Nurse practitioner · Burlington, VT

Nurse practitioner in Burlington: $4,299/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Burlington at $136,000 a year. About 260 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $106,380 and the 90th is $161,290. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,299 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 199 miles away, at $5,366 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,299

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$136,000

$106,380 to $161,290

Rent (1 bd)

$1,795

$2,137 (2 bd)

Employment

260

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

83rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $136,000.

Taxes$3,293
Rent$1,795
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$4,299

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $136,000
Federal income tax: −$21,887
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,404
State income tax (VT): −$7,228
Take-home pay: $96,481
Effective tax rate: 29.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,795
Groceries: $403
Getting around: $484
Healthcare: $454
Utilities and internet: $252
Everything else: $353
Total spending: $3,741

Left over each month

$11,333 gross, minus $3,293 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.

$4,299

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $5,366/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Burlington?

$136,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,299 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Kingston, about 199 miles away, leaves $5,366 a month, more than Burlington.