Nurse practitioner · Cincinnati, OH

Nurse practitioner in Cincinnati: $4,710/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Cincinnati at $128,700 a year. About 2,820 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $89,710 and the 90th is $162,510. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,168/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,710 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 219 miles away, at $5,426 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,710

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,700

$89,710 to $162,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,168

$1,391 (2 bd)

Employment

2,820

Location quotient 1.23

Pay rank

205th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,700.

Taxes$2,966
Rent$1,168
Other living costs$1,881
Left over$4,710

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,700
Federal income tax: −$20,135
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,846
State income tax (OH): −$3,038
City / county wage tax: −$2,574
Take-home pay: $93,107
Effective tax rate: 27.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,168
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,049

Left over each month

$10,725 gross, minus $2,966 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.

$4,710

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $5,426/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Cincinnati?

$128,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,820 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,710 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,168, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Champaign, about 219 miles away, leaves $5,426 a month, more than Cincinnati.