Nurse practitioner · Jefferson City, MO

Nurse practitioner in Jefferson City: $5,257/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Jefferson City at $128,710 a year. About 130 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $103,470 and the 90th is $153,190. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($742/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,257 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 215 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,257

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,710

$103,470 to $153,190

Rent (1 bd)

$742

$883 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.77

Pay rank

203rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

14.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,710.

Taxes$2,926
Rent$742
Other living costs$1,801
Left over$5,257

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,710
Federal income tax: −$20,137
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,846
State income tax (MO): −$5,123
Take-home pay: $93,604
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $742
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,543

Left over each month

$10,726 gross, minus $2,926 in tax and $2,543 in living costs.

$5,257

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 Jefferson City?

$128,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,257 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $742, and pay covers 14.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 215 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Jefferson City.