Nurse practitioner · Santa Rosa, CA

Nurse practitioner in Santa Rosa: $5,203/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Santa Rosa at $167,040 a year. About 280 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $116,450 and the 90th is $236,950. Pay ranks 11th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 140 miles away, at $7,172 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,203

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$167,040

$116,450 to $236,950

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

280

Location quotient 0.65

Pay rank

11th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $167,040.

Taxes$4,473
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$5,203

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $167,040
Federal income tax: −$29,337
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,779
State income tax (CA): −$11,562
Take-home pay: $113,363
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$13,920 gross, minus $4,473 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$5,203

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 Rosa?

$167,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

San Jose, about 140 miles away, leaves $7,172 a month, more than Santa Rosa.