Nurse practitioner · Bangor, ME

Nurse practitioner in Bangor: $4,449/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Bangor at $131,460 a year. About 220 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $106,310 and the 90th is $169,860. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,449 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lewiston, about 114 miles away, at $4,593 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,449

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,460

$106,310 to $169,860

Rent (1 bd)

$1,215

$1,447 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 1.47

Pay rank

147th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $131,460.

Taxes$3,225
Rent$1,215
Other living costs$2,066
Left over$4,449

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,460
Federal income tax: −$20,797
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,057
State income tax (ME): −$7,847
Take-home pay: $92,759
Effective tax rate: 29.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,215
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $578
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,281

Left over each month

$10,955 gross, minus $3,225 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.

$4,449

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $4,593/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Bangor?

$131,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,449 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Lewiston, about 114 miles away, leaves $4,593 a month, more than Bangor.