Nurse practitioner · Lafayette, LA

Nurse practitioner in Lafayette: $4,607/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lafayette at $120,930 a year. About 480 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.28). The 10th percentile is $39,250 and the 90th is $161,150. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,607 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 124 miles away, at $5,645 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,607

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$120,930

$39,250 to $161,150

Rent (1 bd)

$1,052

$1,252 (2 bd)

Employment

480

Location quotient 1.28

Pay rank

322nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $120,930.

Taxes$2,565
Rent$1,052
Other living costs$1,854
Left over$4,607

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $120,930
Federal income tax: −$18,270
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,251
State income tax (LA): −$3,253
Take-home pay: $90,156
Effective tax rate: 25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,052
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,906

Left over each month

$10,078 gross, minus $2,565 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.

$4,607

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,645/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lafayette?

$120,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,607 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Beaumont, about 124 miles away, leaves $5,645 a month, more than Lafayette.