SOC 29-1171 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Nurse Practitioners Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for nurse practitioners in Fort Myers, Florida is $127,990 a year ($61.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $129,670: half of the 690 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($138,268).

$127,990average per year

$61.54 / hourMedian $129,670Take-home ≈ $98,747

  • $104K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $133K75th
  • $159K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

690people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 22Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nurse Practitioners pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $104,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $159,330 or more. The middle half of nurse practitioners in Fort Myers earn between $108,790 and $132,710.

  • $104K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $133K75th
  • $159K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$127,990$10,666$61.53
Median$129,670$10,806$62.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$108,790$9,066$52.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$132,710$11,059$63.80

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nurse Practitioners salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $127,990, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $98,747 a year, or $8,229 a month and $3,798 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for nurse practitioners? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $127,990 buys what about $125,053 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nurse Practitioners salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 10th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($139,610).

All Nurse Practitioners salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for nurse practitioners

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($225,610).

Nurse Practitioners salary by city

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Nurse Practitioners salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do nurse practitioners make an hour in Fort Myers?

$61.54 an hour on average, and $62.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nurse practitioners salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $104,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $108,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nurse practitioners take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $98,747 a year ($8,229 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $127,990. Florida has no state income tax.

Do nurse practitioners earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($138,268).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1171; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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