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Psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Mississippi

open psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Mississippi at . BLS measures a median of $59.96 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi) for nurse practitioners here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs are in Mississippi

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

What psychiatric nurse practitioners earn in Mississippi

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 Mississippi

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

Measured by BLS in Mississippi, May 2025

$59.96/hr ($124,730 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi)

Median for nurse practitioners, against $63.61 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, national) for the whole US; 4,690 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi) employed in Mississippi. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

By metro area

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) · 1,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR) employed
  • Jackson, MS$59.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, MS) · 1,310 (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, MS) employed
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$61.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS) · 600 (source: BLS OEWS, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS) employed
  • Hattiesburg, MS$54.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hattiesburg, MS) · 340 (source: BLS OEWS, Hattiesburg, MS) employed

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

Employers hiring psychiatric nurse practitioners in Mississippi

What the job takes

An RN license, then a psychiatric-mental health NP program and the PMHNP 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

    Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification (PMHNP-BC)

    American Nurses Credentialing Center

Psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Mississippi: common questions

How much do psychiatric nurse practitioners make in Mississippi?

Too few open psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Mississippi post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $59.96/hr ($124,730 a year) for nurse practitioners in Mississippi (May 2025), against $63.61 nationally, 47th highest of 51 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for nurse practitioners.

Where in Mississippi are the most psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs?

Gulfport (2), Oxford (2), Flowood (1), Hattiesburg (1) and Jackson (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring psychiatric nurse practitioners in Mississippi?

By open jobs on this board: Beacon Behavioral Partners (2), Beacham Memorial Hospital (1) and Hattiesburg Clinic (1). In all, 8 employers have psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs open in Mississippi.

What do you need to work as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Mississippi?

An RN license, then a psychiatric-mental health NP program and the PMHNP board exam. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first) and Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification (PMHNP-BC) (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Mississippi's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification (PMHNP-BC): American Nurses Credentialing Center

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Mississippi. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/psychiatric-nurse-practitioner/mississippi

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