What are the main factors that influence a Practitioner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Practitioner's salary?

A Practitioner's salary grows with experience: a Partnership Alliance Supervisor (10+ years)earns $105,238, a Partnership Alliance Manager (10+ years)earns $132,355, a Practitioner (10+ years)earns $176,121, a Partnership Alliance Director (10+ years)earns $214,104, a VP of Partnership Alliance (10+ years)earns $265,453,

What are the highest paying states for a Practitioner?

Practitioner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Practitioner roles are District of Columbia $191,437, California $190,710, Massachusetts $188,169. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Practitioner roles make?

Salaries for Practitioner level roles vary by specialization: Family Practitioner: $248,270; General Practitioner: $248,270; Medical Practitioner: $117,895; Nurse Practitioner: $116,786; Advanced Practitioner: $101,158.

How do different companies affect a Practitioner's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Practitioner roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Practitioner Salary in the United States

How much does a Practitioner make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Practitioner in the United States is $172,902 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $83.

However, a Practitioner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $197,786
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $158,317 to $185,927
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $145,038

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Practitioner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,927	$15,494	$3,576	$89
Average	$172,902	$14,408	$3,325	$83
25th Percentile	$158,317	$13,193	$3,045	$76

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Key Factors That Influence Practitioner Salaries

A Practitioner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Practitioner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Practitioner's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $105,238
Early Career (1-2 years): $132,355
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $176,121
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $214,104
Expert (over 8 years): $265,453

Levels	Salary
Partnersh... Level Practitioner	$105,238
Partnersh... Level Practitioner	$132,355
Practitio... Level Practitioner	$176,121
Partnersh... Level Practitioner	$214,104
VP of Par... Level Practitioner	$265,453

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How Do Practitioner Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Practitioners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $191,437.
California: $190,710.
Massachusetts: $188,169.

District of Columbia $191,437 California $190,710 Massachusetts $188,169 Washington $187,477 New Jersey $187,408 Alaska $187,166 Connecticut $184,780 New York $183,812

Hawaii $180,717 Rhode Island $179,264 Maryland $178,279 Minnesota $176,930 Colorado $176,411 Illinois $176,239 Oregon $175,582 Delaware $175,097

New Hampshire $174,793 Virginia $174,112 Pennsylvania $172,124 Nevada $171,121 North Dakota $170,792 Michigan $170,273 Wisconsin $170,083 Vermont $169,703

Texas $168,648 Maine $168,579 Arizona $168,475 Ohio $168,354 Georgia $166,764 Indiana $165,968 Wyoming $165,813 Utah $165,571

Iowa $165,467 Kansas $164,637 Louisiana $164,395 North Carolina $164,308 Missouri $164,274 Florida $163,599 Montana $163,236 Nebraska $162,891

Kentucky $162,700 South Carolina $162,009 Tennessee $161,577 Idaho $161,404 New Mexico $160,141 Oklahoma $159,865 Alabama $158,845 South Dakota $157,133

Arkansas $156,199 West Virginia $155,698 Mississippi $154,194

Top Paying Cities for Practitioners

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $218,081
San Francisco: $215,937
Oakland: $211,147

