Nurse practitioner · Denver, CO
Nurse practitioner in Denver: $4,572/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Denver at $134,040 a year. About 2,310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $95,890 and the 90th is $172,170. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,572 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, at $5,591 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,572
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,040
$95,890 to $172,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
2,310
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
104th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $134,040.
- Taxes$3,034
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$4,572
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,040
- Federal income tax
- −$20,904
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,254
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,255
- Take-home pay
- $97,627
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$4,572 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $5,591/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Denver?
$134,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Denver?
$4,572 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Cheyenne, about 129 miles away, leaves $5,591 a month, more than Denver.