How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $99,390 and the 90th percentile is $158,710. The difference is $59,320, which is 46.3% 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 $109,000 to the 75th at $135,200, covers $26,200.

The mean annual wage is $127,160, which sits below the median of $128,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 3.2% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,990, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Florida median of $129,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $126,990 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 10th of 20 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).).

• Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 49 miles away, with a median of $124,930 and employment of 170. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,247, against $126,990 here.
• Homosassa Springs, FL is 51 miles away, with a median of $119,990 and employment of 110. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,377, against $126,990 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $125,720 and employment of 570. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,420, against $126,990 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (4,180 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.