Nurse practitioner · Helena, MT
Nurse practitioner in Helena: $4,913/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Helena at $136,420 a year. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $114,290 and the 90th is $166,840. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,913 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Billings, about 175 miles away, at $5,157 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,913
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,420
$114,290 to $166,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
81st of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $136,420.
- Taxes$3,280
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$4,913
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,420
- Federal income tax
- −$21,988
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,436
- State income tax (MT)
- −$6,934
- Take-home pay
- $97,062
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$11,368 gross, minus $3,280 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$4,913
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 Helena?
$136,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Helena?
$4,913 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Billings, about 175 miles away, leaves $5,157 a month, more than Helena.