Nurse practitioners by state
526,759 nurse practitioners are licensed in the US. The 18 states below hold 323,552 of them, 61% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $121,299 in Illinois to $181,278 in California.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 41,417 | 7.9% | $153,561 | 25 |
| California | 38,735 | 7.4% | $181,278 | 35 |
| New York | 34,389 | 6.5% | $158,179 | 25 |
| Ohio | 23,098 | 4.4% | $130,981 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 18,950 | 3.6% | $155,352 | 25 |
| Illinois | 17,562 | 3.3% | $121,299 | 25 |
| Georgia | 17,464 | 3.3% | $150,354 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 16,791 | 3.2% | $135,296 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 16,314 | 3.1% | $135,045 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 15,357 | 2.9% | $149,224 | 25 |
| Virginia | 13,076 | 2.5% | $139,185 | 25 |
| New Jersey | 12,348 | 2.3% | $152,438 | 35 |
| Arizona | 12,016 | 2.3% | $127,920 | 25 |
| Indiana | 11,788 | 2.2% | $128,084 | 35 |
| Washington | 10,460 | 2.0% | $175,736 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 9,289 | 1.8% | $127,775 | 25 |
| Colorado | 8,971 | 1.7% | $148,109 | 25 |
| Oregon | 5,527 | 1.0% | $156,626 | 35 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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