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Nurse Practitioners Salary in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
Official May 2025 estimates (released April 2026) pay data for nurse practitioners in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN — median, mean, and employment, sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Median annual pay
$122,320 / year
7.5% below the national median
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Nurse Practitioners pay in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN: the full picture
Nurse Practitioners in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN earn a median of $122,320 per year ($58.81 per hour), based on May 2025 estimates (released April 2026) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean annual wage is $118,990, across an estimated 4,540 jobs. That puts Nashville 7.5% below the national median of $132,300 for nurse practitioners.
| Measure | Pay |
|---|
| Mean hourly wage | $57.21 |
| Median annual wage | $122,320 |
| Mean annual wage | $118,990 |
| Median hourly wage | $58.81 |
| Total employment | 4,540 |
How Nashville compares
Median annual pay for nurse practitioners across the areas we track. The national median is included for reference.
Pay by work setting (national)
Where nurse practitioners work changes what they earn. BLS publishes pay by industry nationally — it does not publish an industry breakdown by state or metro, so these are U.S. figures.
| Work setting | Median annual pay | Employment |
|---|
| Hospitals | $136,690 | 79,530 jobs |
| Nursing & residential care facilities | $141,510 | 3,740 jobs |
| Ambulatory health care services | $130,140 | 210,310 jobs |
| All settings (national median) | $132,300 | 323,040 jobs |
Hospitals in Nashville
31 Medicare-registered hospitals in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN metro area (CMS Care Compare, retrieved 2026-10-13). These are the major employers for nurse practitioners in the area.
- Tristar Ashland City Medical CenterAshland City · Rural Emergency Hospital
- Highpoint Health-riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage · Critical Access Hospitals
- Saint Thomas Hickman HospitalCenterville · Critical Access Hospitals
- Maury Regional HospitalColumbia · Acute Care Hospitals
- Pinewood SpringsColumbia · Psychiatric
- Unity Psychiatric Care-columbiaColumbia · Psychiatric
- Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson · Acute Care Hospitals
- Rolling Hills Psychiatric HospitalFranklin · Psychiatric
- Williamson Medical CenterFranklin · Acute Care Hospitals
- Highpoint Health-sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin · Acute Care Hospitals
- Highpoint Health-trousdale With Ascension SaintHartsville · Critical Access Hospitals
- Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage · Acute Care Hospitals
- Macon Community HospitalLafayette · Critical Access Hospitals
- Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon · Acute Care Hospitals
- Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro · Acute Care Hospitals
- Trustpoint HospitalMurfreesboro · Acute Care Hospitals
- Va Middle Tennessee Healthcare System - MurfreesboroMurfreesboro · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health HospitalNashville · Psychiatric
- Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Middle Tn Mental Health InstituteNashville · Psychiatric
- Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal SurgeryNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Va Middle Tennessee Healthcare SystemNashville · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield · Acute Care Hospitals
- Stones River HospitalWoodbury · Acute Care Hospitals
Pay note: the BLS does not publish wages for individual hospitals. The figures on this page are the Nashville metro medians — what nurse practitioners earn across all employers in the area, not any single hospital's pay scale. Actual offers vary by hospital, unit, shift, and experience.
Compare Nashville with another city
See how pay here stacks up against any other city, state, or the national average — side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a NP make in Nashville?
The median annual wage is $122,320 ($58.81/hour). The mean is $118,990 per year.
Is Nashville a good place for nurse practitioners pay-wise?
Nashville pays 7.5% below the national median ($132,300), with about 4,540 jobs in the area.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are May 2025 estimates (released April 2026) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), retrieved 2026-10-09. They are survey estimates, not job offers.
Which hospitals hire nurse practitioners in Nashville?
There are 31 Medicare-registered hospitals in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN metro area (CMS Care Compare). The BLS does not publish pay for individual hospitals — the $122,320 median on this page covers all employers in the metro area.
Keep exploring
More Nurse Practitioners salary data and other nursing roles in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN.
Sources & methodology. All figures on this page come from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released April 2026), retrieved 2026-10-09.
"Median" is the 50th percentile — half of workers earn more, half earn less.
"Mean" is the arithmetic average. Annual figures assume full-time, year-round work
(2,080 hours). Employment estimates exclude the self-employed. Figures are
rounded survey estimates, not job offers — actual pay varies by employer,
shift, experience, and certifications.