Nurse practitioner · Madison, WI

Nurse practitioner in Madison: $4,735/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Madison at $133,080 a year. About 530 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $108,360 and the 90th is $167,330. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,735 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 183 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,735

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$133,080

$108,360 to $167,330

Rent (1 bd)

$1,330

$1,583 (2 bd)

Employment

530

Location quotient 0.62

Pay rank

117th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $133,080.

Taxes$3,110
Rent$1,330
Other living costs$1,915
Left over$4,735

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $133,080
Federal income tax: −$21,186
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,181
State income tax (WI): −$5,956
Take-home pay: $95,758
Effective tax rate: 28.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,330
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $509
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,245

Left over each month

$11,090 gross, minus $3,110 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.

$4,735

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 Madison?

$133,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,735 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 183 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Madison.