Nurse practitioner · Lawrence, KS

Nurse practitioner in Lawrence: $4,838/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lawrence at $126,650 a year. About 100 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $98,770 and the 90th is $151,920. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,838 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 189 miles away, at $5,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,838

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,650

$98,770 to $151,920

Rent (1 bd)

$986

$1,174 (2 bd)

Employment

100

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

245th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,650.

Taxes$3,009
Rent$986
Other living costs$1,721
Left over$4,838

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,650
Federal income tax: −$19,643
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,689
State income tax (KS): −$6,779
Take-home pay: $90,540
Effective tax rate: 28.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $986
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $442
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,707

Left over each month

$10,554 gross, minus $3,009 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.

$4,838

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $5,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lawrence?

$126,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,838 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 10.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tulsa, about 189 miles away, leaves $5,534 a month, more than Lawrence.