Nurse practitioner · Little Rock, AR

Nurse practitioner in Little Rock: $4,977/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Little Rock at $126,680 a year. About 1,360 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $100,540 and the 90th is $215,290. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,977 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tyler, about 233 miles away, at $5,559 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,977

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,680

$100,540 to $215,290

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

1,360

Location quotient 1.82

Pay rank

244th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,680.

Taxes$2,839
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$4,977

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,680
Federal income tax: −$19,650
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,691
State income tax (AR): −$4,728
Take-home pay: $92,611
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$10,557 gross, minus $2,839 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$4,977

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tyler, $5,559/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Little Rock?

$126,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,977 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tyler, about 233 miles away, leaves $5,559 a month, more than Little Rock.