Nurse practitioner · Portland, ME

Nurse practitioner in Portland: $3,804/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Portland at $130,240 a year. About 720 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $107,820 and the 90th is $165,090. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,804 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 228 miles away, at $5,366 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,804

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,240

$107,820 to $165,090

Rent (1 bd)

$1,867

$2,223 (2 bd)

Employment

720

Location quotient 1.21

Pay rank

169th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $130,240.

Taxes$3,186
Rent$1,867
Other living costs$1,997
Left over$3,804

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,240
Federal income tax: −$20,505
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,963
State income tax (ME): −$7,760
Take-home pay: $92,012
Effective tax rate: 29.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,867
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $510
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,864

Left over each month

$10,853 gross, minus $3,186 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.

$3,804

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $5,366/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Portland?

$130,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,804 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Kingston, about 228 miles away, leaves $5,366 a month, more than Portland.