Nurse practitioner · Fresno, CA

Nurse practitioner in Fresno: $5,864/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Fresno at $166,570 a year. About 570 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $129,300 and the 90th is $212,320. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 94 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,864

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$166,570

$129,300 to $212,320

Rent (1 bd)

$1,356

$1,614 (2 bd)

Employment

570

Location quotient 0.57

Pay rank

12th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $166,570.

Taxes$4,457
Rent$1,356
Other living costs$2,204
Left over$5,864

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $166,570
Federal income tax: −$29,224
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,743
State income tax (CA): −$11,518
Take-home pay: $113,085
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,356
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $633
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,560

Left over each month

$13,881 gross, minus $4,457 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.

$5,864

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,172/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Fresno?

$166,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,864 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 94 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Fresno.