Nurse practitioner · Modesto, CA

Nurse practitioner in Modesto: $6,055/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Modesto at $173,380 a year. About 380 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $138,470 and the 90th is $249,600. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,055 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 50 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$6,055

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$173,380

$138,470 to $249,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,463

$1,742 (2 bd)

Employment

380

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

5th 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 $173,380.

Taxes$4,689
Rent$1,463
Other living costs$2,241
Left over$6,055

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $173,380
Federal income tax: −$30,858
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,264
State income tax (CA): −$12,151
Take-home pay: $117,107
Effective tax rate: 32.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,463
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $670
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,704

Left over each month

$14,448 gross, minus $4,689 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.

$6,055

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,172/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Modesto?

$173,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$6,055 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 50 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Modesto.