Nurse practitioner · Dover, DE

Nurse practitioner in Dover: $4,003/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Dover at $122,930 a year. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $82,850 and the 90th is $179,370. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,336/mo). Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,003 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 26 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,003

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$122,930

$82,850 to $179,370

Rent (1 bd)

$1,336

$1,591 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 1.35

Pay rank

303rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $122,930.

Taxes$2,923
Rent$1,336
Other living costs$1,982
Left over$4,003

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $122,930
Federal income tax: −$18,750
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,404
State income tax (DE): −$6,926
Take-home pay: $87,849
Effective tax rate: 28.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,336
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $580
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,318

Left over each month

$10,244 gross, minus $2,923 in tax and $3,318 in living costs.

$4,003

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Dover?

$122,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,003 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,336, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 26 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Dover.