 6.2 | $58,240 | exam | NURSE, PRACTITIONERS |
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.