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

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Lancaster, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Lancaster, PA is $133,940. The 10th percentile is $107,000 and the 90th percentile is $160,340. Employment is 350.

Median annual wage

$133,940

10th percentile
$107,000
25th percentile
$126,020
Median
$133,940
75th percentile
$141,170
90th percentile
$160,340
Mean
$136,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $107,000 and the 90th percentile is $160,340. The difference is $53,340, which is 39.8% 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 $126,020 to the 75th at $141,170, covers $15,150.

The mean annual wage is $136,290, which sits above the median of $133,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lancaster, PA median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,316, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $130,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lancaster, PA is 98.257, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $133,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $136,316 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Lancaster, PA ranks 17th of 38 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).).

  • Lebanon, PA is 25 miles away, with a median of $128,790 and employment of 70. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,166, against $136,316 here.
  • York-Hanover, PA is 27 miles away, with a median of $131,700 and employment of 270. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,188, against $136,316 here.
  • Reading, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $135,390 and employment of 310. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,491, against $136,316 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Lancaster, PA (350 of 252,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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 Lancaster, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Lancaster, PA is $133,940. The 10th percentile is $107,000 and the 90th percentile is $160,340. Employment is 350.

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

The local median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Lancaster, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lancaster, PA is 98.257, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $133,940 is $136,316. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lancaster, PA compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Lebanon, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $128,790. Lancaster, PA ranks 17th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.