PMHNP Salary Guides

No published salary figure is specific to addiction PMHNPs, so this guide uses the psychiatric-NP baseline near $138,000. See the closest official BLS data, typical reported setting ranges, and why addiction PMHNP pay is hard to pin down.

No published salary figure is specific to child and adolescent PMHNPs, so this page anchors to the psychiatric PMHNP baseline near $138,000. See the BLS NP context, typical reported setting ranges, and why the youth-provider shortage supports pay at or above the baseline.

DNP-PMHNP salary data for 2026: national median near $150,000, with pay by state, experience, employer, and role. An honest look at why the DNP premium over an MSN-PMHNP is small in clinical care but real in leadership and faculty roles.

Inpatient PMHNP salary in 2026. No BLS figure is specific to hospital psychiatric NPs, so we anchor to the psychiatric NP baseline near $138,000 and show the typical reported inpatient band, plus why acuity, on-call, and shift differentials push pay higher.

What a new-grad PMHNP earns in 2026: starting salaries run about $110,000 to $135,000, often with sign-on bonuses and loan repayment. How the first five years ramp, and how to negotiate your first offer.

Nurse practitioner salary data for 2026: BLS median of $132,300, plus NP pay by state, population focus (psychiatric NPs lead at $142,100), experience, employer, and education. How to earn more as an NP.

PMHNP salary data for 2026: national median near $138,000, with pay by state, experience, employer, and practice model. Real BLS and AANP figures, plus how telehealth and cash-pay practice push PMHNP salary past $200,000.

Private-practice PMHNP income is not a published statistic. The employed psychiatric-NP baseline is about $138,000. A full cash-pay panel is typically reported at $200,000 to $300,000+ gross, before business costs. Here is the honest breakdown.

Psychiatric clinical nurse specialist salary in 2026: a defensible national median around $120,000, by state, experience, employer, and education, with an honest explanation of why no clean BLS PMH-CNS figure exists.

Psychiatric nurse salary data for 2026: BLS median of $97,550 for RNs, pay by state, employer setting, experience, and education, plus how psych RN pay compares with the PMHNP.

Psychiatrist salary data for 2026: BLS mean of $269,940, with pay by state, experience, employer, and subspecialty. Honest notes on physician wage top-coding and how psychiatrist pay compares to a PMHNP.

What remote and telehealth PMHNPs earn in 2026. W-2 telepsychiatry roles run about $120,000 to $180,000; 1099 contract work pays $75 to $150+ per hour. How multi-state licensure and practice model move the number.