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SOC 29-1171 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Nurse Practitioners — Tyler

Tyler, TX · 10 metro areas compared

$132,490 /year
$63.70per hour
300jobs in area
+0.1%vs US median

At $132,490, median pay for Nurse Practitioners in Tyler, TX tracks the national median of $132,300 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $132,30010TH$98,35025TH$111,780MEDIAN$132,49075TH$144,10090TH$165,360

How pay has moved

$139,973$95,0782019202020212022202320242025$132,490
$113,220 in 2019 to $132,490 in 2025, +17% 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 Tyler, 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

At $132,490, median pay for Nurse Practitioners in Tyler, TX tracks the national median of $132,300 closely. Pay ranges from under $98,350 at the tenth percentile to more than $165,360 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $111,780 to $144,100.

The area has 300 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 1.25 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Within the state, Midland records the highest median at $146,610. Of the 339 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 9th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Tyler, TX · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$98,350−25.7%
25th$111,780−15.5%
Median (50th)$132,490+0.1%
75th$144,100+8.9%
90th$165,360+25.0%
Mean$131,310−0.7%

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
6San Antonio$131,7701,780
7Dallas$130,9807,310
8Wichita Falls$130,310190
9Victoria$129,580100
10Longview$129,210250

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Tyler run 7.8% below the national average, so the median of $132,490 goes as far as $143,698 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 8.6% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$132,490as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.2US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$143,698US average = 100 · BEA 2024

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

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $132,490 a year, 0.1% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $98,350 to $165,360 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 300 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 Tyler, TX?

The median annual wage is $132,490, or $63.70 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 Tyler, TX is 0.1% higher. 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 Tyler, TX earns more than $165,360 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $98,350 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 300 jobs in this occupation in Tyler, 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.