Seattle-area positions (7)
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Tacoma, WA
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Kirkland, WA
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Renton, WA
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Downtown Seattle
Seattle, WA
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Seattle, WA
Virtual Nurse Practitioner - CA License
Seattle, WA
Per Diem Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Capitol Hill
Seattle, WA
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Salary Insights
Based on Seattle NP positions with salary data.
Why This Market
Why NPs Choose Seattle
Full Practice Authority · 49% above US average cost of living · 750K population
Washington is consistently among the top-paying states for NPs, with no state income tax on wages
UW Medicine, Providence Swedish, Virginia Mason Franciscan, and MultiCare anchor the hospital market
State-funded community and public health programs add roles beyond the big hospital systems
Full Practice Authority — independent practice and prescribing from day one
Inside the metro
How the Seattle market is put together
Who you’ll be caring for
Seattle's tech-driven economy supports a well-insured patient population with high engagement in care, while the region also faces housing and public-health challenges that drive demand in safety-net settings. The result is a two-sided market: well-funded private and employer-sponsored care on one side, mission-driven community health roles on the other.
Live market snapshot
- Open NP roles here
- 7
- All Washington roles
- 18
- Share of the state’s listings
- 39%
- Posted pay vs statewide
- −$11k
Counted from live listings on this board and refreshed hourly — not a national survey. Pay figures use only listings that post a salary, so they lag the full market.
Where the jobs actually are
01First Hill and Capitol Hill
The city's historic hospital ridge — several major hospital campuses within walking distance of each other, and the densest concentration of inpatient NP roles in the state.
02South Lake Union and Montlake
UW Medicine's academic and research corridor, adjacent to the tech campuses that generate employer-sponsored clinic and digital-health roles.
03Eastside — Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland
Affluent, heavily insured suburban ambulatory market. Bridge tolls and I-90/520 traffic make this a genuine commute decision rather than a short hop.
04South Sound — Tacoma, Federal Way, Puyallup
A separate hospital system footprint with meaningfully cheaper housing. Many Seattle-priced NPs end up working here rather than commuting north.
05North — Everett and Snohomish County
Growing residential population with hospital and outpatient capacity following it, plus the rural counties beyond where shortage designations begin.
Practice authority follows the state, not the metro — Washington is a full-practice jurisdiction on the AANP State Practice Environment map. Editorial for this metro last reviewed 2026-07-29.
Before You Apply
Getting Started in Seattle
Licensure
Washington has Full Practice Authority. Washington grants Full Practice Authority — NPs (licensed as ARNPs) practice and prescribe independently, including controlled substances with appropriate registration, with no physician supervision or collaborative agreement required.
Cost of Living
Seattle cost of living is 49% above US average. Cost of living in Seattle runs 49% above the national average, primarily due to housing.
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