Nurse practitioner · Boulder, CO

Nurse practitioner in Boulder: $4,948/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Boulder at $138,820 a year. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $74,510 and the 90th is $175,700. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,948 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, at $5,548 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,948

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$138,820

$74,510 to $175,700

Rent (1 bd)

$1,647

$1,961 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

69th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $138,820.

Taxes$3,221
Rent$1,647
Other living costs$1,753
Left over$4,948

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $138,820
Federal income tax: −$22,564
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,620
State income tax (CO): −$5,466
Take-home pay: $100,171
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,647
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $342
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,400

Left over each month

$11,568 gross, minus $3,221 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.

$4,948

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $5,548/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Boulder?

$138,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,948 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cheyenne, about 91 miles away, leaves $5,548 a month, more than Boulder.