Nurse practitioner · Rochester, NY

Nurse practitioner in Rochester: $4,557/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Rochester at $128,110 a year. About 1,890 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $105,340 and the 90th is $154,610. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,557 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 188 miles away, at $5,366 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,557

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,110

$105,340 to $154,610

Rent (1 bd)

$1,208

$1,438 (2 bd)

Employment

1,890

Location quotient 1.84

Pay rank

217th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,110.

Taxes$3,036
Rent$1,208
Other living costs$1,875
Left over$4,557

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,110
Federal income tax: −$19,993
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,800
State income tax (NY): −$6,638
Take-home pay: $91,678
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,208
Groceries: $372
Getting around: $526
Healthcare: $419
Utilities and internet: $233
Everything else: $326
Total spending: $3,083

Left over each month

$10,676 gross, minus $3,036 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.

$4,557

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 Rochester?

$128,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,890 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Kingston, about 188 miles away, leaves $5,366 a month, more than Rochester.