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

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Lynchburg, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Lynchburg, VA is $120,710. The 10th percentile is $87,980 and the 90th percentile is $181,990. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$120,710

10th percentile
$87,980
25th percentile
$103,550
Median
$120,710
75th percentile
$129,710
90th percentile
$181,990
Mean
$126,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $87,980 and the 90th percentile is $181,990. The difference is $94,010, which is 77.9% 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 $103,550 to the 75th at $129,710, covers $26,160.

The mean annual wage is $126,240, which sits above the median of $120,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lynchburg, VA median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,078, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Virginia median of $127,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lynchburg, VA is 89.363, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $135,078 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Lynchburg, VA ranks 30th of 34 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).).

  • Roanoke, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $134,920 and employment of 440. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,118, against $135,078 here.
  • Charlottesville, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $142,950 and employment of 480. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,181, against $135,078 here.
  • Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 55 miles away, with a median of $125,710 and employment of 100. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,949, against $135,078 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Lynchburg, VA (250 of 97,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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 Lynchburg, VA · 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 Lynchburg, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Lynchburg, VA is $120,710. The 10th percentile is $87,980 and the 90th percentile is $181,990. Employment is 250.

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

The local median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Lynchburg, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lynchburg, VA is 89.363, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $120,710 is $135,078. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lynchburg, VA compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Roanoke, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 40 miles away, at $134,920. Lynchburg, VA ranks 30th of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.