The “2022 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey” examines advanced practice provider median total cash compensation, which includes base pay plus performance incentives. It is based on data for nearly 700 organizations, including hospitals, health systems, medical groups and academic medical centers, representing more than 100,000 individual advanced practice providers. The 2022 data reflects total cash compensation from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021.
Here is a breakdown of median total cash compensation for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, by region and in descending order, according to survey data shared with Becker’s:
Nurse practitioners
West: $143,513
Northeast: $132,042
Southeast: $120,640
North Central: $119,701
Great Lakes Subregion: $119,413
Physician assistants
West: $147,610
Northeast: $128,826
Southeast: $125,008
North Central: $122,387
Great Lakes Subregion: $122,099
