Nurse practitioner · Great Falls, MT

Nurse practitioner in Great Falls: $4,753/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Great Falls at $130,330 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.93). The 10th percentile is $108,360 and the 90th is $161,950. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,753 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 167 miles away, at $5,157 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,753

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,330

$108,360 to $161,950

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 1.93

Pay rank

165th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

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

Taxes$3,089
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$4,753

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,330
Federal income tax: −$20,526
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,970
State income tax (MT): −$6,575
Take-home pay: $93,259
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$10,861 gross, minus $3,089 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$4,753

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Billings, $5,157/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Great Falls?

$130,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,753 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Billings, about 167 miles away, leaves $5,157 a month, more than Great Falls.