Nurse Practitioner Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 114,000 jobs.
Median salary
£41,392
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 11.3% below the £46,069 median for people working full-time.
▲ 5.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£46,069
Part-time only
£30,165
Mean
£40,947
Jobs measured
114,000
What most nurse practitioners actually earn
Half of nurse practitioners earn between £30,945 and £50,139. Earning above £50,139 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nurse practitioners earn less than this.
Nurse Practitioner salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £50,746 | £48,116 |
| West Midlands | £42,256 | £41,933 |
| South West | £42,091 | £42,164 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £41,478 | £40,854 |
| North East | £41,201 | £41,418 |
| North West | £41,159 | £39,798 |
| South East | £40,689 | £41,257 |
| Scotland | £39,156 | £39,822 |
| East | £37,763 | £37,827 |
| East Midlands | £36,869 | £39,103 |
| Wales | £31,244 | £34,892 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Nurse practitioners
- SOC 2020 code
- 2234
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Nurse Practitioner salary FAQs
What is the average Nurse Practitioner salary in UK?
The median is £41,392 a year and the mean is £40,947, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £46,069 and part-time employees £30,165.
What is a good Nurse Practitioner salary?
Half of nurse practitioners earn between £30,945 and £50,139. Anything above £50,139 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 114,000 jobs in this occupation.
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