Nurse practitioner · Bowling Green, KY

Nurse practitioner in Bowling Green: $3,914/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Bowling Green at $112,970 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $99,820 and the 90th is $147,100. Pay ranks 363rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,914 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 243 miles away, at $5,426 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,914

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$112,970

$99,820 to $147,100

Rent (1 bd)

$948

$1,129 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.89

Pay rank

363rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $112,970.

Taxes$2,599
Rent$948
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$3,914

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $112,970
Federal income tax: −$16,467
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,642
State income tax (KY): −$4,388
City / county wage tax: −$1,695
Take-home pay: $81,778
Effective tax rate: 27.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $948
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $584
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,901

Left over each month

$9,414 gross, minus $2,599 in tax and $2,901 in living costs.

$3,914

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $5,426/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Bowling Green?

$112,970 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 Bowling Green?

$3,914 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $948, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Champaign, about 243 miles away, leaves $5,426 a month, more than Bowling Green.