Nurse practitioner · Fort Collins, CO

Nurse practitioner in Fort Collins: $4,553/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Fort Collins at $130,330 a year. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $83,120 and the 90th is $173,810. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,553 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, at $5,548 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,553

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,330

$83,120 to $173,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,473

$1,753 (2 bd)

Employment

210

Location quotient 0.58

Pay rank

165th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $130,330.

Taxes$2,966
Rent$1,473
Other living costs$1,869
Left over$4,553

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,330
Federal income tax: −$20,526
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,970
State income tax (CO): −$5,092
Take-home pay: $94,741
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,473
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $459
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,342

Left over each month

$10,861 gross, minus $2,966 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.

$4,553

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $5,548/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Fort Collins?

$130,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,553 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, leaves $5,548 a month, more than Fort Collins.