Pediatric nurse practitioner salary

pedspnp · Aug 16, 2010

Where in Louisaina are you, I live in Illinois and work in a rural area and my salry is close to 80,000 a year I am a PNP also

pedspnp · Aug 16, 2010

http://nurse-practitioners.advanceweb.com/editorial/content/editorial.aspx?cc=105177&CP=4 try this link to get an idea of salary but it looks like 120,000 is unrealalistic unless you count in bonuses and benefits that may get you close to 100,000

jyoung3197 · Aug 16, 2010

I am not from the area you are asking about, but I think 120,000 is possible but difficult if you are working in a pediatric office. I am a pediatric NP and made 136,000 last year and 90,000 the previous year all depends on productivity bonuses. Ask about productivity contracts. It's possible to get close to your amount.

Wed03 · Aug 16, 2010

In Hammond, Louisiana

pedspnp · Aug 17, 2010

I am not from the area you are asking about, but I think 120,000 is possible but difficult if you are working in a pediatric office. I am a pediatric NP and made 136,000 last year and 90,000 the previous year all depends on productivity bonuses. Ask about productivity contracts. It's possible to get close to your amount.

where do you work

jyoung3197 · Aug 17, 2010

Florida, in a very busy pediatric office, this is including productivity bonuses which can vary $0-20,000 or higher every three months.

pedspnp · Aug 17, 2010

Florida, in a very busy pediatric office, this is including productivity bonuses which can vary $0-20,000 or higher every three months.

I just started in my job in february, took over for a md who had left 8 months prior and the corporation did not do any advertising, I am now seeing about 16 pts a day I get scheduled for 20 but at least 4 no show or cancel so for any thing I do over 16 pts a day i get $10 per pt over the 16 i see, my base is 38 an hour plus cmes and 25.000for a a year for a 2 year commitment to pay back student loan so i come in at just over 104,000 a year but that does not include my productivity bonus

JeanettePNP, MSN, RN, NP · Oct 4, 2011

I am bumping an old thread, but according to NAPNAP stats, no PNP anywhere in the country makes over $100K. That doesn't seem right to me so I'm checking over here. Maybe these are old stats, or NAPNAP members just don't make good salaries.

RNGO4IT · Oct 4, 2011

Hello, those stats are outdated...even the gov't VA system which pays less than the private sector the pay in MI tops out at 109,000. It would be even higher in NY, Chicago, Nevada and CA to name a few

gatherswool · Oct 7, 2011

Actually, those are NAPNAP's stats for 2009-2010, so pretty recent. Bear in mind that the median salary for a pediatrician is just $148,000. Pediatric pay is notoriously less than other areas -- hence higher pay for seeing adults in the VA.

I live in the northeast, where nursing salaries are notoriously high but NP salaries are pretty milquetoast. I know very few NPs making over 100K, and they're all adult acute or family -- the PNPs here seem to gross more along the lines of $80-90k.

BUT -- there's good(ish) news. Many, if not most, PNPs work part time. That also impacts salaries, since they're usually calculated on a per-year basis and not hourly. There's a big difference between making $90K working 40 hours a week (=$43/hour) and making $90K working 30 hours a week (=$57/hour).

Sad but true: peds just doesn't pay. Hopefully a little thing like $20-40K a year won't stop you from pursuing the best job in the whole world, though! :redbeathe

JeanettePNP, MSN, RN, NP · Oct 7, 2011

Well, that's kinda disappointing, that peds is the lowest paying specialty. But what can I do, I just couldn't see myself doing anything else.