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

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $124,600. The 10th percentile is $83,770 and the 90th percentile is $154,040. Employment is 1,800.

Median annual wage

$124,600

10th percentile
$83,770
25th percentile
$106,670
Median
$124,600
75th percentile
$134,300
90th percentile
$154,040
Mean
$121,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $83,770 and the 90th percentile is $154,040. The difference is $70,270, which is 56.4% 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 $106,670 to the 75th at $134,300, covers $27,630.

The mean annual wage is $121,660, which sits below the median of $124,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,172, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% higher than the Tennessee median of $117,590.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $135,172 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 5th of 14 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).).

  • Jonesboro, AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $126,760 and employment of 280. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,608, against $135,172 here.
  • Jackson, TN is 74 miles away, with a median of $108,260 and employment of 410. That median is 13.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,587, against $135,172 here.
  • Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 120 miles away, with a median of $101,040 and employment of 220. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,127, against $135,172 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (1,800 of 611,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.42 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR · 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $124,600. The 10th percentile is $83,770 and the 90th percentile is $154,040. Employment is 1,800.

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

The local median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $124,600 is $135,172. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

Jonesboro, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $126,760. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 5th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.