Nurse practitioner · Milwaukee, WI
Nurse practitioner in Milwaukee: $4,891/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Milwaukee at $134,350 a year. About 1,450 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $109,350 and the 90th is $168,760. Pay ranks 102nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,891 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 175 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,891
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,350
$109,350 to $168,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
1,450
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
102nd of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $134,350.
- Taxes$3,149
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$4,891
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,350
- Federal income tax
- −$21,491
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,278
- State income tax (WI)
- −$6,023
- Take-home pay
- $96,558
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$11,196 gross, minus $3,149 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$4,891
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 Milwaukee?
$134,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,450 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Milwaukee?
$4,891 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Bloomington, about 175 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Milwaukee.