Nurse practitioner · Paducah, KY

Nurse practitioner in Paducah: $4,638/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Paducah at $124,200 a year. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $99,790 and the 90th is $151,380. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/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 $4,638 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 235 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,638

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,200

$99,790 to $151,380

Rent (1 bd)

$821

$977 (2 bd)

Employment

110

Location quotient 1.03

Pay rank

291st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $124,200.

Taxes$2,938
Rent$821
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$4,638

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,200
Federal income tax: −$19,055
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,501
State income tax (KY): −$4,837
City / county wage tax: −$1,863
Take-home pay: $88,944
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $821
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $589
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,774

Left over each month

$10,350 gross, minus $2,938 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.

$4,638

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 Paducah?

$124,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,638 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 $821, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 235 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Paducah.