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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 | 2,811 | 23.6 | $76,004 | licence | Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Certific |
| FL | 1,679 | 14.1 | $67,339 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| TX | 1,549 | 22.5 | $83,429 | exam | NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (A |
| NY | 1,278 | 24.0 | $83,151 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| OH | 732 | 21.2 | $67,636 | licence | Registered Nurse |
| IL | 684 | 21.4 | $81,750 | exam | VISITING RESIDENT PERMIT |
| PA | 658 | 30.3 | $77,792 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| MI | 565 | 28.4 | $61,344 | exam | Medical Doctor, Educational Limited (M; Nurse Practitioner |
| NJ | 506 | 20.0 | $71,585 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTIT |
| AZ | 486 | 25.1 | $69,691 | licence | Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| GA | 476 | 20.5 | $71,996 | exam | Advanced Practice - CRNA; Advanced Practice - NP |
| NC | 442 | 17.1 | $67,634 | exam | Dispensing Nurse Practitioner or Physi; Nurse Practitioner |
| WA | 420 | 32.1 | $76,527 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| CO | 387 | 20.0 | $69,309 | exam | Nurse Practitioners |
| MD | 378 | 15.0 | $71,567 | exam | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pra; Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse P |
| VA | 375 | 21.5 | $98,573 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Licensed |
| MO | 359 | 19.7 | $68,667 | exam | Adult Nurse Practitioner; Adult Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practi |
| TN | 357 | 26.8 | $77,161 | exam | SPECIAL TRAINING DO |
| MA | 351 | 47.4 | $70,073 | exam | NURSE PRACTITIONER (CNP) LICENSE |
| WI | 319 | 39.7 | $117,550 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBER |
| LA | 286 | 17.3 | $69,338 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| IN | 285 | 21.4 | $63,931 | exam | APN Prescriptive Authority |
| AR | 275 | 15.5 | $71,300 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: C; Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) |
| KY | 270 | 16.7 | $71,805 | exam | Nurse Anesthetist (APRN); Nurse, Clinical Specialist (APRN) |
| OR | 264 | 25.9 | $70,947 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Additional Special; Nurse Practitioner Re-Entry & Limited |
| SC | 241 | 17.7 | $68,133 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Military MD Limited License |
| CT | 227 | 24.6 | $68,242 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| MN | 224 | 44.3 | $98,011 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Border State Registry |
| OK | 218 | 18.7 | $67,725 | exam | Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
| UT | 218 | 14.3 | $65,030 | not matched | — |
| NV | 205 | 13.6 | $54,588 | not matched | — |
| NM | 201 | 18.9 | $66,152 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| ID | 188 | 33.5 | $73,561 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP |
| AL | 186 | 42.8 | $106,306 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| WV | 177 | 23.2 | $82,898 | not matched | — |
| KS | 169 | 23.1 | $63,080 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| MS | 134 | 17.4 | $63,550 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| ME | 125 | 26.9 | $66,872 | exam | Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Pr; Nurse Practitioner, Certified (Advance |
| AK | 111 | 37.6 | $83,721 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
| IA | 108 | 20.8 | $65,806 | licence | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| NE | 100 | 78.2 | $98,737 | licence | Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP); Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRN |
| MT | 93 | 15.8 | $73,850 | exam | Nursing - Advanced Practice Reg Nurse |
| DE | 84 | 13.9 | $73,418 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| HI | 81 | 35.1 | $65,797 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| NH | 77 | 74.2 | $118,141 | licence | Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (A |
| RI | 61 | 40.7 | $70,034 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| VT | 52 | 38.0 | $71,386 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| DC | 50 | 45.0 | $76,874 | exam | NURSE, PRACTITIONERS |
| ND | 46 | 64.0 | $72,845 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (A |
| WY | 42 | 10.9 | $58,229 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE |
| SD | 32 | 46.1 | $259,127 | 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.