Nurse practitioner · Augusta, GA
Nurse practitioner in Augusta: $4,175/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Augusta at $120,270 a year. About 500 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $99,290 and the 90th is $151,200. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,175 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,175
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,270
$99,290 to $151,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
331st of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $120,270.
- Taxes$2,744
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$4,175
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,270
- Federal income tax
- −$18,112
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,201
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,619
- Take-home pay
- $87,338
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$10,023 gross, minus $2,744 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$4,175
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,323/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Augusta?
$120,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Augusta?
$4,175 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Augusta.