Nurse practitioner · Seattle, WA
Nurse practitioner in Seattle: $6,168/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Seattle at $160,090 a year. The 10th percentile is $128,750 and the 90th is $188,370. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,168 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bremerton, about 41 miles away, at $6,192 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,168
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$160,090
$128,750 to $188,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
25th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $160,090.
- Taxes$3,284
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,168
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $160,090
- Federal income tax
- −$27,156
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,247
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $120,688
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,168 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bremerton, $6,192/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Seattle?
$160,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Seattle?
$6,168 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Bremerton, about 41 miles away, leaves $6,192 a month, more than Seattle.