Nurse practitioner · Columbia, MO

Nurse practitioner in Columbia: $5,021/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Columbia at $128,930 a year. About 330 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $108,840 and the 90th is $155,990. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,021 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 224 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,021

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,930

$108,840 to $155,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,020

$1,214 (2 bd)

Employment

330

Location quotient 1.45

Pay rank

196th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,930.

Taxes$2,932
Rent$1,020
Other living costs$1,771
Left over$5,021

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,930
Federal income tax: −$20,190
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,863
State income tax (MO): −$5,133
Take-home pay: $93,744
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,020
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $502
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,791

Left over each month

$10,744 gross, minus $2,932 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.

$5,021

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 Columbia?

$128,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,021 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 224 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Columbia.