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Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Wisconsin

open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Wisconsin at . BLS measures a median of $63.45 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Wisconsin) for nurse practitioners here.

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Checked 9 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the acute care nurse practitioner jobs are in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

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

Measured by BLS in Wisconsin, May 2025

$63.45/hr ($131,980 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Wisconsin)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 5,160 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Wisconsin) employed in Wisconsin. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$64.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI) · 4,900 (source: BLS OEWS, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI) employed
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$64.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI) · 1,450 (source: BLS OEWS, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI) employed
  • Madison, WI$63.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Madison, WI) · 530 (source: BLS OEWS, Madison, WI) employed
  • Green Bay, WI$61.32/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Green Bay, WI) · 430 (source: BLS OEWS, Green Bay, WI) employed
  • Duluth, MN-WI$65.64/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Duluth, MN-WI) · 420 (source: BLS OEWS, Duluth, MN-WI) employed
  • Eau Claire, WI$63.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Eau Claire, WI) · 280 (source: BLS OEWS, Eau Claire, WI) employed
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$60.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN) · 240 (source: BLS OEWS, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN) employed
  • Wausau, WI$62.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wausau, WI) · 220 (source: BLS OEWS, Wausau, WI) employed
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI) · 170 (source: BLS OEWS, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI) employed
  • Appleton, WI$62.04/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Appleton, WI) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Appleton, WI) employed

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

What nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin: common questions

How much do acute care nurse practitioners make in Wisconsin?

Too few open acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Wisconsin post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $63.45/hr ($131,980 a year) for nurse practitioners in Wisconsin (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 24th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

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

Stevens Point (2), Milwaukee (1), Portage (1), Wausau (1) and Wisconsin Rapids (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring acute care nurse practitioners in Wisconsin?

By open jobs on this board: Weatherby Healthcare (6). In all, 1 employers have acute care nurse practitioner jobs open in Wisconsin.

Are acute care nurse practitioners in demand in Wisconsin?

6 acute care nurse practitioner jobs are open in Wisconsin today at 1 employers on this board, about 1.2 for every 1,000 acute care nurse practitioners employed there (BLS counts 5,160, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of nurse practitioners to grow 41.0% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin offer daily pay?

4 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Wisconsin Travel Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN) at Jaybird Senior Living (...Paid time off and flexible hours Employee assistance program and on-demand pay Career growth in a...); ENT/Allergy Nurse Practitioner - Lake Geneva, WI $95,000 - $145,000 at Mercyhealth (...Certification Reimbursement Well-being Programs Employee Discounts On-Demand Pay Financial Education...); Neurosurgery Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner - Janesville, WI $115,000 - $165,000 at Mercyhealth (...Certification Reimbursement Well-being Programs Employee Discounts On-Demand Pay Financial Education...). Every such job in Wisconsin.

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin want bilingual staff?

1 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here says so in its own posting: Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem) at ComplexCare Solutions (Bilingual. ...beneficial Ability to multitask Excellent customer service skills Bi-lingual or...).

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin hire with no experience?

6 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: .0 Lakeland FNP OR PA Emergency Medicine, Prior EM EXP Strongly Preferred at Advocate Health (...of hire Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant Experience Required: No experience...); 1.0 NP or PA- Emergency Medicine - Sheboygan - Experience Strongly Preferred at Advocate Health (...of hire Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant Experience Required: No experience...); Certified Nurse Midwife - Full Time at Advocate Health (...6 months of hire Education Required: Master’s Degree in Nursing Experience Required: No experience...). Every such job in Wisconsin.

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin offer a sign-on bonus?

10 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Cardiovascular Surgery NP / PA at Ascension ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Family Medicine NP/PA at Ascension ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Internal Medicine NP/PA at Ascension ($5,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Wisconsin.

Which hospitals hiring nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin are Magnet hospitals?

3 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Clinical Nurse Specialist-Vascular Access & Infusion at UW Health (Magnet. ...status, or genetic information. University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility...); Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Internship at UW Health (Magnet. ...American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin—also a Magnet®-designated...); Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neuroscience ICU Weekender at UW Health (Magnet. ...status, or genetic information. University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility...).

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Wisconsin offer relocation assistance?

10 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Cardiovascular Surgery NP / PA at Ascension (...Saint Mary's Milwaukee) Schedule: Full-Time $5,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available...); NP Neurology at Ascension (...Hospital Schedule: Full Time Start Bonus: $5,000 CME Allowance: $2,000 Relocation Allowance: $10,000...); NP Psychiatry at Ascension (...Ascension St. Francis Hospital Schedule: Full time Start Bonus: $5,000 Relocation Allowance: $10,000...). Every such job in Wisconsin.

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

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 Wisconsin's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 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

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Acute care nurse practitioner jobs in Wisconsin. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/acute-care-nurse-practitioner/wisconsin

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