Nurse practitioner · Albuquerque, NM

Nurse practitioner in Albuquerque: $5,425/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Albuquerque at $140,950 a year. About 890 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $110,880 and the 90th is $179,020. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,425 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Santa Fe is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,242 left over a month), and Albuquerque still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,425

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$140,950

$110,880 to $179,020

Rent (1 bd)

$1,119

$1,332 (2 bd)

Employment

890

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

58th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $140,950.

Taxes$3,292
Rent$1,119
Other living costs$1,910
Left over$5,425

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $140,950
Federal income tax: −$23,075
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,783
State income tax (NM): −$5,649
Take-home pay: $101,443
Effective tax rate: 28.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,119
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,029

Left over each month

$11,746 gross, minus $3,292 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.

$5,425

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $5,242/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Albuquerque?

$140,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Albuquerque?

$5,425 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Albuquerque leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Santa Fe at $5,242 a month.