Nurse practitioner · Providence, RI

Nurse practitioner in Providence: $4,448/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Providence at $135,520 a year. About 1,540 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $106,020 and the 90th is $174,650. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,448 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 154 miles away, at $5,366 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,448

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,520

$106,020 to $174,650

Rent (1 bd)

$1,740

$2,072 (2 bd)

Employment

1,540

Location quotient 1.04

Pay rank

89th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $135,520.

Taxes$3,106
Rent$1,740
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$4,448

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,520
Federal income tax: −$21,772
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,367
State income tax (RI): −$5,137
Take-home pay: $98,244
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,740
Groceries: $416
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $468
Utilities and internet: $260
Everything else: $364
Total spending: $3,739

Left over each month

$11,293 gross, minus $3,106 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$4,448

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 Providence?

$135,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,540 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,448 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Kingston, about 154 miles away, leaves $5,366 a month, more than Providence.