Nurse practitioner · Iowa City, IA

Nurse practitioner in Iowa City: $5,302/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Iowa City at $129,030 a year. About 330 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.68). The 10th percentile is $114,060 and the 90th is $156,520. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,302 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 162 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,302

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,030

$114,060 to $156,520

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

330

Location quotient 1.68

Pay rank

193rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $129,030.

Taxes$2,869
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,670
Left over$5,302

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,030
Federal income tax: −$20,214
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,871
State income tax (IA): −$4,348
Take-home pay: $94,597
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $411
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,581

Left over each month

$10,753 gross, minus $2,869 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.

$5,302

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,505/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Iowa City?

$129,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,302 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 11.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 162 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Iowa City.