Nurse practitioner · Fairbanks, AK

Nurse practitioner in Fairbanks: $5,425/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Fairbanks at $144,300 a year. About 80 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $95,680 and the 90th is $221,950. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,425 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $6,179 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,425

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$144,300

$95,680 to $221,950

Rent (1 bd)

$1,378

$1,640 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

47th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $144,300.

Taxes$2,910
Rent$1,378
Other living costs$2,312
Left over$5,425

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $144,300
Federal income tax: −$23,879
Social Security and Medicare: −$11,039
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $109,382
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,378
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $656
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,690

Left over each month

$12,025 gross, minus $2,910 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.

$5,425

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $6,179/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Fairbanks?

$144,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,425 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $6,179 a month, more than Fairbanks.