Nurse practitioner · Richmond, VA

Nurse practitioner in Richmond: $4,319/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Richmond at $127,820 a year. About 1,440 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $96,720 and the 90th is $147,610. Pay ranks 222nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 183 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,319

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,820

$96,720 to $147,610

Rent (1 bd)

$1,362

$1,621 (2 bd)

Employment

1,440

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

222nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,820.

Taxes$3,025
Rent$1,362
Other living costs$1,945
Left over$4,319

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,820
Federal income tax: −$19,924
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,778
State income tax (VA): −$6,603
Take-home pay: $91,515
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,362
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $553
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,307

Left over each month

$10,652 gross, minus $3,025 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.

$4,319

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Richmond?

$127,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,440 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 183 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Richmond.