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

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Evansville, IN is $123,450. The 10th percentile is $94,370 and the 90th percentile is $145,750. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$123,450

10th percentile
$94,370
25th percentile
$106,970
Median
$123,450
75th percentile
$131,610
90th percentile
$145,750
Mean
$118,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $94,370 and the 90th percentile is $145,750. The difference is $51,380, which is 41.6% 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 $106,970 to the 75th at $131,610, covers $24,640.

The mean annual wage is $118,790, which sits below the median of $123,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Evansville, IN median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,877, which is 1.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Indiana median of $128,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $134,877 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Evansville, IN ranks 14th of 24 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).).

  • Owensboro, KY is 36 miles away, with a median of $128,780 and employment of 150. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,333, against $134,877 here.
  • Paducah, KY-IL is 91 miles away, with a median of $124,200 and employment of 110. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,278, against $134,877 here.
  • Clarksville, TN-KY is 94 miles away, with a median of $115,160 and employment of 300. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,623, against $134,877 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (320 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Evansville, IN · Nurse Practitioners by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Evansville, IN is $123,450. The 10th percentile is $94,370 and the 90th percentile is $145,750. Employment is 320.

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

The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $123,450 is $134,877. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Owensboro, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $128,780. Evansville, IN ranks 14th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.