Nurse practitioner · Decatur, AL

Nurse practitioner in Decatur: $3,765/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Decatur at $107,760 a year. About 120 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $87,350 and the 90th is $127,570. Pay ranks 371st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($772/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,765 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 246 miles away, at $5,334 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,765

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,760

$87,350 to $127,570

Rent (1 bd)

$772

$919 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

371st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $107,760.

Taxes$2,487
Rent$772
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$3,765

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,760
Federal income tax: −$15,321
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,244
State income tax (AL): −$5,198
City / county wage tax: −$1,078
Take-home pay: $77,920
Effective tax rate: 27.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $772
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,728

Left over each month

$8,980 gross, minus $2,487 in tax and $2,728 in living costs.

$3,765

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $5,334/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Decatur?

$107,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,765 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $772, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cape Girardeau, about 246 miles away, leaves $5,334 a month, more than Decatur.