Nurse Practitioner Salary in Minnesota (2026)
Average Nurse Practitioner pay in Minnesota
$135,890/year
≈ $65/hour before tax
After tax (single filer)
$96,313/year
$8,026/month · effective tax rate 29.12%
- Federal $21,348
- State $7,834
- FICA $10,396
- Take-home
Pay by role in Minnesota
- Senior Specialty NP (Cardiology / Oncology)$155,000–$235,000
- Senior Psychiatric Mental Health NP$145,000–$235,000
- Senior Acute Care NP (ICU / ED)$135,000–$215,000
- Senior Hospitalist NP$135,000–$205,000
- Senior Primary Care NP (Family Medicine)$120,000–$175,000
- Senior Pediatric NP$118,000–$170,000
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| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $96,313 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $8,026 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,704 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $46/hr |
Federal Tax | $21,348 |
State Tax | $7,834 |
FICA Taxes | $10,396 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 29.12% |
Not all Nurse Practitioners earn the same — not even close
Minnesota's nurse practitioner market is anchored by Mayo Clinic Rochester (~4,500 physicians + advanced practice providers with substantial APP integration across cardiology + oncology + transplant subspecialty), M Health Fairview (the country's largest academic-community partnership with substantial APP utilization), Allina Health (~30K, robust APP-led primary care + specialty integration), HealthPartners Bloomington (integrated payer-provider with APP-led primary care), Essentia Health Duluth (rural APP-led primary care across 14 counties), CentraCare St. Cloud (regional APP utilization).
Senior Specialty NP (Cardiology / Oncology)
$155,000–$235,000
Mayo + M Health + Allina cardiology + oncology + transplant NP · subspecialty band
Senior Psychiatric Mental Health NP
$145,000–$235,000
Mayo Psychiatry · M Health · Allina · PMHNP · MN Full Practice Authority + PsyPact telehealth
Senior Acute Care NP (ICU / ED)
$135,000–$215,000
HCMC Level 1 · Regions Level 1 · Mayo Critical Care · ACNP-AG subspecialty band
Senior Hospitalist NP
$135,000–$205,000
Mayo + M Health + Allina + HealthPartners hospital medicine APP · day + nocturnist mix
Senior Primary Care NP (Family Medicine)
$120,000–$175,000
Allina + HealthPartners + CentraCare + Essentia · MN FPA-enabled independent practice
Senior Pediatric NP
$118,000–$170,000
Children's MN + M Health Masonic Children's + Mayo Pediatrics · CPNP-PC + CPNP-AC
Senior Women's Health NP
$115,000–$165,000
M Health WHNP · Allina WomenCare · CertifiedNurse-Midwife alternative path · WHNP-BC
Senior Family NP (FNP) Rural
$110,000–$155,000
Essentia + CentraCare + Fairview rural sites · MN FPA-enabled independent rural practice
Mid-Career NP (3-7 yrs)
$98,000–$135,000
Functional NP at MN health system · transitioning to senior band
New Grad NP (0-2 yrs)
$92,000–$118,000
U of MN DNP + St. Catherine + Bethel + Concordia + Metro State + Mayo School of Health Sciences pipeline
Worth knowing: Minnesota granted Nurse Practitioners Full Practice Authority via SF 2545 of 2014 — among the earlier US states to grant FPA — and the lever is a feature most national NP-career surveys understate for MN. MN FPA means NPs can prescribe + diagnose + practice independently without physician collaboration agreements, enabling substantial NP-led primary care + specialty practice across the state — particularly important for rural MN where Essentia + CentraCare + Fairview operate NP-led clinics in counties with limited physician access. Senior MN NPs clear $135-235K TC at subspecialty (cardiology + oncology + PMH) levels. Mayo Clinic operates the country's largest single-state academic medical center APP integration program — substantial APP utilization across cardiology + oncology + transplant + critical care subspecialties. MN joined PsyPact in 2020 (HF 1693), enabling MN PMHNPs to provide telehealth psychiatric care to patients across compact-state lines — important specialty for the Twin Cities + Mayo Psychiatry NP cluster. MN's 9.85% top bracket catches senior subspecialty + PMHNP comp at $200K+ TC.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →Minnesota Department of Revenue - 2026 income tax brackets, standard deduction and dependent exemption amounts
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — Nurse Practitioner wage data for Minnesota
Salary figures are market estimates for Nurse Practitioners in Minnesota and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Minnesota 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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