Nurse practitioner · Santa Cruz, CA

Nurse practitioner in Santa Cruz: $4,757/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Santa Cruz at $167,190 a year. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $126,540 and the 90th is $218,680. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,638/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,757 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 36 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,757

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$167,190

$126,540 to $218,680

Rent (1 bd)

$2,638

$3,141 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 0.91

Pay rank

9th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $167,190.

Taxes$4,478
Rent$2,638
Other living costs$2,059
Left over$4,757

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $167,190
Federal income tax: −$29,373
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,790
State income tax (CA): −$11,576
Take-home pay: $113,452
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,638
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $489
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,697

Left over each month

$13,933 gross, minus $4,478 in tax and $4,697 in living costs.

$4,757

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 Santa Cruz?

$167,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Santa Cruz?

$4,757 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,638, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 36 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Santa Cruz.