Family nurse practitioner jobs in Louisiana

77 open family nurse practitioner jobs in Louisiana at 3 employers3 employers. BLS measures a median of $60.38 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana) for nurse practitioners here.

Open in LA

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BLS median in LA

45th of 51 states and territories

10th percentile$47.62/hr
25th percentile$52.81/hr
Median$60.38/hr
75th percentile$65.20/hr
90th percentile$76.72/hr
People employed in it5,380

Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), all industries, Louisiana: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $63.61 an hour. 45th highest of the 51 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Louisiana).

BLS median in LA

45th of 51 states and territories

10th percentile$47.62/hr
25th percentile$52.81/hr
Median$60.38/hr
75th percentile$65.20/hr
90th percentile$76.72/hr
People employed in it5,380

Newest family nurse practitioner jobs in Louisiana

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

Family Nurse Practitioner
Fast Pace Health · Pearl River, LA · 2d ago
Family Nurse Practitioner- $25k SIGN ON BONUS
Fast Pace Health · Houma, LA · 1w ago
Family Nurse Practitioner- $40k SIGN ON BONUS
Fast Pace Health · Moss Bluff, LA · 1w ago
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative · Baton Rouge, LA · 1mo ago
Family Nurse Practitioner
SWLA Center for Health Services · Jennings and Lafayette, LA · 2mo ago

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Where the family nurse practitioner jobs are in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

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 Louisiana

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

Measured by BLS in Louisiana, May 2025

$60.38/hr ($125,600 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 5,380 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana) employed in Louisiana. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, New Orleans-Metairie, LA) · 1,270 (source: BLS OEWS, New Orleans-Metairie, LA) employed
Baton Rouge, LA$62.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Baton Rouge, LA) · 1,010 (source: BLS OEWS, Baton Rouge, LA) employed
Lafayette, LA$58.14/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lafayette, LA) · 480 (source: BLS OEWS, Lafayette, LA) employed
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$60.45/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA) · 410 (source: BLS OEWS, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA) employed
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$61.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA) · 390 (source: BLS OEWS, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA) employed
Monroe, LA$59.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Monroe, LA) · 340 (source: BLS OEWS, Monroe, LA) employed
Alexandria, LA$59.17/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Alexandria, LA) · 230 (source: BLS OEWS, Alexandria, LA) employed
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$61.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA) · 230 (source: BLS OEWS, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA) employed
Lake Charles, LA$61.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lake Charles, LA) · 180 (source: BLS OEWS, Lake Charles, LA) employed
Hammond, LA$59.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hammond, LA) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Hammond, LA) 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 Louisiana

Fast Pace Health5 open in Louisiana
Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative1 open in Louisiana
SWLA Center for Health Services1 open in Louisiana

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
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-C)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. One of the two national FNP boards states accept
Certification
Family nurse practitioner certification (FNP-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center

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 Louisiana: common questions

How much do family nurse practitioners make in Louisiana?

Too few open family nurse practitioner jobs in Louisiana post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $60.38/hr ($125,600 a year) for nurse practitioners in Louisiana (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 45th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Louisiana are the most family nurse practitioner jobs?

Baton Rouge (1), DeRidder (1), Houma (1), Jennings (1) and Lafayette (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring family nurse practitioners in Louisiana?

By open jobs on this board: Fast Pace Health (5), Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative (1) and SWLA Center for Health Services (1). In all, 3 employers have family nurse practitioner jobs open in Louisiana.

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

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 Louisiana'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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published 15 May 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published 15 May 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 Louisiana. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/family-nurse-practitioner/louisiana

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