Nurse practitioner · Rochester, MN

Nurse practitioner in Rochester: $4,424/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Rochester at $126,270 a year. About 1,190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 4.65). The 10th percentile is $84,040 and the 90th is $163,040. Pay ranks 251st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 229 miles away, at $5,483 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,424

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,270

$84,040 to $163,040

Rent (1 bd)

$1,330

$1,583 (2 bd)

Employment

1,190

Location quotient 4.65

Pay rank

251st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,270.

Taxes$3,032
Rent$1,330
Other living costs$1,737
Left over$4,424

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,270
Federal income tax: −$19,552
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,660
State income tax (MN): −$7,172
Take-home pay: $89,886
Effective tax rate: 28.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,330
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $461
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $3,067

Left over each month

$10,523 gross, minus $3,032 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.

$4,424

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $5,483/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Rochester?

$126,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 229 miles away, leaves $5,483 a month, more than Rochester.