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Nurse Practitioners Salary in Massachusetts

What Nurse Practitioners earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$143,338
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
5 of 12
published states
Workers in state
9,480
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Nurse Practitioners pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$147,480$104,582$67,052Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$147,480$104,582$69,416
2Essex County, MA$147,480$104,582$68,696
3Middlesex County, MA$147,480$104,582$67,052
4Norfolk County, MA$147,480$104,582$65,468
5Suffolk County, MA$147,480$104,582$65,420

Nurse Practitioners pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts is $143,338, based on 9,480 workers. Among the 12 states with published data, that ranks number 5. The BLS national median for the occupation is $132,300, so Massachusetts averages 8.3% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $147,480.

Cost of living for Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $69,416. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $65,420. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 Massachusetts

How much do Nurse Practitioners earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $143,338.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Nurse Practitioners?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($69,416). Essex County, MA follows at $68,696.