Industries with Fastest Nurse Practitioners Salary Growth

These industries raised Nurse Practitioners salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

43
Industries with Growth
+35.3%
Highest Growth
+19.5%
Average Growth
3
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Nurse Practitioners salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 43 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Elementary and Secondary Schools $59,510 $80,500 +$20,990 +35.3%
2 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $120,070 $160,330 +$40,260 +33.5%
3 Offices of Chiropractors $112,000 $149,450 +$37,450 +33.4%
4 Social Advocacy Organizations $78,750 $104,740 +$25,990 +33.0%
5 Scientific Research and Development Services $110,150 $143,430 +$33,280 +30.2%
6 Individual and Family Services $104,580 $134,550 +$29,970 +28.7%
7 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $110,290 $141,710 +$31,420 +28.5%
8 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $105,670 $135,750 +$30,080 +28.5%
9 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $109,810 $140,400 +$30,590 +27.9%
10 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $106,280 $135,750 +$29,470 +27.7%
11 Social Assistance $107,350 $132,990 +$25,640 +23.9%
12 Personal and Laundry Services $104,840 $129,440 +$24,600 +23.5%
13 Personal Care Services $104,840 $129,440 +$24,600 +23.5%
14 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $105,510 $130,200 +$24,690 +23.4%
15 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $104,700 $128,250 +$23,550 +22.5%
16 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $105,520 $128,820 +$23,300 +22.1%
17 Educational Services $103,680 $126,170 +$22,490 +21.7%
18 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $105,810 $128,410 +$22,600 +21.4%
19 Other Insurance Related Activities $107,050 $128,410 +$21,360 +20.0%
20 Offices of Physicians $106,120 $126,840 +$20,720 +19.5%
21 Temporary Help Services $108,640 $128,830 +$20,190 +18.6%
22 Hospitals $115,050 $136,350 +$21,300 +18.5%
23 Ambulatory Health Care Services $107,790 $127,640 +$19,850 +18.4%
24 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $107,070 $126,460 +$19,390 +18.1%
25 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $111,990 $131,920 +$19,930 +17.8%
26 Grantmaking and Giving Services $120,120 $141,400 +$21,280 +17.7%
27 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $102,920 $120,370 +$17,450 +17.0%
28 Outpatient Care Centers $115,780 $135,080 +$19,300 +16.7%
29 Employment Services $110,680 $128,750 +$18,070 +16.3%
30 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $114,990 $133,620 +$18,630 +16.2%
31 Administrative and Support Services $110,930 $128,750 +$17,820 +16.1%
32 Home Health Care Services $106,320 $122,990 +$16,670 +15.7%
33 Management of Companies and Enterprises $110,770 $126,790 +$16,020 +14.5%
34 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $118,870 $135,460 +$16,590 +14.0%
35 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $111,540 $126,100 +$14,560 +13.1%
36 Office Administrative Services $112,260 $126,860 +$14,600 +13.0%
37 Insurance Carriers $113,050 $126,100 +$13,050 +11.5%
38 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $114,020 $126,100 +$12,080 +10.6%
39 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $109,740 $120,180 +$10,440 +9.5%
40 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $107,750 $116,350 +$8,600 +8.0%
41 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $118,780 $125,530 +$6,750 +5.7%
42 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $115,880 $118,630 +$2,750 +2.4%
43 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $131,050 $131,480 +$430 +0.3%

3 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $109,420 $82,930 -$26,490 -24.2%
2 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $109,420 $82,930 -$26,490 -24.2%
3 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $117,380 $114,820 -$2,560 -2.2%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.