Yuma nurse practitioners are 7th highest paid in the U.S.

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY, KSWT)- Forbes magazine ranked Yuma the seventh highest paying city for nurse practitioner salaries.

Once again using occupational and salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for registered nurse practitioners, they broke down mean annual wages by the metro area, which is the smallest geographical unit the BLS tracks for wages.

In the article, Forbes reported that nurse practitioners in Yuma earn an average of $142,650 a year, or $68.58 an hour.

The magazine explained that it came up with the figures using occupational and salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for registered nurse practitioners…

According to Forbes, as with many other occupations, California cities make up much of the list of the top-paying cities for nurse practitioners.

However, there is a great geographical variety. Forbes said cities like Yuma, Arizona and Springfield, Ohio are a bit unexpected. 

Below is the list of the 50 cities where nurse practitioner salaries are the highest:

1. New Bedford, Massachusetts: $156,980
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California: $150,790
3. Spokane-Spokane Valley, Washington: $148,440
4. Sumter, South Carolina: $145,890
5. Vallejo-Fairfield, California: $145,400
6. Leominster-Gardner, Massachusetts: $145,020
7. Yuma, Arizona: $142,650
8. Rochester, Minnesota: $142,640
9. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida: $141,800
10. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut: $141,460
11. Salinas, California: $140,610
12. Homosassa Springs, Florida: $139,610
13. Modesto, California: $135,330
14. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California: $135,230
15. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California: $134,700
16. Springfield, Ohio: $133,850
17. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California: $133,710
18. Prescott, Arizona: $133,110
19. Fresno, California: $133,090
20. Alexandria, Louisiana: $132,920
21. Kingston, New York: $132,740
22. Longview, Washington: $130,870
23. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade: $130,040
24. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California: $129,770
25. Fairbanks, Alaska: $129,430
26. Bakersfield, California: $128,470
27. Madera, California: $128,070
28. Ogden-Clearfield, Utah: $127,750
29. Hattiesburg, Mississippi: $127,250
30. Redding, California: $126,690
31. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California: $126,580
32. New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey: $126,570
33. Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas: $126,380
34. Yuba City, California: $125,800
35. Merced, California: $125,170
36. Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire: $124,490
37. Visalia-Porterville, California: $124,320
38. Stockton-Lodi, California: $124,300
39. Sioux City, Iowa: $124,130
40. Las Cruces, New Mexico: $123,670
41. Honolulu, Hawaii: $123,490
42. Olympia-Tumwater, Washington: $123,240
43. Cheyenne, Wyoming: $122,990
44. Vineland-Bridgeton, New Jersey: $121,830
45. Wenatchee, Washington: $121,830
46. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California: $121,740
47. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: $121,670
48. San Diego-Carlsbad, California: $121,670
49. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington: $121,590
50. Worcester, Massachusetts: $120,850