Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

• Nurse Practitioners in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Nurse Practitioner Career?

• Health Professions
• Nursing
• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• School Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing
• Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

How Many Nurse Practitioners Work in New Jersey?

5,900 people worked as Nurse Practitioners in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,840 Nurse Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,060 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,820 Nurse Practitioners working in it, which means New Jersey has more Nurse Practitioners than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Nurse Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 30.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 36.1%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 440 annual job openings, and 6,690 total jobs in 2026 for Nurse Practitioners in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,400 annual jobs and 211,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Nurse Practitioners Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Nurse Practitioners ranged from $91,260 to $158,390 with $118,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $43.88 to $76.15. The median hourly rate was $56.75.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $56.73 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.02.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Nurse Practitioners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Nurse Practitioners.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	13,470	$122,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,350	$108,470
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	400	$97,380
Trenton, NJ	270	$117,880
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	210	$117,410
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	90	$121,470

Top States for Nurse Practitioners Employment

View the list below to see where most Nurse Practitioners work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	13,710	$118,550
California	13,420	$126,890
Texas	12,020	$108,660
Florida	10,590	$97,270
Ohio	7,510	$101,010
Pennsylvania	7,280	$97,130
Tennessee	7,010	$96,440
Massachusetts	6,200	$119,420
Georgia	6,110	$104,360
New Jersey	5,900	$118,040
Illinois	5,540	$103,760
Indiana	4,780	$102,390
North Carolina	4,760	$101,540
Virginia	4,710	$102,480
Michigan	4,490	$103,210
Missouri	4,390	$98,430
Minnesota	3,880	$115,550
Maryland	3,710	$108,580
Alabama	3,680	$95,010
Arizona	3,510	$111,780

Below are the states where Nurse Practitioners get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$126,890
Hawaii	$123,570
Alaska	$120,100
Massachusetts	$119,420
New York	$118,550
New Jersey	$118,040
Washington	$116,350
Minnesota	$115,550
Connecticut	$115,370
Wyoming	$114,000

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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