San Jose, CA $218,081

San Francisco, CA $215,937

Oakland, CA $211,147

New York, NY $200,376

Queens Village, NY $199,079

Paramus, NJ $197,696

Passaic, NJ $197,523

Bergenfield, NJ $197,350

Stamford, CT $197,090

Huntington, NY $196,918

Newark, NJ $195,794

Bridgeport, CT $195,448

New Brunswick, NJ $194,877

Vallejo, CA $194,514

Middlesex, NJ $194,411

Somerset, NJ $194,255

Petaluma, CA $193,857

Santa Cruz, CA $193,183

Boston, MA $192,837

Monterey, CA $191,973

Fairbanks, AK $191,852

Los Angeles, CA $191,523

Washington, DC $191,437

Seattle, WA $191,125

Santa Rosa, CA $191,091

Juneau, AK $190,589

Orange, CA $190,019

Anchorage, AK $189,708

Anaheim, CA $189,587

Santa Ana, CA $189,327

Nassau, NY $189,223

Long Beach, CA $189,154

Danbury, CT $189,102

Santa Maria, CA $188,515

Everett, WA $188,480

Bremerton, WA $187,633

Trenton, NJ $187,304

Sacramento, CA $187,235

San Diego, CA $187,149

Brockton, MA $187,079

Tacoma, WA $187,010

Santa Barbara, CA $186,768

Lowell, MA $186,077

New Suffolk, NY $186,007

Nashua, NH $185,800

Lompoc, CA $185,523

Ventura, CA $185,350

Stockton, CA $185,299

New Haven, CT $184,953

Atlantic City, NJ $184,503

Hartford, CT $184,123

Modesto, CA $184,036

Poughkeepsie, NY $183,656

New Britain, CT $183,570

Kennewick, WA $183,328

Olympia, WA $183,328

New London, CT $183,293

Norwich, CT $183,241

Lawrence, MA $183,155

Bakersfield, CA $182,670

New Bedford, MA $182,428

Riverside, CA $182,428

Richland, WA $182,256

Portsmouth, NH $182,117

Vineland, NJ $182,083

San Bernardino, CA $181,944

Boulder, CO $181,460

Worcester, MA $181,322

Portland, OR $181,166

Saint Paul, MN $180,959

Minneapolis, MN $180,959

Philadelphia, PA $180,717

Honolulu, HI $179,800

Springfield, MA $179,195

Providence, RI $179,178

Chicago, IL $178,676

Bellingham, WA $178,469

Baltimore, MD $178,279

Chico, CA $177,847

Wilmington, DE $177,553

Pittsfield, MA $177,380

Manchester, NH $177,051

Spokane, WA $176,290

Denver, CO $176,273

Albany, NY $175,461

Troy, NY $175,391

Schenectady, NY $175,028

Burlington, VT $174,648

Portland, ME $174,043

Salem, OR $173,904

Yakima, WA $173,870

Ann Arbor, MI $173,818

Rochester, MN $173,334

Reno, NV $173,247

Fresno, CA $173,247

Milwaukee, WI $173,092

Detroit, MI $172,919

Allentown, PA $172,867

Carson City, NV $172,850

Houston, TX $172,590

Colorado Springs, CO $172,573

Syracuse, NY $172,487

Eugene, OR $172,158

Gary, IN $171,951

Bismarck, ND $171,951

Galveston, TX $171,951

Springfield, OR $171,812

Medford, OR $171,397

Fort Collins, CO $171,328

Austin, TX $171,190

Mesa, AZ $170,827

Phoenix, AZ $170,792

Dallas, TX $170,740

Reading, PA $170,637

Saint Cloud, MN $170,567

Concord, NH $170,412

Madison, WI $170,343

Utica, NY $169,876

Raleigh, NC $169,737

Las Vegas, NV $169,720

Rochester, NY $169,599

Des Moines, IA $169,582

Atlanta, GA $169,305

Battle Creek, MI $169,253

Salt Lake City, UT $169,201

Lancaster, PA $168,942

Champaign, IL $168,908

Harrisburg, PA $168,700

Durham, NC $168,544

Kansas City, MO $168,527

Kansas City, KS $168,493

Fort Worth, TX $168,475

Boca Raton, FL $168,406

Cleveland, OH $168,389

Columbus, OH $168,354

Pittsburgh, PA $168,337

Richmond, VA $168,268

Indianapolis, IN $168,233

Cincinnati, OH $168,008

Petersburg, VA $167,749

Lansing, MI $167,369

Billings, MT $167,369

Huntsville, AL $167,369

Lebanon, PA $167,351

Pueblo, CO $167,334

Dayton, OH $167,334

Appleton, WI $167,282

Buffalo, NY $167,213

Racine, WI $167,127

Charlotte, NC $167,109

Saint Louis, MO $167,057

Springfield, IL $166,988

York, PA $166,954

Elkhart, IN $166,954

Gastonia, NC $166,936

Benton Harbor, MI $166,936

Beaumont, TX $166,833

Lorain, OH $166,798

Toledo, OH $166,729

Binghamton, NY $166,643

Rock Hill, SC $166,625

Rockford, IL $166,539

Elyria, OH $166,452

Fargo, ND $166,452

Flagstaff, AZ $166,331

Fort Lauderdale, FL $166,228

Miami, FL $166,124

Duluth, MN $165,847

Bangor, ME $165,622

Cedar Rapids, IA $165,432

Louisville, KY $165,346

Grand Rapids, MI $165,311

Hialeah, FL $165,294

Casper, WY $165,052

Scranton, PA $164,844

New Orleans, LA $164,792

Virginia Beach, VA $164,775

Akron, OH $164,689

Peoria, IL $164,464

Sarasota, FL $164,429

Green Bay, WI $164,308

Baton Rouge, LA $164,222

Charleston, SC $164,187

Nashville, TN $164,135

Jamestown, NY $164,101

Davenport, IA $164,101

Tucson, AZ $164,014

Cheyenne, WY $163,963

Saint Petersburg, FL $163,911

Tampa, FL $163,876

Omaha, NE $163,842

Evansville, IN $163,772

Port Arthur, TX $163,772

Bradenton, FL $163,703

Santa Fe, NM $163,392

Orlando, FL $163,219

Clearwater, FL $163,029

La Crosse, WI $162,666

Canton, OH $162,666

Grand Forks, ND $162,614

Tulsa, OK $162,562

Albuquerque, NM $162,562

Newport News, VA $162,545

High Point, NC $162,493

Ogden, UT $162,424

Corpus Christi, TX $162,285

Laramie, WY $162,182

Norfolk, VA $162,182

Rock Island, IL $162,078

Saginaw, MI $162,043

Jacksonville, FL $162,026

Salisbury, NC $161,991

Memphis, TN $161,957

