Family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky

8 open family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $59.07 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) for nurse practitioners here.

Open in KY

Employers hiring

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BLS median in KY

49th of 51 states and territories

Newest family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

Family Nurse Practitioner
Fast Pace Health · Franklin and Lawrenceburg, KY · today
Family Nurse Practitioner - Addictions Residential
Seven Counties Services · Louisville, KY · 2d ago
Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice Multicare Madisonville
Owensboro Health · Madisonville, KY · 3w ago
PRN - Family Nurse Practitioner
Fast Pace Health · Maysville, Frankfort and 8 more, KY · 3w ago
Family Nurse Practitioner - Up to $5K Sign On Bonus
Fast Pace Health · Campbellsville, KY · 4w ago
Family Nurse Practitioner-Deaconess Clinic at Work Madisonville (Kentucky) F-T 72/hrs pay
Deaconess Health System · Madisonville, KY · 1mo ago
Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicine
Deaconess Health System · Hopkinsville, KY · 3mo ago

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Where the family nurse practitioner jobs are in Kentucky

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

What family nurse practitioners earn in Kentucky

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 Kentucky

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

Measured by BLS in Kentucky, May 2025

$59.07/hr ($122,870 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky, opens in a new tab)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 4,770 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) employed in Kentucky. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61.88/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, opens in a new tab) · 2,820 (source: BLS OEWS, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, opens in a new tab) employed
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$59.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, opens in a new tab) · 1,580 (source: BLS OEWS, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, opens in a new tab) employed
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$60.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, opens in a new tab) · 570 (source: BLS OEWS, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, opens in a new tab) employed
Lexington-Fayette, KY$59.17/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY, opens in a new tab) · 540 (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington-Fayette, KY, opens in a new tab) employed
Clarksville, TN-KY$55.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab) · 300 (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab) employed
Bowling Green, KY$54.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bowling Green, KY, opens in a new tab) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Bowling Green, KY, opens in a new tab) employed
Owensboro, KY$61.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Owensboro, KY, opens in a new tab) · 150 (source: BLS OEWS, Owensboro, KY, opens in a new tab) employed
Paducah, KY-IL$59.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Paducah, KY-IL, opens in a new tab) · 110 (source: BLS OEWS, Paducah, KY-IL, opens in a new tab) employed
Elizabethtown, KY$55.55/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Elizabethtown, KY, opens in a new tab) · 90 (source: BLS OEWS, Elizabethtown, KY, opens in a new tab) employed

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

Employers hiring family nurse practitioners in Kentucky

Fast Pace Health4 open in Kentucky
Deaconess Health System2 open in Kentucky
Owensboro Health1 open in Kentucky
Seven Counties Services1 open in Kentucky

What the job takes

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP 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
Official page
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. One of the two national FNP boards states accept
Official page
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Official page

What family nurse practitioners bring to work

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3M Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Littmann's diagnostic model for faint heart and lung sounds, common in ICUs and emergency departments and among NPs and PAs.
Otoscope and ophthalmoscope set on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For ear and eye exams. Many NP and PA programs ask students to have one for physical assessment courses.
Reflex hammer on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For deep tendon reflexes in a neuro exam.
Penlight with a pupil gauge on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
For pupil checks in a neuro assessment; the gauge printed on the side measures pupil size.

Family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do family nurse practitioners make in Kentucky?

Too few open family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $59.07/hr ($122,870 a year) for nurse practitioners in Kentucky (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 49th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Kentucky are the most family nurse practitioner jobs?

Franklin (3), Leitchfield (2), Madisonville (2), Campbellsville (1) and Central City (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring family nurse practitioners in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Fast Pace Health (4), Deaconess Health System (2) and Owensboro Health (1). In all, 4 employers have family nurse practitioner jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as a family nurse practitioner in Kentucky?

An RN license, then a family nurse practitioner MSN or DNP program and the FNP board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first), Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C) (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board; one of the two national FNP boards states accept) and Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky'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 Kentucky, 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.

CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Kentucky, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN): State board of nursing
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C): American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Family nurse practitioner jobs in Kentucky. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/family-nurse-practitioner/kentucky

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