Nurse practitioner · Altoona, PA

Nurse practitioner in Altoona: $4,401/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Altoona at $119,930 a year. About 80 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $94,270 and the 90th is $155,430. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,401 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 187 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,401

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$119,930

$94,270 to $155,430

Rent (1 bd)

$847

$1,008 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.65

Pay rank

333rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $119,930.

Taxes$2,674
Rent$847
Other living costs$2,072
Left over$4,401

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $119,930
Federal income tax: −$18,030
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,175
State income tax (PA): −$3,682
City / county wage tax: −$1,199
Take-home pay: $87,844
Effective tax rate: 26.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $847
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $617
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,919

Left over each month

$9,994 gross, minus $2,674 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.

$4,401

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Altoona?

$119,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,401 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $847, and pay covers 11.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 187 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Altoona.