Moline, IL $161,870

Fort Myers, FL $161,819

Waterloo, IA $161,594

Spartanburg, SC $161,421

Lincoln, NE $161,334

Fort Wayne, IN $161,300

Birmingham, AL $161,110

Cedar Falls, IA $161,075

Provo, UT $161,058

Springfield, OH $161,041

San Antonio, TX $161,006

Greensboro, NC $160,937

South Bend, IN $160,919

Winston Salem, NC $160,902

Boise, ID $160,850

Savannah, GA $160,729

Muskegon, MI $160,418

Lima, OH $160,211

Lake Charles, LA $160,141

Anderson, IN $160,107

Lexington, KY $160,055

Augusta, GA $160,003

Greenville, SC $160,003

Wichita, KS $159,847

Tuscaloosa, AL $159,847

Columbia, SC $159,692

Bloomington, IN $159,260

Roanoke, VA $159,156

Asheville, NC $158,931

Knoxville, TN $158,637

Shreveport, LA $158,620

Wilmington, NC $158,395

Frankfort, KY $158,067

Oklahoma City, OK $157,946

Chillicothe, OH $157,876

Longview, TX $157,859

Topeka, KS $157,807

Mobile, AL $157,548

Terre Haute, IN $157,479

Erie, PA $157,461

Altoona, PA $157,375

Melbourne, FL $157,323

Amarillo, TX $157,254

Killeen, TX $157,202

Fayetteville, AR $157,064

Sioux Falls, SD $156,943

Chattanooga, TN $156,839

Idaho Falls, ID $156,822

Gainesville, FL $156,459

Portsmouth, OH $156,372

Little Rock, AR $156,338

Lynchburg, VA $156,338

Youngstown, OH $156,268

Lafayette, LA $156,268

Temple, TX $156,199

Daytona Beach, FL $156,165

Clarksville, TN $156,147

Pensacola, FL $156,130

Hopkinsville, KY $155,611

Charleston, WV $155,594

Florence, SC $155,508

Sioux City, IA $155,404

Macon, GA $154,903

Tallahassee, FL $154,885

Fayetteville, NC $154,851

Wichita Falls, TX $154,816

Waco, TX $154,816

Pine Bluff, AR $154,747

Vincennes, IN $154,418

Lubbock, TX $154,349

Great Falls, MT $154,245

Alamogordo, NM $154,228

Abilene, TX $154,090

Rapid City, SD $153,865

Monroe, LA $153,865

Albany, GA $153,761

Huntington, WV $153,744

Jackson, MS $153,727

Greenville, MS $153,709

Parkersburg, WV $153,537

Montgomery, AL $153,502

Johnstown, PA $153,467

Springfield, MO $153,329

Biloxi, MS $153,243

Sumter, SC $152,880

Columbus, GA $152,862

Twin Falls, ID $152,759

Pascagoula, MS $152,534

Kingsport, TN $152,084

Gulfport, MS $152,032

Alexandria, LA $151,462

Fort Smith, AR $151,030

El Paso, TX $150,563

Helena, MT $150,338

Las Cruces, NM $149,785

Harlingen, TX $149,300

Pocatello, ID $149,145

Florence, AL $149,093

Brownsville, TX $149,058

Dothan, AL $148,782

Mcallen, TX $148,695

Columbus, MS $147,416

Altus, OK $146,621

Lawton, OK $146,292

Pierre, SD $145,670

What Skills Can Increase a Practitioner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Relationship Management (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Customer relationship management (CRM) is an approach to manage a company's interaction with current and potential customers. It uses data analysis about customers' history with a company to improve business relationships with customers, specifically focusing on customer retention and ultimately driving sales growth. One important aspect of the CRM approach is the systems of CRM that compile data from a range of different communication channels, including a company's website, telephone, email, live chat, marketing materials and more recently, social media. Through the CRM approach and the systems used to facilitate it, businesses learn more about their target audiences and how to best cater to their needs.
Healthcare Knowledge (Mentioned in 5.15% Job Postings): Utilizing and sharing knowledge of healthcare practices, processes, systems, and procedures to provide high-quality services to patients.
Competitive Environment (Mentioned in 0.14% Job Postings): Ability to gather, analyze, and communicate information about the competitive business market.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Relationship Management	5.22%
Healthcare Knowledge	5.15%
Competitive Environment	0.14%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Practitioner's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Negotiating: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$176,360	2%
Leadership	$176,360	2%
Negotiating	$176,360	2%
Communication Skills	$174,631	1%
Coordination	$174,631	1%
Project Management	$174,631	1%

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Practitioner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Practitioner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$158,317

Average $172,902/year

$185,927

$13,193

Average $14,408/month

$15,494

$3,045

Average $3,325/week

$3,576

$76

Average $83/hour

$89

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,927	$15,494	$3,576	$89
Average	$172,902	$14,408	$3,325	$83
25th Percentile	$158,317	$13,193	$3,045	$76

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Salaries for a Practitioner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $149,873 in 2023 to around $148,357 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Practitioner salary trends, .

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