Nurse practitioner · Lexington, KY

Nurse practitioner in Lexington: $4,309/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lexington at $123,070 a year. About 540 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $102,040 and the 90th is $175,600. Pay ranks 300th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,309 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wheeling, about 232 miles away, at $5,054 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,309

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$123,070

$102,040 to $175,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,135

$1,351 (2 bd)

Employment

540

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

300th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $123,070.

Taxes$2,903
Rent$1,135
Other living costs$1,909
Left over$4,309

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $123,070
Federal income tax: −$18,784
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,415
State income tax (KY): −$4,792
City / county wage tax: −$1,846
Take-home pay: $88,233
Effective tax rate: 28.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,135
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,044

Left over each month

$10,256 gross, minus $2,903 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.

$4,309

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wheeling, $5,054/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lexington?

$123,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,309 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Wheeling, about 232 miles away, leaves $5,054 a month, more than Lexington.