Nurse practitioner · La Crosse, WI

Nurse practitioner in La Crosse: $4,788/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in La Crosse at $125,390 a year. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $103,640 and the 90th is $158,750. Pay ranks 269th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,788 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 250 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,788

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,390

$103,640 to $158,750

Rent (1 bd)

$894

$1,064 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 1.37

Pay rank

269th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,390.

Taxes$2,873
Rent$894
Other living costs$1,894
Left over$4,788

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,390
Federal income tax: −$19,341
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,592
State income tax (WI): −$5,548
Take-home pay: $90,909
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $894
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,788

Left over each month

$10,449 gross, minus $2,873 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.

$4,788

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 La Crosse?

$125,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,788 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 250 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than La Crosse.