Nurse practitioner · Blacksburg, VA

Nurse practitioner in Blacksburg: $4,428/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Blacksburg at $124,800 a year. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $102,570 and the 90th is $154,490. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,428 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wheeling, about 198 miles away, at $5,054 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,428

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,800

$102,570 to $154,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,103

$1,313 (2 bd)

Employment

110

Location quotient 0.72

Pay rank

274th 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 $124,800.

Taxes$2,931
Rent$1,103
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$4,428

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,800
Federal income tax: −$19,199
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,547
State income tax (VA): −$6,430
Take-home pay: $89,624
Effective tax rate: 28.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,103
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,041

Left over each month

$10,400 gross, minus $2,931 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.

$4,428

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wheeling, $5,054/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Blacksburg?

$124,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,428 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Wheeling, about 198 miles away, leaves $5,054 a month, more than Blacksburg.