Nurse practitioner · Memphis, TN

Nurse practitioner in Memphis: $5,080/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Memphis at $124,600 a year. About 1,800 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $83,770 and the 90th is $154,040. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,080 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 160 miles away, at $5,334 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,080

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,600

$83,770 to $154,040

Rent (1 bd)

$1,045

$1,244 (2 bd)

Employment

1,800

Location quotient 1.42

Pay rank

280th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $124,600.

Taxes$2,390
Rent$1,045
Other living costs$1,868
Left over$5,080

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,600
Federal income tax: −$19,151
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,532
State income tax (TN): None
Take-home pay: $95,917
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,045
Groceries: $364
Getting around: $548
Healthcare: $410
Utilities and internet: $228
Everything else: $319
Total spending: $2,913

Left over each month

$10,383 gross, minus $2,390 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.

$5,080

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $5,334/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Memphis?

$124,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,800 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,080 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cape Girardeau, about 160 miles away, leaves $5,334 a month, more than Memphis.