Source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. The New Jersey median is computed from live postings with disclosed, non-estimated salary on NP Hiring.
Cost-of-living index: 120+20% vs. national average
Living costs in Newark run about 20% above the national average (100), per NP Hiring's city dataset.
Adjusted for local costs, this job's posted range of $118,995 to $118,995 is worth about $99,163 to $99,163 in national-average dollars.
AANP classification: Reduced Practice
New Jersey generally requires NPs to have joint protocols with a collaborating physician in order to prescribe or order medications and devices. Under a 2026 law, NPs in a qualifying population focus with more than 5,000 hours of advanced practice who provide primary or behavioral health care, and do not provide general obstetrics or elective aesthetic or cosmetic services, may practice and prescribe without a joint protocol. Classification source: AANP State Practice Environment
