Nurse practitioner · Lake Charles, LA

Nurse practitioner in Lake Charles: $4,903/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lake Charles at $128,460 a year. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $103,770 and the 90th is $157,910. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,903 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 61 miles away, at $5,645 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,903

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,460

$103,770 to $157,910

Rent (1 bd)

$1,149

$1,368 (2 bd)

Employment

180

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

208th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,460.

Taxes$2,782
Rent$1,149
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$4,903

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,460
Federal income tax: −$20,077
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,827
State income tax (LA): −$3,479
Take-home pay: $95,077
Effective tax rate: 26.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,149
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $3,020

Left over each month

$10,705 gross, minus $2,782 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.

$4,903

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 Lake Charles?

$128,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,903 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Beaumont, about 61 miles away, leaves $5,645 a month, more than Lake Charles.