Nurse practitioner · Duluth, MN

Nurse practitioner in Duluth: $5,186/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Duluth at $136,530 a year. About 420 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $109,030 and the 90th is $177,400. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,186 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 217 miles away, at $5,540 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,186

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$136,530

$109,030 to $177,400

Rent (1 bd)

$1,049

$1,249 (2 bd)

Employment

420

Location quotient 1.62

Pay rank

80th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $136,530.

Taxes$3,370
Rent$1,049
Other living costs$1,773
Left over$5,186

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $136,530
Federal income tax: −$22,014
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,445
State income tax (MN): −$7,978
Take-home pay: $96,093
Effective tax rate: 29.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,049
Groceries: $351
Getting around: $501
Healthcare: $395
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $307
Total spending: $2,822

Left over each month

$11,378 gross, minus $3,370 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$5,186

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $5,540/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Duluth?

$136,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,186 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 10.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Fargo, about 217 miles away, leaves $5,540 a month, more than Duluth.