Nurse practitioner salary in North Carolina
Open nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina post a median of $64.50 an hour, the middle half $59.50–$67 (about $134,200 a year full time), $10 below the national posted median. From 13 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina · Nurse practitioner pay nationwide
What nurse practitioners are paid in North Carolina
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in North Carolina
Middle half of 13 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $64.50. 13% of the 99 open nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina state an hourly rate.
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Nurse practitioner pay by employer in North Carolina
What each employer posts for nurse practitioners here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in North Carolina (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for nurse practitioners nationwide when it has such a page.
Jobs that state a yearly salary
Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.
8 open jobs in North Carolina state a yearly salary: a median of $134,100, the middle half $123,700 to $165,300.
Best-paid open nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - WHNP
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers · Black Mountain, NC· 1w ago
$115/hr
Minute Clinic Virtual Care Nurse Practitioner (contract)
CVS Health · North Carolina· 2w ago
$37.66–$108.15/hr
PRN Nurse Practitioner-Fayetteville, NC
Marathon Health · Fayetteville, NC· 5mo ago
$60.00–$75.00/hr
PRN Nurse Practitioner - North Carolina
Marathon Health · High Point, Durham and 3 more, NC· 9mo ago
$57.00–$77.00/hr
Nurse Practitioner - North Carolina (NC) License
Midi Health · Asheville, NC· 1y+ ago
$55–$75/hr
Advanced Net Nurse Practitioner - Full Time
Advocate Health · Hickory, NC· 2w ago
$51.05–$76.60/hr
American Oncology Network · Asheville, NC· 1mo ago
$50.10–$74.90/hr
Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Wilson, NC - PRN
UnitedHealth Group · Wilson, NC· 3d ago
$46–$69/hr
Ocracoke Health Center · Engelhard, NC· 5mo ago
$51–$61/hr
Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioner
UNC Health Blue Ridge · Morganton, NC· 2mo ago
$35/hr
What BLS measures in North Carolina
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners (29-1171) | $49.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) | $54.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) | $62.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) | $68.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) | $79.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) | 9,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, opens in a new tab)
- Raleigh-Cary, NC$61.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Raleigh-Cary, NC, opens in a new tab)
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$63.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, opens in a new tab)
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59.87/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, opens in a new tab)
- Greensboro-High Point, NC$63.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Greensboro-High Point, NC, opens in a new tab)
- Winston-Salem, NC$62.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Winston-Salem, NC, opens in a new tab)
- Asheville, NC$61.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Asheville, NC, opens in a new tab)
- Wilmington, NC$60.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wilmington, NC, opens in a new tab)
Nurse practitioner salary in North Carolina: common questions
How much does a nurse practitioner make in North Carolina?
Open nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina that state an hourly rate post a median of $64.50, the middle half $59.50–$67 (13 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $134,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $62.01/hr ($128,990 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Carolina (May 2025).
How does North Carolina compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in North Carolina ($64.50) is $10 below the national posted median of $74.50. In the BLS survey North Carolina ranks 38 of 51 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 13 of 99 open nurse practitioner jobs in North Carolina (13%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 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
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nurse practitioner salary in North Carolina. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/nurse-practitioner/north-carolina