Nurse practitioner · Los Angeles, CA
Nurse practitioner in Los Angeles: $4,542/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Los Angeles at $161,470 a year. About 10,060 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $119,950 and the 90th is $216,180. Pay ranks 23rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,542 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 164 miles away, at $6,187 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,542
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$161,470
$119,950 to $216,180
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
10,060
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
23rd of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $161,470.
- Taxes$4,240
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$4,542
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $161,470
- Federal income tax
- −$27,487
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,352
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,044
- Take-home pay
- $110,587
- Effective tax rate
- 31.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$4,542 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,187/mo.
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Compare Los Angeles with another city
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Los Angeles?
$161,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,060 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Los Angeles?
$4,542 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Hanford, about 164 miles away, leaves $6,187 a month, more than Los Angeles.