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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Barton Associates

The average annual wage for a nurse practitioner (NP) across all specialties was $129,210 in May 2024, according to the U.S. Currently, 69% of all rural counties are without a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, compared to only 31% of urban counties in the country, according to a 2024 brief by the U.S.