Career Atlas USA

Nurse Practitioners Salary in Fairbanks-College, AK

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in Fairbanks-College, AK is $144,300. BLS estimates approximately 80 people work in this occupation in Fairbanks-College, AK. Fairbanks-College, AK is 9.1% above the national median ($132,300).

Median salary
$144,300
Average salary
$154,680
Median hourly
$69.37
Employment
80

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$95,680$46.00
25th percentile$130,570$62.77
Median (50th)$144,300$69.37
75th percentile$192,550$92.57
90th percentile$221,950$106.71

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 6.3% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 11.8% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.089
Location quotient
1.01

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Fairbanks-College, AK’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.208, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $139,815 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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