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I’m an FNP-C in Houston area working in Surgery (first assist, preop, and follow up post op care) Salary is 110k (negotiating to 115k), 3weeks pto, 9 paid holidays, 1500 CME/yr, paid DEA, malpractice, 401k without match, 4 day work week (40-50hrs), on-call practically all the time (but only get calls on surgery days 2-3days/week). Overall I’m happy with the work I do. Not sure how my compensation/labor compares to other NPs in Houston.
FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP
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Forbes magazine recently published 2 articles on the best states and the best cities for NPs:
Below is a list of the top-10 highest-paying states for nurse practitioners:
California average nurse practitioner salary: $133,780
Alaska average nurse practitioner salary: $122,880
Massachusetts average nurse practitioner salary: $122,740
New Jersey average nurse practitioner salary: $122,100
New York average nurse practitioner salary: $120,970
Hawaii average nurse practitioner salary: $120,570
Minnesota average nurse practitioner salary: $119,160
Connecticut average nurse practitioner salary: $118,020
Washington average nurse practitioner salary: $117,650
Wyoming average nurse practitioner salary: $116,030
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2019/11/19/nurse-practitioner-salary-state/#395bcaec23cf
Top 50 best paying cities
New Bedford, Massachusetts: $156,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California: $150,790
Spokane-Spokane Valley, Washington: $148,440
Sumter, South Carolina: $145,890
Vallejo-Fairfield, California: $145,400
Leominster-Gardner, Massachusetts: $145,020
Yuma, Arizona: $142,650
Rochester, Minnesota: $142,640
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida: $141,800
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut: $141,460
Salinas, California: $140,610
Homosassa Springs, Florida: $139,610
Modesto, California: $135,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California: $135,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California: $134,700
Springfield, Ohio: $133,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California: $133,710
Prescott, Arizona: $133,110
Fresno, California: $133,090
Alexandria, Louisiana: $132,920
Kingston, New York: $132,740
Longview, Washington: $130,870
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade: $130,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California: $129,770
Fairbanks, Alaska: $129,430
Bakersfield, California: $128,470
Madera, California: $128,070
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah: $127,750
Hattiesburg, Mississippi: $127,250
Redding, California: $126,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California: $126,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey: $126,570
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas: $126,380
Yuba City, California: $125,800
Merced, California: $125,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire: $124,490
Visalia-Porterville, California: $124,320
Stockton-Lodi, California: $124,300
Sioux City, Iowa: $124,130
Las Cruces, New Mexico: $123,670
Honolulu, Hawaii: $123,490
Olympia-Tumwater, Washington: $123,240
Cheyenne, Wyoming: $122,990
Vineland-Bridgeton, New Jersey: $121,830
Wenatchee, Washington: $121,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California: $121,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: $121,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, California: $121,670
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington: $121,590
Worcester, Massachusetts: $120,850
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2019/12/23/nurse-practitioner-salary-city/#cbc88b2231ce