Nurse practitioner · Owensboro, KY

Nurse practitioner in Owensboro: $4,773/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Owensboro at $128,780 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $99,860 and the 90th is $172,490. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,773 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 216 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,773

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,780

$99,860 to $172,490

Rent (1 bd)

$917

$1,092 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 1.42

Pay rank

201st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,780.

Taxes$3,080
Rent$917
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$4,773

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,780
Federal income tax: −$20,154
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,852
State income tax (KY): −$5,020
City / county wage tax: −$1,932
Take-home pay: $91,822
Effective tax rate: 28.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $917
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,879

Left over each month

$10,732 gross, minus $3,080 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.

$4,773

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 Owensboro?

$128,780 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 Owensboro?

$4,773 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 216 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Owensboro.