Nurse practitioner · Anchorage, AK

Nurse practitioner in Anchorage: $6,179/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Anchorage at $157,430 a year. About 410 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $97,690 and the 90th is $207,490. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,179 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,425 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$6,179

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$157,430

$97,690 to $207,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,392

$1,657 (2 bd)

Employment

410

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

31st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $157,430.

Taxes$3,256
Rent$1,392
Other living costs$2,292
Left over$6,179

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $157,430
Federal income tax: −$27,030
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,043
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $118,356
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,392
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $636
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,684

Left over each month

$13,119 gross, minus $3,256 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.

$6,179

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $5,425/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Anchorage?

$157,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$6,179 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at $5,425 a month.