Nurse practitioner · Jonesboro, AR

Nurse practitioner in Jonesboro: $5,029/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Jonesboro at $126,760 a year. About 280 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.22). The 10th percentile is $102,980 and the 90th is $163,780. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,029 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 123 miles away, at $5,334 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,029

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,760

$102,980 to $163,780

Rent (1 bd)

$837

$996 (2 bd)

Employment

280

Location quotient 2.22

Pay rank

242nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,760.

Taxes$2,841
Rent$837
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$5,029

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,760
Federal income tax: −$19,669
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,697
State income tax (AR): −$4,731
Take-home pay: $92,663
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $837
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$10,563 gross, minus $2,841 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$5,029

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $5,334/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Jonesboro?

$126,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,029 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cape Girardeau, about 123 miles away, leaves $5,334 a month, more than Jonesboro.