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Nursing pay in Washington
Washington pays Nurse Practitioners about $156.1K, 18% above the national median.
Washington pays Nurse Practitioners about $156.1K, 18% above the national median. The national median is about $132.3K.
Upper-quartile Nurse Practitioners pay in Washington is $169.5K. Headcount in the same cell is 6,700.
The nursing list in Washington does not end on that wage. Home Health and Personal Care Aides pays about $47.7K, 33% above the national median, against about $35.8K nationally.
Ranked table
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $156,100 | $169,500 | $132,300 | 1.18 | 6,700 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $124,200 | $134,240 | $97,550 | 1.27 | 69,260 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $83,150 | $93,970 | $64,400 | 1.29 | 6,780 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $49,180 | $57,930 | $42,260 | 1.16 | 30,270 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $47,730 | $48,630 | $35,800 | 1.33 | 103,260 |
Takeaways
- Quote about $156.1K for Nurse Practitioners in Washington.
- For Nurse Practitioners in Washington, that pay is 18% above the national median.
- Nurse Practitioners employment in Washington is 6,700.
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides remains in the Washington brief at about $47.7K.
For recruiters
- Set the Nurse Practitioners offer from the Washington median.
- Put headcount next to the wage.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Washington median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Washington is 4 of 51. A row links to the Washington metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $156,100 is stated as about $156.1K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.18 is stated as 18 percent. $169,500 is stated as about $169.5K. $47,730 is stated as about $47.7K. a comparison of 1.33 is stated as 33 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
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