Cardiac Care Nurse Practitioner

Albuquerque, NM at a glance

• $66.56/hrmedian pay, Albuquerque area
• $54–$68middle half of earners, per hour
• 96price level, U.S. = 100
• 8hospitals listed by CMS in Albuquerque

• The metro median is in line with the New Mexico statewide median of $66.56 per hour. Nationally the median is $62.12 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $66.56 median hour in Albuquerque buys what $69.66 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in Albuquerque: $144 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.
• HRSA lists 11 active primary care shortage designations covering Bernalillo County; shortage areas often have more openings.
• New Mexico is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a New Mexico license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.