Nurse practitioner · Grand Junction, CO

Nurse practitioner in Grand Junction: $4,199/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Grand Junction at $120,710 a year. About 140 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 $78,510 and the 90th is $156,480. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,199 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 178 miles away, at $4,948 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,199

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$120,710

$78,510 to $156,480

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

325th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $120,710.

Taxes$2,677
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$4,199

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $120,710
Federal income tax: −$18,217
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,234
State income tax (CO): −$4,669
Take-home pay: $88,589
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$10,059 gross, minus $2,677 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$4,199

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,948/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Grand Junction?

$120,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,199 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Boulder, about 178 miles away, leaves $4,948 a month, more than Grand Junction.