Nurse practitioner · Alexandria, LA
Nurse practitioner in Alexandria: $4,983/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Alexandria at $123,080 a year. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $99,460 and the 90th is $134,990. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,983 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 131 miles away, at $5,645 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,983
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,080
$99,460 to $134,990
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
299th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $123,080.
- Taxes$2,627
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$4,983
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,080
- Federal income tax
- −$18,786
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,416
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,317
- Take-home pay
- $91,561
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$10,257 gross, minus $2,627 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$4,983
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,645/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Alexandria?
$123,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Alexandria?
$4,983 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Beaumont, about 131 miles away, leaves $5,645 a month, more than Alexandria.