Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · pay data
Nurse Practitioners Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Official May 2025 estimates (released April 2026) pay data for nurse practitioners in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — median, mean, and employment, sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Median annual pay
$160,090 / year
21.0% above the national median
Not published
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Nurse Practitioners pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: the full picture
Nurse Practitioners in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earn a median of $160,090 per year ($76.97 per hour), based on May 2025 estimates (released April 2026) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean annual wage is $155,120. That puts Seattle 21.0% above the national median of $132,300 for nurse practitioners.
| Measure | Pay |
|---|
| Mean hourly wage | $74.58 |
| Median annual wage | $160,090 |
| Mean annual wage | $155,120 |
| Median hourly wage | $76.97 |
| Total employment | Not published |
How Seattle 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 Seattle
33 Medicare-registered hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (CMS Care Compare, retrieved 2026-10-13). These are the major employers for nurse practitioners in the area.
- Cascade Valley HospitalArlington · Acute Care Hospitals
- Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn · Acute Care Hospitals
- Overlake Hospital Medical CenterBellevue · Acute Care Hospitals
- Highline Medical CenterBurien · Acute Care Hospitals
- Multicare Covington Medical CenterCovington · Acute Care Hospitals
- Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds · Acute Care Hospitals
- St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclaw · Critical Access Hospitals
- Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett · Acute Care Hospitals
- St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way · Acute Care Hospitals
- St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor · Acute Care Hospitals
- Swedish IssaquahIssaquah · Acute Care Hospitals
- Madigan Amc (Ft Lewis)Joint Base Lewis-mcchord · Acute Care - Department of Defense
- Bhc Fairfax HospitalKirkland · Psychiatric
- Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland · Acute Care Hospitals
- St Clare HospitalLakewood · Acute Care Hospitals
- Smokey Point Behavioral HospitalMarysville · Psychiatric
- Evergreenhealth MonroeMonroe · Acute Care Hospitals
- Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup · Acute Care Hospitals
- Valley Medical CenterRenton · Acute Care Hospitals
- Harborview Medical CenterSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- Navos - Inpatient ServicesSeattle · Psychiatric
- Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle · Childrens
- Seattle Va Medical Center (Va Puget Sound Healthcare System)Seattle · Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Swedish Medical CenterSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- University Of Washington Medical CtrSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle · Acute Care Hospitals
- Snoqualmie Valley HospitalSnoqualmie · Critical Access Hospitals
- Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacoma · Childrens
- St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma · Acute Care Hospitals
- Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma · Acute Care Hospitals
- Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacoma · Psychiatric
Pay note: the BLS does not publish wages for individual hospitals. The figures on this page are the Seattle 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a NP make in Seattle?
The median annual wage is $160,090 ($76.97/hour). The mean is $155,120 per year.
Is Seattle a good place for nurse practitioners pay-wise?
Seattle pays 21.0% above the national median ($132,300).
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 Seattle?
There are 33 Medicare-registered hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (CMS Care Compare). The BLS does not publish pay for individual hospitals — the $160,090 median on this page covers all employers in the metro area.
Keep exploring
More Nurse Practitioners salary data and other nursing roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
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.