Nurse practitioner · Louisville, KY

Nurse practitioner in Louisville: $4,346/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Louisville at $122,900 a year. About 1,580 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $104,090 and the 90th is $159,860. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,346 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 230 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,346

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$122,900

$104,090 to $159,860

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

1,580

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

304th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $122,900.

Taxes$2,969
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$4,346

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $122,900
Federal income tax: −$18,743
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,402
State income tax (KY): −$4,785
City / county wage tax: −$2,704
Take-home pay: $87,266
Effective tax rate: 29.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$10,242 gross, minus $2,969 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$4,346

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,505/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Louisville?

$122,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,580 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,346 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 230 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Louisville.