Nurse practitioner · Chicago, IL
Nurse practitioner in Chicago: $4,258/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Chicago at $131,740 a year. About 6,530 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $106,260 and the 90th is $164,750. Pay ranks 139th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,258 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 102 miles away, at $5,548 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,258
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,740
$106,260 to $164,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
6,530
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
139th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $131,740.
- Taxes$3,068
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$4,258
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,740
- Federal income tax
- −$20,352
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,078
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,384
- Take-home pay
- $94,927
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$4,258 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,548/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Chicago?
$131,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,530 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Chicago?
$4,258 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Bloomington, about 102 miles away, leaves $5,548 a month, more than Chicago.