Nurse practitioner · San Luis Obispo, CA

Nurse practitioner in San Luis Obispo: $5,107/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in San Luis Obispo at $162,950 a year. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $132,740 and the 90th is $210,610. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,013/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,107 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 117 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,107

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$162,950

$132,740 to $210,610

Rent (1 bd)

$2,013

$2,396 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.57

Pay rank

21st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $162,950.

Taxes$4,334
Rent$2,013
Other living costs$2,126
Left over$5,107

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $162,950
Federal income tax: −$28,355
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,466
State income tax (CA): −$11,181
Take-home pay: $110,948
Effective tax rate: 31.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,013
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,139

Left over each month

$13,579 gross, minus $4,334 in tax and $4,139 in living costs.

$5,107

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $7,172/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in San Luis Obispo?

$162,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,107 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,013, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 117 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than San Luis Obispo.