Nurse Practitioner Salary in Wisconsin (2026)

Worth knowing: Wisconsin Act 84 of 2023 granted licensed nurse practitioners Full Practice Authority effective 2024 — among the most recent US states to grant FPA — and a feature most national NP-career surveys understate for WI. WI Act 84 (signed by Governor Evers December 2023) ended the requirement for collaborative physician agreements for APRN-CNP, APRN-CNM, and APRN-CRNA categories with 3,840+ post-licensure hours — meaning WI NPs can now prescribe + diagnose + practice independently. The FPA grant supports substantial NP-led primary care expansion across rural WI where ThedaCare + Marshfield + Aspirus + Bellin operate NP-led clinics in counties with limited physician access. Senior WI NPs clear $135-215K TC at specialty levels. Rogers Behavioral Health Oconomowoc (~1,800 employees, the country's largest non-profit OCD + anxiety + addiction specialty psychiatric system with 8+ US locations from WI flagship) operates substantial PMHNP integration — Rogers' OCD and anxiety treatment is among the most respected nationally. WI joined PsyPact in 2020 supporting MN PMHNP telehealth across compact-state lines. UW School of Nursing operates among the country's largest DNP programs. WI's 7.65% top bracket catches senior subspecialty + PMHNP comp at $200K+ TC but is substantially lower than MN's 9.85% top.