Nurse practitioners were among the 20 most-requested specialists from 2019-20, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19."
Merritt Hawkins, which operates under AMN Healthcare, is a national physician recruitment and healthcare consulting firm. Its review was based on a sample of 3,251 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search engagements conducted from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020.
Average income nurse practitioners were offered in the past several years:
Note: Figures only include base salary or guaranteed income.
1. 2019-20: $126,000
2. 2018-19: $124,000
3. 2017-18: $129,000
4. 2016-17: $123,000
5. 2015-16: $117,000
6. 2014-15: $107,000