Nurse practitioner · Bakersfield, CA

Nurse practitioner in Bakersfield: $5,906/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Bakersfield at $165,580 a year. About 430 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $106,710 and the 90th is $205,450. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,906 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 183 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,906

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$165,580

$106,710 to $205,450

Rent (1 bd)

$1,218

$1,450 (2 bd)

Employment

430

Location quotient 0.61

Pay rank

14th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $165,580.

Taxes$4,423
Rent$1,218
Other living costs$2,251
Left over$5,906

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $165,580
Federal income tax: −$28,986
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,667
State income tax (CA): −$11,426
Take-home pay: $112,501
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,218
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $681
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,469

Left over each month

$13,798 gross, minus $4,423 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.

$5,906

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,172/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Bakersfield?

$165,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,906 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 183 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Bakersfield.