Nurse practitioner · Pocatello, ID

Nurse practitioner in Pocatello: $4,702/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Pocatello at $125,690 a year. About 90 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $87,780 and the 90th is $152,140. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,702 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 60 miles away, at $4,996 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,702

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,690

$87,780 to $152,140

Rent (1 bd)

$875

$1,042 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

263rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,690.

Taxes$2,946
Rent$875
Other living costs$1,951
Left over$4,702

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,690
Federal income tax: −$19,413
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,615
State income tax (ID): −$6,327
Take-home pay: $90,336
Effective tax rate: 28.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $875
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,826

Left over each month

$10,474 gross, minus $2,946 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.

$4,702

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $4,996/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Pocatello?

$125,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,702 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Logan, about 60 miles away, leaves $4,996 a month, more than Pocatello.