Nurse practitioner · Chattanooga, TN
Nurse practitioner in Chattanooga: $4,502/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Chattanooga at $116,480 a year. About 1,000 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.79). The 10th percentile is $96,480 and the 90th is $132,400. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,502 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 196 miles away, at $4,798 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,502
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,480
$96,480 to $132,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
1,000
Location quotient 1.79
Pay rank
352nd of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $116,480.
- Taxes$2,179
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$4,502
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,480
- Federal income tax
- −$17,240
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,911
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,330
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$9,707 gross, minus $2,179 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$4,502
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $4,798/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Chattanooga?
$116,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Chattanooga?
$4,502 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Kingsport, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,798 a month, more than Chattanooga.