Nurse practitioner · Hartford, CT

Nurse practitioner in Hartford: $4,386/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Hartford at $135,170 a year. About 1,370 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $109,930 and the 90th is $169,730. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,386 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 212 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,386

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,170

$109,930 to $169,730

Rent (1 bd)

$1,625

$1,934 (2 bd)

Employment

1,370

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

91st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $135,170.

Taxes$3,241
Rent$1,625
Other living costs$2,012
Left over$4,386

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,170
Federal income tax: −$21,688
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,341
State income tax (CT): −$6,860
Take-home pay: $96,281
Effective tax rate: 28.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,625
Groceries: $412
Getting around: $519
Healthcare: $464
Utilities and internet: $258
Everything else: $361
Total spending: $3,637

Left over each month

$11,264 gross, minus $3,241 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.

$4,386

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Hartford?

$135,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,370 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,386 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 212 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Hartford.