Highest paying countries for Nurse Practitioners
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Nurse Practitioner? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $166,530$13,878 / mo
- 2 Iceland $141,834$11,820 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $136,542$11,379 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $126,000$10,500 / mo
- 5 United States $105,000$8,750 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $105,000$8,750 / mo
- 7 Singapore $104,580$8,715 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $94,500$7,875 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $91,697$7,641 / mo
- 10 Jersey $89,250$7,438 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Nurse Practitioner professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $166,530, $141,834 and $136,542.
Nurse Practitioner salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,793 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $41,864$3,489 / mo
- Gabon $34,892$2,908 / mo
- South Africa $33,201$2,767 / mo
- Namibia $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Botswana $23,258$1,938 / mo
- Angola $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Zambia $17,441$1,453 / mo
- Seychelles $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Ghana $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Comoros $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Mauritius $14,480$1,207 / mo
- Malawi $14,427$1,202 / mo
- Congo $13,251$1,104 / mo
- Cabo Verde $12,905$1,075 / mo
- Rwanda $12,789$1,066 / mo
- Lesotho $11,634$970 / mo
- Uganda $11,393$949 / mo
- Burkina Faso $11,162$930 / mo
- Tanzania $10,700$892 / mo
- Ivory Coast $10,469$872 / mo
- Senegal $10,469$872 / mo
- Djibouti $10,469$872 / mo
- Morocco $9,692$808 / mo
- Central African Republic $9,534$795 / mo
- Cameroon $9,303$775 / mo
- Kenya $8,757$730 / mo
- Mozambique $8,610$718 / mo
- Nigeria $7,676$640 / mo
- Zimbabwe $7,676$640 / mo
- Libya $7,507$626 / mo
- Mali $7,445$620 / mo
- Burundi $7,445$620 / mo
- Tunisia $7,245$604 / mo
- Madagascar $6,972$581 / mo
- Guinea $6,972$581 / mo
- Togo $6,972$581 / mo
- Eritrea $6,972$581 / mo
- Eswatini $6,972$581 / mo
- Chad $6,741$562 / mo
- Somalia $6,510$543 / mo
- Sudan $6,395$533 / mo
- Liberia $6,048$504 / mo
- Ethiopia $5,817$485 / mo
- South Sudan $5,817$485 / mo
- Algeria $5,355$446 / mo
- Benin $4,652$388 / mo
- Mauritania $4,652$388 / mo
- DR Congo $4,190$349 / mo
- Sierra Leone $3,486$291 / mo
- Gambia $3,486$291 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $3,486$291 / mo
- Egypt $3,402$284 / mo
- Niger $2,793$233 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $2,321 per year.
- Singapore $104,580$8,715 / mo
- Hong Kong $91,697$7,641 / mo
- Israel $61,824$5,152 / mo
- South Korea $59,944$4,995 / mo
- Japan $53,372$4,448 / mo
- Maldives $51,167$4,264 / mo
- China $22,470$1,873 / mo
- Malaysia $22,460$1,872 / mo
- Jordan $15,026$1,252 / mo
- India $14,690$1,224 / mo
- Turkmenistan $13,954$1,163 / mo
- Mongolia $13,954$1,163 / mo
- Armenia $13,902$1,158 / mo
- Thailand $13,839$1,153 / mo
- Kazakhstan $13,545$1,129 / mo
- Russia $13,073$1,089 / mo
- Iraq $12,033$1,003 / mo
- Vietnam $10,836$903 / mo
- Azerbaijan $10,196$850 / mo
- Uzbekistan $10,185$849 / mo
- Timor-Leste $9,303$775 / mo
- Bhutan $9,303$775 / mo
- Philippines $8,925$744 / mo
- Indonesia $7,592$633 / mo
- Palau $7,507$626 / mo
- Tajikistan $6,972$581 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $6,972$581 / mo
- Iran $6,174$515 / mo
- Laos $5,817$485 / mo
- Bangladesh $5,586$466 / mo
- Nepal $5,009$417 / mo
- Sri Lanka $4,631$386 / mo
- Cambodia $4,536$378 / mo
- Pakistan $4,190$349 / mo
- Myanmar $3,486$291 / mo
- Palau $2,321$193 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $9,167 per year.
