Nurse practitioner · Sacramento, CA
Nurse practitioner in Sacramento: $5,934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Sacramento at $172,010 a year. About 1,170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $105,540 and the 90th is $240,100. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 132 miles away, at $7,209 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$172,010
$105,540 to $240,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
1,170
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
6th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $172,010.
- Taxes$4,600
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$5,934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $172,010
- Federal income tax
- −$30,016
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,159
- State income tax (CA)
- −$12,024
- Take-home pay
- $116,811
- Effective tax rate
- 32.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$5,934 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,209/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Sacramento?
$172,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,170 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Sacramento?
$5,934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
San Jose, about 132 miles away, leaves $7,209 a month, more than Sacramento.