Philadelphia
NP jobs in PA.

Compare after housing and local taxes, not on base pay alone. Penn, Jefferson, Temple, and CHOP structure benefits and tuition support differently, and a Center City job, a suburban job, and a South Jersey job can land differently once you account for where you live and any city-level income tax. A posted-pay median appears on this page only when enough Philadelphia area listings from enough employers post annual pay. Until then, any national median shown is the cited BLS reference figure.

No. AANP classifies Pennsylvania as a reduced practice state, and Pennsylvania requires a collaborative agreement for NP practice. In an employed role, ask who your collaborating physician will be. The agreement matters most if you want to open an independent practice, where arranging the collaboration becomes your responsibility. Check the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing for the current requirements.

Outside federal employment, no. APRN authorization is issued state by state, separately from the RN license, and the Nurse Licensure Compact covers RN and LPN licenses only, never APRN licenses, so NPs who work across the Delaware River for a nonfederal employer hold APRN authorization in both states. VA and military facilities accept a current license from any state. The three states in this commute shed also set different rules: Pennsylvania requires a collaborative agreement, New Jersey generally requires joint protocols with a collaborating physician to prescribe unless an NP qualifies under its 2026 law, and Delaware grants full practice and prescriptive authority at licensure.

The teaching systems are a natural place to start, because they already employ physician collaborators. Ask each about formal onboarding. Federally qualified health centers and city health centers also hire new graduates and offer broader early exposure. Ask each how much preceptorship it provides. Both are legitimate first jobs, and the trade is depth versus breadth in your first years.

Price them explicitly before you decide. State and city income tax treatment can differ depending on whether you live in Philadelphia, work inside city limits, or both, and rates are adjusted from time to time. If you are weighing a Center City job against a suburban one, or a city apartment against a Montgomery County house, confirm the current rules with the Philadelphia Department of Revenue and a tax adviser.

Employers with open NP roles in the Philadelphia area right now include Jefferson Health (7), Temple Health (6), CVS Health (1), Ennoble Care (1), LifeStance Health (1) and She Recruits (1).