Nurse practitioner · Joplin, MO

Nurse practitioner in Joplin: $4,972/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Joplin at $126,640 a year. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $104,150 and the 90th is $154,370. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,972 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 109 miles away, at $5,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,972

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,640

$104,150 to $154,370

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,078 (2 bd)

Employment

230

Location quotient 1.27

Pay rank

246th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,640.

Taxes$2,863
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,813
Left over$4,972

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,640
Federal income tax: −$19,641
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,688
State income tax (MO): −$5,025
Take-home pay: $92,286
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,719

Left over each month

$10,553 gross, minus $2,863 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.

$4,972

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $5,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Joplin?

$126,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,972 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tulsa, about 109 miles away, leaves $5,534 a month, more than Joplin.