Nurse practitioner · Columbus, IN

Nurse practitioner in Columbus: $4,587/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Columbus at $125,780 a year. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $98,290 and the 90th is $172,600. Pay ranks 258th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,587 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 180 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,587

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,780

$98,290 to $172,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,084

$1,290 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 1.60

Pay rank

258th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,780.

Taxes$2,891
Rent$1,084
Other living costs$1,920
Left over$4,587

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,780
Federal income tax: −$19,434
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,622
State income tax (IN): −$3,743
City / county wage tax: −$1,887
Take-home pay: $91,094
Effective tax rate: 27.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,084
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $3,004

Left over each month

$10,482 gross, minus $2,891 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.

$4,587

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 Columbus?

$125,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 180 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Columbus.