- Switzerland $166,530$13,878 / mo
- Iceland $141,834$11,820 / mo
- Luxembourg $136,542$11,379 / mo
- Vatican City $105,000$8,750 / mo
- Jersey $89,250$7,438 / mo
- Denmark $88,137$7,345 / mo
- Guernsey $84,000$7,000 / mo
- Netherlands $83,937$6,995 / mo
- Norway $79,013$6,584 / mo
- Ireland $75,296$6,275 / mo
- United Kingdom $74,088$6,174 / mo
- Germany $73,668$6,139 / mo
- Belgium $71,432$5,953 / mo
- Monaco $69,773$5,814 / mo
- Sweden $69,059$5,755 / mo
- Finland $67,064$5,589 / mo
- Liechtenstein $65,100$5,425 / mo
- Austria $61,499$5,125 / mo
- France $60,333$5,028 / mo
- San Marino $58,139$4,845 / mo
- Spain $44,709$3,726 / mo
- Cyprus $42,336$3,528 / mo
- Italy $41,654$3,471 / mo
- Slovenia $38,787$3,232 / mo
- Estonia $37,821$3,152 / mo
- Poland $36,141$3,012 / mo
- Croatia $32,718$2,727 / mo
- Lithuania $32,540$2,712 / mo
- Slovakia $29,358$2,447 / mo
- Latvia $28,382$2,365 / mo
- Malta $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Portugal $26,691$2,224 / mo
- Hungary $24,255$2,021 / mo
- Greece $24,234$2,020 / mo
- Bulgaria $23,835$1,986 / mo
- Andorra $23,258$1,938 / mo
- Montenegro $22,082$1,840 / mo
- Romania $21,840$1,820 / mo
- Serbia $18,386$1,532 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $16,926$1,411 / mo
- Albania $14,910$1,242 / mo
- North Macedonia $14,469$1,206 / mo
- Moldova $13,829$1,152 / mo
- Belarus $12,065$1,005 / mo
- Georgia $11,372$948 / mo
- Ukraine $9,167$764 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $8,579 per year.
- Bermuda $126,000$10,500 / mo
- United States $105,000$8,750 / mo
- Cayman Islands $94,500$7,875 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $78,750$6,563 / mo
- Canada $67,841$5,653 / mo
- Puerto Rico $41,864$3,489 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $34,892$2,908 / mo
- Bahamas $32,540$2,712 / mo
- Barbados $27,909$2,326 / mo
- Dominica $22,082$1,840 / mo
- Costa Rica $21,977$1,831 / mo
- Belize $20,927$1,744 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $20,927$1,744 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $19,772$1,648 / mo
- Panama $18,669$1,556 / mo
- Cuba $18,606$1,551 / mo
- Guyana $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Saint Lucia $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Mexico $16,160$1,347 / mo
- Jamaica $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Grenada $15,120$1,260 / mo
- Honduras $13,954$1,163 / mo
- Nicaragua $12,789$1,066 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $11,634$970 / mo
- Haiti $9,303$775 / mo
- El Salvador $9,303$775 / mo
- Guatemala $8,579$715 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $4,326 per year.
- Uruguay $25,379$2,115 / mo
- Paraguay $16,590$1,383 / mo
- Chile $16,338$1,361 / mo
- Suriname $13,639$1,137 / mo
- Ecuador $11,676$973 / mo
- Argentina $10,689$891 / mo
- Brazil $9,765$814 / mo
- Peru $9,597$800 / mo
- Bolivia $9,356$780 / mo
- Colombia $8,579$715 / mo
- Venezuela $4,326$361 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $3,486 per year.
- Australia $87,686$7,307 / mo
- New Zealand $72,251$6,021 / mo
- Brunei $69,773$5,814 / mo
- Fiji $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Tonga $16,275$1,356 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $13,954$1,163 / mo
- Solomon Islands $11,634$970 / mo
- Vanuatu $10,469$872 / mo
- Samoa $9,303$775 / mo
- Kiribati $8,138$678 / mo
- Marshall Islands $6,972$581 / mo
- Tuvalu $6,972$581 / mo
- Nauru $3,486$291 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Nurse Practitioners in the United States ($105,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.