Nurse practitioner · Scranton, PA

Nurse practitioner in Scranton: $4,578/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Scranton at $126,820 a year. About 430 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $85,990 and the 90th is $152,910. Pay ranks 240th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,578 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 144 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,578

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,820

$85,990 to $152,910

Rent (1 bd)

$1,070

$1,274 (2 bd)

Employment

430

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

240th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,820.

Taxes$2,879
Rent$1,070
Other living costs$2,041
Left over$4,578

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,820
Federal income tax: −$19,684
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,702
State income tax (PA): −$3,893
City / county wage tax: −$1,268
Take-home pay: $92,273
Effective tax rate: 27.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,070
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,111

Left over each month

$10,568 gross, minus $2,879 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.

$4,578

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Scranton?

$126,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,578 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 144 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Scranton.