Nurse practitioner · Raleigh, NC

Nurse practitioner in Raleigh: $4,617/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Raleigh at $128,150 a year. About 1,510 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $103,200 and the 90th is $170,520. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,617 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, at $5,091 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$4,617

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,150

$103,200 to $170,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,491 (2 bd)

Employment

1,510

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

211th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,150.

Taxes$2,850
Rent$1,252
Other$1,960
Left$4,617

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,150
Federal income tax: −$19,490
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,803
State income tax (NC): −$4,905
Take-home pay: $93,952
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $568
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,212

After tax and rent

$4,617 left/mo

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,091/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Raleigh?

$128,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,510 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,617 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, leaves $5,091 a month, more than Raleigh.