Orthopedic / Bone Health Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Kirkland / Seattle Eastside

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthopedic / Bone Health Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Kirkland / Seattle Eastside at Evergreen Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (NP) — ranked against 132 active Orthopedic Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Evergreen Health ranks #3 of 28 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$168k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$168k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$12k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.