Source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. The Massachusetts median is computed from live postings with disclosed, non-estimated salary on NP Hiring.
Cost-of-living index: 131+31% vs. national average
Living costs in West Springfield run about 31% above the national average (100), per NP Hiring's city dataset.
Adjusted for local costs, this job's posted range of $87,048 to $187,470 is worth about $66,449 to $143,107 in national-average dollars.
AANP classification: Full Practice
Massachusetts grants full practice authority to NPs once they attest to the Board of Registration in Nursing that they have completed at least two years of supervised practice; until then, a qualified healthcare professional, who may be a physician or an experienced NP, supervises their prescribing. NPs applying by reciprocity who have at least two years of NP practice outside Massachusetts, independent or supervised, may instead prescribe without supervision once they attest to that experience. Classification source: AANP State Practice Environment
