Nurse practitioner · Lancaster, PA

Nurse practitioner in Lancaster: $4,839/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lancaster at $133,940 a year. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $107,000 and the 90th is $160,340. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,839 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 78 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,839

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$133,940

$107,000 to $160,340

Rent (1 bd)

$1,217

$1,449 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.67

Pay rank

105th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $133,940.

Taxes$3,091
Rent$1,217
Other living costs$2,015
Left over$4,839

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $133,940
Federal income tax: −$21,393
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,246
State income tax (PA): −$4,112
City / county wage tax: −$1,339
Take-home pay: $96,850
Effective tax rate: 27.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,217
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,232

Left over each month

$11,162 gross, minus $3,091 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.

$4,839

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lancaster?

$133,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,217, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 78 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Lancaster.