SOC 29-1171 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Amarillo, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Amarillo, TX is $119,150. The 10th percentile is $96,930 and the 90th percentile is $161,770. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$119,150

10th percentile
$96,930
25th percentile
$106,230
Median
$119,150
75th percentile
$138,320
90th percentile
$161,770
Mean
$124,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $96,930 and the 90th percentile is $161,770. The difference is $64,840, which is 54.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $106,230 to the 75th at $138,320, covers $32,090.

The mean annual wage is $124,710, which sits above the median of $119,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amarillo, TX median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $129,765, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% lower than the Texas median of $131,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $129,765 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Amarillo, TX ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Lubbock, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $127,100 and employment of 370. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,185, against $129,765 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Amarillo, TX (240 of 123,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Amarillo, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Amarillo, TX is $119,150. The 10th percentile is $96,930 and the 90th percentile is $161,770. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Practitioners?

The local median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Amarillo, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amarillo, TX is 91.820, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $119,150 is $129,765. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Amarillo, TX compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Lubbock, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 123 miles away, at $127,100. Amarillo, TX ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.