Nurse practitioner · Palm Bay, FL

Nurse practitioner in Palm Bay: $4,439/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Palm Bay at $120,870 a year. About 500 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $78,500 and the 90th is $140,310. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,439 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gainesville, about 143 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,439

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$120,870

$78,500 to $140,310

Rent (1 bd)

$1,399

$1,665 (2 bd)

Employment

500

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

324th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $120,870.

Taxes$2,292
Rent$1,399
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$4,439

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $120,870
Federal income tax: −$18,256
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,247
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $93,368
Effective tax rate: 22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,399
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,342

Left over each month

$10,073 gross, minus $2,292 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.

$4,439

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gainesville, $5,323/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Palm Bay?

$120,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,439 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Gainesville, about 143 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Palm Bay.