Can a NP make over $100k a year?

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Hey, I'm a high school senior trying to figure out if becoming a Nurse Practitioner is the right thing for me. It may seem like I want to go into a specialty because of the money, but that is not the case. I honestly do care for people and I love to help them. I am just trying to find a profession that I can be very successful at Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Chiropractic, Dentist, Doctor of Optometry. Just a specialty that I can help people and make wonderful money at the same time. Any guidance?

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It depends on what area you live in and what specialty/type of practice you choose, but yes, many NP's make over 100K per year.

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Can you make it in ob/gyn? Are there NPs working in dermatology/medi spas or cosmetic surgery? I would think they might be able to.

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Thank you guys so much for your help! And I do believe that Nure Practitioner is going to be the way that I take! (: Thanks so much again!

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Specializes in SICU, MICU, Med/Surg, ER, Private Duty.

yes..depends where you go.. like where I live absolutely..

in hospitals.. plastic surgery.. clinics..

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Specializes in SICU, MICU, Med/Surg, ER, Private Duty.
Can you make it in ob/gyn? Are there NPs working in dermatology/medi spas or cosmetic surgery? I would think they might be able to.

what role does an np play in medispas and comsmetics?? the liability must be really high...

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none of the actual surgeries of course, but doing clinic work-like fillers, botox, juvaderm, etc I am guessing and that's what I've seen/heard. Kind of what a PA would do in the same clinic. Anyone want to confirm?

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Specializes in Operating room..

We have NP's and PA's that both participate in actual surgeries at our hospital every day. Most of ours work in Ortho/Spine but there are other specialties also. They are employed by the Dr's and scrub in all the cases.

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only if you are good, duh!

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check out nurse anesthetists, I love my job. Not many people even know we exist.

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Our new grad pay for nights is right around $100k. They get standard pay for the position while in orientation then differential when they move to nights.

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I made $96,000 last year in a rural health practice.

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