The salaries for advanced practice nurses vary from geographic area to area, as with all professions. They also vary based on area of specialization, years of experience and job site. But there are some fairly decent salary averages available for many of the MSN degree specialties, which we review below. Some of the specializations have sub-specializations for which we have provided salary figures as well where they are available. The few non-medical specializations are a little more speculative but worthy of inclusion here because so many MSN graduates are heading into the non-medical professions as policy makers and executives within health services delivery systems or insurance companies, or in the research field.
The definitions for some of these jobs may be misleading as well. A nurse educator may be someone who works in a clinical setting as an informal source of expertise, or could be a faculty member at a nursing school. A surgical clinical nurse specialist may also have a further specialization in neurosurgery, thoracic surgery or a treatment specialty such as radiotherapy. All salary figures are taken from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or from Salary.com, or from reliable personnel placement sources and all are median figures.
- Nurse Practitioner – Generalist: $83,000
- Family Nurse Practitioner: $90,000
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner:103,000
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: $101,000
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner: $87,000
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: $92,000
- Nurse-Midwife: $89,000
- Nurse Anesthetist: $153,000
- Clinical Nurse Specialist: $85,000
- Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist: $95,000
- Clinical Nurse Specialist – Home Care: $69,000
- Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist: $109,000
- Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist: $96,000
- Clinical Nurse Leader: $85,000
- Nurse Educator: $72,000
- Nurse Administrator: $79,000
- Nurse Manager – Long Term Care: $68,000
- Clinical Nurse Specialist – Diabetes: $64,000
- Community Health Administrator: $89,000
- Nurse Practitioner – Oncology: $68,000
