Nurse practitioner · Missoula, MT

Nurse practitioner in Missoula: $4,743/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Missoula at $131,650 a year. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $106,570 and the 90th is $155,780. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,743 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 174 miles away, at $5,882 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,743

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,650

$106,570 to $155,780

Rent (1 bd)

$1,210

$1,440 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

142nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $131,650.

Taxes$3,131
Rent$1,210
Other living costs$1,887
Left over$4,743

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,650
Federal income tax: −$20,843
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,071
State income tax (MT): −$6,653
Take-home pay: $94,083
Effective tax rate: 28.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,210
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $492
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,097

Left over each month

$10,971 gross, minus $3,131 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.

$4,743

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $5,882/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Missoula?

$131,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,743 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Spokane, about 174 miles away, leaves $5,882 a month, more than Missoula.