How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Grand Island, NE?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $84,020 and the 90th percentile is $170,270. The difference is $86,250, which is 68.6% 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 $107,090 to the 75th at $143,320, covers $36,230.

The mean annual wage is $123,940, which sits below the median of $125,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Island, NE median is 5% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,043, which is 9.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% lower than the Nebraska median of $132,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Island, NE is 86.657, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $145,043 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Grand Island, NE ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• Lincoln, NE is 81 miles away, with a median of $124,440 and employment of 320. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,880, against $145,043 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 124 miles away, with a median of $133,760 and employment of 1,380. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,532, against $145,043 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 145 miles away, with a median of $129,060 and employment of 150. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,282, against $145,043 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Island, NE (80 of 39,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.