Nurse practitioner · Macon, GA

Nurse practitioner in Macon: $4,049/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Macon at $115,860 a year. About 400 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.04). The 10th percentile is $99,020 and the 90th is $140,970. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,049 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 215 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,049

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$115,860

$99,020 to $140,970

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

400

Location quotient 2.04

Pay rank

356th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $115,860.

Taxes$2,613
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,983
Left over$4,049

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $115,860
Federal income tax: −$17,103
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,863
State income tax (GA): −$5,390
Take-home pay: $84,503
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $585
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,993

Left over each month

$9,655 gross, minus $2,613 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.

$4,049

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,323/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Macon?

$115,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,049 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Jacksonville, about 215 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Macon.