Nurse practitioner · Lakeland, FL

Nurse practitioner in Lakeland: $4,759/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lakeland at $125,720 a year. About 570 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $100,970 and the 90th is $154,560. Pay ranks 261st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,759 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gainesville, about 119 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,759

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,720

$100,970 to $154,560

Rent (1 bd)

$1,333

$1,587 (2 bd)

Employment

570

Location quotient 1.03

Pay rank

261st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,720.

Taxes$2,420
Rent$1,333
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$4,759

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,720
Federal income tax: −$19,420
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,618
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $96,683
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,333
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,298

Left over each month

$10,477 gross, minus $2,420 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.

$4,759

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gainesville, $5,323/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lakeland?

$125,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,759 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Gainesville, about 119 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Lakeland.