Nurse practitioner · Punta Gorda, FL

Nurse practitioner in Punta Gorda: $4,826/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Punta Gorda at $125,460 a year. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.41). The 10th percentile is $99,760 and the 90th is $157,320. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,826 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Gainesville, about 181 miles away, at $5,323 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,826

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,460

$99,760 to $157,320

Rent (1 bd)

$1,297

$1,544 (2 bd)

Employment

170

Location quotient 1.41

Pay rank

268th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,460.

Taxes$2,413
Rent$1,297
Other living costs$1,919
Left over$4,826

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,460
Federal income tax: −$19,357
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,598
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $96,505
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,297
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,216

Left over each month

$10,455 gross, minus $2,413 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.

$4,826

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 Punta Gorda?

$125,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,826 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Gainesville, about 181 miles away, leaves $5,323 a month, more than Punta Gorda.