Clinical Nurse Practitioner Salary in Lake Charles, LA

How much does a Clinical Nurse Practitioner make in Lake Charles, LA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Clinical Nurse Practitioner in Lake Charles, LA is $118,577. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $110,089 to $128,908, with most professionals earning between $102,362 and $138,315.

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Clinical Nurse Practitioner

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What does a Clinical Nurse Practitioner do?

Common responsibilities of a Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Supports the mission of the Family Practice residents and adheres to residency policies, protocols including those for physician supervision of Nurse Practitioner activities.

November 13, 2022

Serves as a clinical role model and resource to the nursing and other physician extenders.

November 22, 2022

Develops and designs of action plans to support clinical performance and competency and provides support and educational resources to departments and services relative to programmatic delivery within the context quality assessment and improvement processes.

December 08, 2022

Maintains ongoing communication with Physician collaborator and Associate Director of Nursing relative to select aspects of patient care or administrative issues.

January 16, 2023

Provide leadership and direction for primary care Nurse Practitioners responsible for servicing clients primarily in long term care/skilled nursing facilities and other senior living settings.

February 12, 2023

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served including knowledge of the principles of growth and development and psychosocial characteristics and interventions for age specific requirement of the assigned unit.

March 05, 2023

Assist in determining the educational needs of nursing staff in the various units who care for general surgery patients and work with the nurse managers to implement such teaching.

March 19, 2023

Manage close-out of clinical protocols including audit preparation, trial closure, and communication with regulatory agencies, assisting in the final study report and completing financial obligations.

May 03, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Clinical Nurse Practitioner in Lake Charles, LA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

110089

128908

118577

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

110472

129333

118946

What is the average salary for Clinical Nurse Practitioner in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Clinical Nurse Practitioner in Lake Charles, LA. The base salary for Clinical Nurse Practitioner ranges from $110,089 to $128,908 with the average base salary of $118,577. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $110,472 to $129,333 with the average total cash compensation of $118,946.

View Average Salary for Clinical Nurse Practitioner as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$118,577	$110,089 - $128,908
Bonus	$369	$382 - $425
Total Pay	$118,946	$110,472 - $129,333

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Clinical Nurse Practitioner Salary Near Lake Charles, LA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,586 - $131,831	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,689 - $134,295	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Lafayette, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,427 - $125,791	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Alexandria, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,123 - $121,922	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE New Iberia, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $106,797 - $125,053	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,208 - $138,414	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA

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About Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,993. Lake Charles is the principal city of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area, having a population of 202,040. It is the larger principal city of the Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 225,235. The 2010 pop...

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