Nurse Practitioners hiring incentives: sign-on bonuses, relocation and shift differentials, October 2026
By YourJobs Editorial
Based on 40 Nurse Practitioners postings on yourjobs.com between 20 September and 20 October 2026. 18% of Nurse Practitioners postings offered a sign-on bonus. This page was built 20 October 2026.
Incentives at a glance
- Sign-on bonuses
- 18% of Nurse Practitioners postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a sign-on bonus (n = 7 postings). 2 of them stated an amount, fewer than the 30 needed to publish a median; the largest we recorded was $15,000.
- Relocation assistance
- 5% of Nurse Practitioners postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned relocation assistance (n = 2 postings).
- Tuition support
- 18% of Nurse Practitioners postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 7 postings).
Largest sign-on bonus we recorded
This is one posting, shown with its evidence. It is the top of the range, not a typical bonus.
- Stated amount
- $15,000 (the stated bonus, which may be "up to")
- Job title
- Pediatric ICU Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Employer
- AMN Healthcare
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- First seen
- 1 October 2026
- Posting text
- “…sign-on package of up to $25,000 for qualified full-time candidates ($15,000 sign-on bonus plus $10,000 in relocation assistance if 100+ miles from Nashville) R…”
Month by month
| Month | Postings | Sign-on bonus | Median stated amount | Largest stated | Relocation | Tuition support | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 38 | 18% | $15,000 | 5.3% | 18% | 0% | |
| September 2026 | 2 | ||||||
| July 2026 | 2 | $15,000 | |||||
| June 2026 | 4 | $15,000 |
A month is the month a posting was first seen. Shares are blank where a month holds fewer than 30 postings; medians are blank where fewer than 30 postings stated an amount.
Related pages
- Nurse Practitioners pay: advertised rates
- Current Nurse Practitioners jobs
- Hiring incentives across all occupations
- How incentives are read from postings
Notes and sources
Incentive amounts are as stated in the posting (often "up to"); eligibility conditions are not captured.
Source: yourjobs.com job postings (ClickCast feed), read as described on the methodology page. Updated daily; this page was built 20 October 2026, 09:49.
Download the data: incentives by occupation and state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite as:
YourJobs (2026). Hiring incentives for Nurse Practitioners in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026. https://yourjobs.com/incentives/nurse-practitioners