Nurse practitioner · Cedar Rapids, IA

Nurse practitioner in Cedar Rapids: $5,281/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Cedar Rapids at $129,890 a year. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $112,250 and the 90th is $158,800. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,281 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 182 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,281

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,890

$112,250 to $158,800

Rent (1 bd)

$904

$1,076 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 0.82

Pay rank

175th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $129,890.

Taxes$2,895
Rent$904
Other living costs$1,744
Left over$5,281

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,890
Federal income tax: −$20,421
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,937
State income tax (IA): −$4,381
Take-home pay: $95,152
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $904
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $485
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,648

Left over each month

$10,824 gross, minus $2,895 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.

$5,281

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,505/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Cedar Rapids?

$129,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,281 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 182 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.