Nurse practitioner · Fayetteville, AR

Nurse practitioner in Fayetteville: $4,763/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Fayetteville at $127,380 a year. About 600 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $97,060 and the 90th is $161,030. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,763 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 117 miles away, at $5,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,763

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,380

$97,060 to $161,030

Rent (1 bd)

$1,145

$1,363 (2 bd)

Employment

600

Location quotient 1.04

Pay rank

232nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,380.

Taxes$2,860
Rent$1,145
Other living costs$1,847
Left over$4,763

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,380
Federal income tax: −$19,818
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,745
State income tax (AR): −$4,755
Take-home pay: $93,062
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,145
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,992

Left over each month

$10,615 gross, minus $2,860 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.

$4,763

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $5,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Fayetteville?

$127,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,763 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tulsa, about 117 miles away, leaves $5,534 a month, more than Fayetteville.