Nurse practitioner · Grand Island, NE

Nurse practitioner in Grand Island: $4,688/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Grand Island at $125,690 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 0.98). The 10th percentile is $84,020 and the 90th is $170,270. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,688 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 185 miles away, at $5,483 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,688

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,690

$84,020 to $170,270

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

263rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,690.

Taxes$2,890
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$4,688

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,690
Federal income tax: −$19,413
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,615
State income tax (NE): −$5,657
Take-home pay: $91,005
Effective tax rate: 27.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$10,474 gross, minus $2,890 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$4,688

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $5,483/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Grand Island?

$125,690 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 Grand Island?

$4,688 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 185 miles away, leaves $5,483 a month, more than Grand Island.