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Nurse Practitioners Salary in Georgia

What Nurse Practitioners earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 29 counties.

Average in GA
$126,137
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
12 of 12
published states
Workers in state
10,980
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
29 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Nurse Practitioners pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Nurse Practitioners in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Meriwether County, GA$132,500$95,243$79,041
2Haralson County, GA$132,500$95,243$78,849
3Butts County, GA$132,500$95,243$77,193
4Lumpkin County, GA$132,500$95,243$75,573
5Morgan County, GA$132,500$95,243$73,605
6Fulton County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
7Gwinnett County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
8Cobb County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
9DeKalb County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
10Clayton County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
11Cherokee County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
12Forsyth County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
13Henry County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
14Paulding County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
15Coweta County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
16Douglas County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
17Carroll County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
18Fayette County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
19Newton County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
20Bartow County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
21Walton County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
22Rockdale County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
23Barrow County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
24Spalding County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805
25Pickens County, GA$132,500$95,243$68,805

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Nurse Practitioners pay in Georgia

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Nurse Practitioners in Georgia is $126,137, based on 10,980 workers. Among the 12 states with published data, that ranks number 12. The BLS national median for the occupation is $132,300, so Georgia averages 4.7% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $132,500.

Cost of living for Nurse Practitioners in Georgia

We compare 29 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $79,041. Heard County, GA leaves the smallest, $68,805. The median wage covers all four basics in 29 of the 29 counties.

Nurse Practitioners in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Nurse Practitioners are California ($175,374), New Jersey ($156,018), New York ($155,661) and New Hampshire ($145,213).

Frequently asked questions: Nurse Practitioners in Georgia

How much do Nurse Practitioners earn in Georgia?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $126,137.

Which Georgia county is best for Nurse Practitioners?

Meriwether County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($79,041). Haralson County, GA follows at $78,849.