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SOC 29-1171 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Nurse Practitioners — Sherman

Sherman-Denison, TX · 10 metro areas compared

$127,760 /year
$61.42per hour
80jobs in area
−3.4%vs US median

The median wage for Nurse Practitioners in Sherman, TX is $127,760 per year, close to the national median of $132,300 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $132,30010TH$90,00025TH$107,740MEDIAN$127,76090TH$174,270

How pay has moved

$133,325$99,9352019202020212022202320242025$127,760
$115,100 in 2019 to $127,760 in 2025, +11% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow much faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+40.1%
Openings per year
29,500
Typical entry-level education
Master's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Sherman-Denison, TX.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Nurse Practitioners in Sherman, TX is $127,760 per year, close to the national median of $132,300 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $90,000 at the tenth percentile to more than $174,270 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $107,740 to $135,350.

The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 1.4 of every thousand jobs. Midland leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $146,610. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 8th of 216 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Sherman-Denison, TX · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$90,000−32.0%
25th$107,740−18.6%
Median (50th)$127,760−3.4%
75th$135,350+2.3%
90th$174,270+31.7%
Mean$126,830−4.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Texas

Median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Midland$146,610100
2Killeen$138,670480
3Houston$134,5605,970
4Corpus Christi$133,810350
5Beaumont$133,130240
6Tyler$132,490300
7San Antonio$131,7701,780
8Dallas$130,9807,310
9Wichita Falls$130,310190
10Victoria$129,580100

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Sherman run 6.2% below the national average, so the median of $127,760 goes as far as $136,205 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.0% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$127,760as reported by BLS

Local price level

93.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$136,205US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $127,760 a year, 3.4% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $90,000 to $174,270 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Midland, at $146,610.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Nurse Practitioners in Sherman, TX?

The median annual wage is $127,760, or $61.42 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $132,300, so pay in Sherman, TX is 3.4% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Sherman, TX earns more than $174,270 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $90,000 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Midland, at $146,610 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Sherman, TX. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.