Nurse practitioner · San Francisco, CA

Nurse practitioner in San Francisco: $7,158/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in San Francisco at $219,080 a year. About 3,110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $153,280 and the 90th is $273,960. Pay ranks 2nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,158 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 78 miles away, at $7,209 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$7,158

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$219,080

$153,280 to $273,960

Rent (1 bd)

$2,635

$3,137 (2 bd)

Employment

3,110

Location quotient 0.63

Pay rank

2nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $219,080.

Taxes$6,050
Rent$2,635
Other$2,414
Left$7,158

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $219,080
Federal income tax: −$41,410
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,787
State income tax (CA): −$16,402
Take-home pay: $146,481
Effective tax rate: 33.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,635
Groceries: $512
Getting around: $558
Healthcare: $576
Utilities and internet: $320
Everything else: $448
Total spending: $5,049

After tax and rent

$7,158 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 San Francisco?

$219,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$7,158 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 78 miles away, leaves $7,209 a month, more than San Francisco.