Nurse practitioner · Chico, CA

Nurse practitioner in Chico: $6,109/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Chico at $167,080 a year. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $131,730 and the 90th is $203,910. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,109 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 191 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$6,109

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$167,080

$131,730 to $203,910

Rent (1 bd)

$1,174

$1,398 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

10th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $167,080.

Taxes$4,474
Rent$1,174
Other living costs$2,166
Left over$6,109

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $167,080
Federal income tax: −$29,346
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,782
State income tax (CA): −$11,566
Take-home pay: $113,387
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,174
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $596
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,340

Left over each month

$13,923 gross, minus $4,474 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.

$6,109

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,172/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Chico?

$167,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$6,109 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 191 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Chico.