Nurse practitioner · Rocky Mount, NC

Nurse practitioner in Rocky Mount: $4,544/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Rocky Mount at $117,880 a year. About 40 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $96,260 and the 90th is $135,950. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,544 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 146 miles away, at $5,048 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,544

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$117,880

$96,260 to $135,950

Rent (1 bd)

$716

$852 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.37

Pay rank

346th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

13.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $117,880.

Taxes$2,586
Rent$716
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$4,544

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $117,880
Federal income tax: −$17,548
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,018
State income tax (NC): −$4,468
Take-home pay: $86,847
Effective tax rate: 26.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $716
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $582
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$9,823 gross, minus $2,586 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$4,544

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,048/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Rocky Mount?

$117,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,544 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Charlottesville, about 146 miles away, leaves $5,048 a month, more than Rocky Mount.