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Nurse Practitioner salary in Louisiana: $125,600 median.

How pay for nurse practitioners in Louisiana compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Louisiana · BLS May 2025
$125,600median in Louisiana

Quick answer

Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana earned a median of $125,600 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 5% below the national median of $132,300. Louisiana ranked 45 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 5,380 people employed.

Louisiana median
$125,600
$60.38/hr
U.S. median
$132,300
-5% in Louisiana
Rank among states
45 of 51
by median pay
Employed
5,380
location quotient 1.34
Metro areas

Where in Louisiana it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Baton Rouge, LA$129,070
  2. Lake Charles, LA$128,460
  3. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$127,840
  4. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$127,660
  5. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$125,740
  6. New Orleans-Metairie, LA$124,800
  7. Monroe, LA$124,340
  8. Hammond, LA$123,350
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Kansas$126,650
  2. Arkansas$125,660
  3. Louisiana$125,600
  4. Ohio$124,870
  5. Mississippi$124,730

See all states on the national Nurse Practitioner salary page.

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

What this page can't tell you
  • Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
  • Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).