Nurse practitioner · San Diego, CA
Nurse practitioner in San Diego: $4,693/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in San Diego at $163,860 a year. About 2,340 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $131,380 and the 90th is $215,640. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,693 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 82 miles away, at $6,141 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,693
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$163,860
$131,380 to $215,640
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
2,340
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
19th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $163,860.
- Taxes$4,322
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$4,693
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $163,860
- Federal income tax
- −$28,060
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,535
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,266
- Take-home pay
- $111,998
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$4,693 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $6,141/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in San Diego?
$163,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,340 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in San Diego?
$4,693 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
El Centro, about 82 miles away, leaves $6,141 a month, more than San Diego.