Nurse practitioner · Mankato, MN

Nurse practitioner in Mankato: $5,412/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Mankato at $138,580 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $125,410 and the 90th is $169,040. Pay ranks 72nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,412 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 234 miles away, at $5,540 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,412

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$138,580

$125,410 to $169,040

Rent (1 bd)

$934

$1,112 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 1.25

Pay rank

72nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $138,580.

Taxes$3,437
Rent$934
Other living costs$1,765
Left over$5,412

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $138,580
Federal income tax: −$22,506
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,601
State income tax (MN): −$8,139
Take-home pay: $97,334
Effective tax rate: 29.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $934
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $489
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,699

Left over each month

$11,548 gross, minus $3,437 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.

$5,412

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $5,540/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Mankato?

$138,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,412 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Fargo, about 234 miles away, leaves $5,540 a month, more than Mankato.