Nurse practitioner · Des Moines, IA

Nurse practitioner in Des Moines: $5,226/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Des Moines at $132,230 a year. About 820 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $113,470 and the 90th is $166,960. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,226 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 208 miles away, at $5,483 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,226

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$132,230

$113,470 to $166,960

Rent (1 bd)

$991

$1,180 (2 bd)

Employment

820

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

128th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $132,230.

Taxes$2,964
Rent$991
Other living costs$1,838
Left over$5,226

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $132,230
Federal income tax: −$20,982
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,116
State income tax (IA): −$4,470
Take-home pay: $96,662
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $991
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,829

Left over each month

$11,019 gross, minus $2,964 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.

$5,226

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $5,483/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Des Moines?

$132,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,226 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,483 a month, more than Des Moines.