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Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Indiana

open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Indiana at . BLS measures a median of $61.94 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Indiana) for nurse practitioners here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the acute care nurse practitioner jobs are in Indiana

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What acute care nurse practitioners earn in Indiana

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Indiana

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Indiana, May 2025

$61.94/hr ($128,830 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Indiana)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 7,450 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Indiana) employed in Indiana. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$63.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN) · 6,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN) employed
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61.88/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) · 2,820 (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN) employed
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN) · 2,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN) employed
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$59.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) · 1,580 (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN) employed
  • Fort Wayne, IN$61.08/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Wayne, IN) · 820 (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Wayne, IN) employed
  • Evansville, IN$59.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Evansville, IN) · 320 (source: BLS OEWS, Evansville, IN) employed
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$60.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI) · 310 (source: BLS OEWS, South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI) employed
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$60.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN) · 240 (source: BLS OEWS, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN) employed
  • Elkhart-Goshen, IN$61.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Elkhart-Goshen, IN) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, Elkhart-Goshen, IN) employed
  • Columbus, IN$60.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, IN) · 170 (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, IN) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nurse Practitioners; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants in Indiana, in our research: median posted pay $65.44 · employers 73 (Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants job market). Indiana in our research

Employers hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Indiana

What the job takes

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam.

  • License

    Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN)

    State board of nursing. Required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first

  • Certification

    Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Certification

    Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG)

    AACN Certification Corporation

Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Indiana: common questions

How much do acute care nurse practitioners make in Indiana?

Too few open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Indiana post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $61.94/hr ($128,830 a year) for nurse practitioners in Indiana (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 39th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Indiana are the most acute care nurse practitioner jobs?

Marion (2), Fort Wayne (1), Hobart (1) and Michigan City (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Indiana?

By open jobs on this board: Marion Health (2), Franciscan Health (1) and Parkview Health (1). In all, 4 employers have acute care nurse practitioner jobs open in Indiana.

What do you need to work as an acute care nurse practitioner in Indiana?

An RN license, then an adult-gerontology acute care NP program and its board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center) and Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG) (AACN Certification Corporation). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Indiana's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Indiana, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Indiana, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
  6. Adult-gerontology acute care NP certification (AGACNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center
  7. Acute care nurse practitioner certification (ACNPC-AG): AACN Certification Corporation

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Indiana. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/acute-care-nurse-practitioner/indiana

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