Family nurse practitioners' salaries vary with experience and location.
A family nurse practitioner provides health care by promoting health and preventing disease in patients. Job locations include doctors' offices, college campuses, rural clinics, long-term care units and specialty practices. The duties resemble those of a family physician.
Education
To become a family nurse practitioner, a candidate must first be a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing; she may then enter a master's nurse practitioner program for two to three years of study. Nurses who already have a master's degree may enter a post-master's program.
Salary
According to PayScale, a family nurse practitioner with less than a year of experience earns $63,759 to $75,959 annually. Those with one to four years experience earn an average of $65,682 to $80,596. The overall average ranges from $69,813 to 89,054.
Considerations
The forecast for jobs in nursing shows that the demand for qualified nurses is growing much faster than the average. The need for nurse practitioners will continue to grow as duties that were once performed by physicians are given to staff members, because of the increasing health care demands of a growing and aging population.
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