Nurse practitioner: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Nurse practitioners (SOC 2234)
About £37,844 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +3.4% on last year
£3,973 a month About £3,154 a month after tax 80 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £40,391 in 2021 to £47,673 in 2026 (+18%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £24,136 | £30,728 | £40,391 | £46,958 | x |
| 2022 | £26,258 | £32,244 | £39,200 | £47,126 | x |
| 2023 | £26,281 | £33,481 | £41,641 | £49,432 | x |
| 2024 | £26,982 | £35,157 | £44,780 | £52,302 | x |
| 2025 | £29,538 | £38,295 | £46,100 | £53,231 | x |
| 2026 | £30,372 | £39,372 | £47,673 | £55,181 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £47,673 a year and half earn more. That is 17% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £39,372 and £55,181; one in ten earns less than £30,372.
Ranked by median, it is number 89 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,154 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,072 in Scotland.
The median for men is £49,936 and for women £46,999, a gap of 6% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £30,372 | £2,531 |
| 20th | £37,337 | £3,111 |
| 25th (P25) | £39,372 | £3,281 |
| 30th | £40,823 | £3,402 |
| 40th | £44,544 | £3,712 |
| Median (50th) | £47,673 | £3,973 |
| 60th | £50,421 | £4,202 |
| 70th | £53,395 | £4,450 |
| 75th (P75) | £55,181 | £4,598 |
| 80th | £57,249 | £4,771 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £49,936 | £48,684 | 16 |
| Women | £46,999 | £47,411 | 64 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £37,844 | £3,154 |
| Scotland | £36,860 | £3,072 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £48,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 15 job titles to SOC 2234 Nurse practitioners. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Advanced clinical practitioner
- Advanced neonatal nurse practitioner
- Advanced nurse practitioner
- Community mental health practitioner
- Emergency nurse practitioner
- Health care practitioner
- Mental health nurse practitioner
- Mental health practitioner
- Midwifery practitioner
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse-ecp
- Nurse-practitioner
- Practitioner
- Specialist nurse practitioner
- Specialist screening practitioner
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.