Nurse practitioner · Bellingham, WA
Nurse practitioner in Bellingham: $5,742/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Bellingham at $147,890 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $106,600 and the 90th is $169,230. Pay ranks 41st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bremerton, about 91 miles away, at $6,150 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,742
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$147,890
$106,600 to $169,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
41st of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $147,890.
- Taxes$3,005
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$5,742
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $147,890
- Federal income tax
- −$24,741
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,314
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $111,836
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$12,324 gross, minus $3,005 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$5,742
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bremerton, $6,150/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Bellingham?
$147,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Bellingham?
$5,742 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Bremerton, about 91 miles away, leaves $6,150 a month, more than Bellingham.