How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Elizabethtown, KY?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $99,170 and the 90th percentile is $156,060. The difference is $56,890, which is 49.2% 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 $102,030 to the 75th at $130,640, covers $28,610.

The mean annual wage is $120,500, which sits above the median of $115,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elizabethtown, KY median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,567, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Kentucky median of $122,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elizabethtown, KY is 90.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $115,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $127,567 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Elizabethtown, KY ranks 18th of 23 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).).

• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $122,900 and employment of 1,580. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,045, against $127,567 here.
• Bowling Green, KY is 50 miles away, with a median of $112,970 and employment of 150. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,273, against $127,567 here.
• Owensboro, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $128,780 and employment of 150. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,333, against $127,567 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Elizabethtown, KY (90 of 51,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.