Nurse practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Nurse practitioner in Knoxville: $3,948/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Knoxville at $109,740 a year. About 1,630 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.85). The 10th percentile is $85,210 and the 90th is $135,170. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,948 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 243 miles away, at $5,011 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,948
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,740
$85,210 to $135,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
1,630
Location quotient 1.85
Pay rank
368th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $109,740.
- Taxes$2,013
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$3,948
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,740
- Federal income tax
- −$15,757
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,395
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $85,588
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$9,145 gross, minus $2,013 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$3,948
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $5,011/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Knoxville?
$109,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Knoxville?
$3,948 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Greensboro, about 243 miles away, leaves $5,011 a month, more than Knoxville.