Nurse practitioner · Port St. Lucie, FL

Nurse practitioner in Port St. Lucie: $4,525/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Port St. Lucie at $128,770 a year. About 410 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $104,090 and the 90th is $163,230. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,525 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gainesville, about 205 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,525

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,770

$104,090 to $163,230

Rent (1 bd)

$1,744

$2,076 (2 bd)

Employment

410

Location quotient 1.16

Pay rank

202nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,770.

Taxes$2,500
Rent$1,744
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$4,525

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,770
Federal income tax: −$20,152
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,851
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $98,767
Effective tax rate: 23.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,744
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,706

Left over each month

$10,731 gross, minus $2,500 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.

$4,525

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 Port St. Lucie?

$128,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Port St. Lucie?

$4,525 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Gainesville, about 205 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Port St. Lucie.