How Much Does an NP Make in Arizona in 2026?

A typical NP in Arizona earns about $64.63 per hour ($134,420 per year), according to the latest government wage data (May 2025). Calculated from that annual figure, pay works out to roughly $11,202 a month or $2,585 a week. Those figures describe the state's typical nurse practitioner pay, not a starting wage or a top earner's paycheck.

Arizona's typical pay sits about 2% above the national figure of $132,300, a modest but real gap. That places the state 17th out of 51 states and the District of Columbia for NP pay. Around 7,220 NPs work in Arizona, giving the comparison scale beyond a handful of salaries.

Entry-level positions in Arizona typically offer around $50.19 an hour, or about $104,400 a year, for NPs just starting out. That's the pay typically seen among the newest nurse practitioners in the state, often those in their first couple of years post-licensure. Pay tends to move toward the state's typical figure of $134,420 within a few years of experience.

Experienced NPs in Arizona often earn upwards of $76.82 an hour ($159,780 a year), and the top 10% make over $173,270 a year. That leaves a spread of $68,870 between entry-level and top pay in the state. Setting, years of experience, and the city where an NP works all factor into where someone lands in that range.

Arizona NP pay has climbed from $104,120 in 2015 to $134,420 in 2025, according to a decade of government wage data. That's a gain of $30,300, or 29%, over ten years. The increase has been steady rather than dramatic, with pay rising in nine of the past ten years.

Nationally, NP pay rose 35% over the same decade, a faster climb than Arizona's. Arizona's typical pay has still moved up substantially, and someone starting out now enters at a higher point than an NP would have a decade ago. Past pay trends aren't a promise of future increases, but the direction over the last ten years has been upward.

Pay runs highest in Douglas and Sierra Vista, where NPs typically earn $138,120 a year, about 3% above the statewide figure. Chandler, Phoenix, and Mesa follow closely behind, with typical pay of $136,270 a year across those metro areas. Prescott and Prescott Valley round out the higher-paying areas, at $135,160 a year.

Flagstaff sits at the lower end, with NPs there typically earning $128,870 a year. That's a spread of $9,250 between the highest- and lowest-paying areas tracked in the state. Chandler carries the largest NP workforce among Arizona's metro areas, with 5,450 nurse practitioners; these figures cover each city's full metro area, and pay differences often track local living costs.

Arizona's typical NP pay falls below California's $168,520, a gap of about 25%, but sits close to Nevada's $140,670 and New Mexico's $137,520, each running just a few percent higher. Colorado and Utah pay slightly less, at $132,930 and $130,920. Nurse practitioner licensure earned in one state can often be transferred or endorsed into a neighboring one, though requirements vary by state board.

NPs in Arizona typically earn $134,420 a year ($64.63 an hour), according to the latest government wage data (May 2025), a figure that has climbed 29% over the past decade. Pay varies by city and experience level within the state. Readers weighing a move or a new license should check Arizona's board of nursing for licensing requirements and review city-level pages for local pay figures before deciding where to practice.