How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Jacksonville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $100,190 and the 90th percentile is $149,690. The difference is $49,500, which is 41.0% 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 $106,140 to the 75th at $127,780, covers $21,640.

The mean annual wage is $122,810, which sits above the median of $120,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, NC median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,075, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $128,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, NC is 92.085, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $131,075 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Jacksonville, NC ranks 17th of 19 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).).

• Wilmington, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $124,990 and employment of 390. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,628, against $131,075 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 50 miles away, with a median of $122,950 and employment of 90. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,986, against $131,075 here.
• Greenville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $130,430 and employment of 280. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,542, against $131,075 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, NC (70 of 52,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.