Nurse practitioner · Sioux City, IA

Nurse practitioner in Sioux City: $4,986/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Sioux City at $129,060 a year. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $106,750 and the 90th is $162,540. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 76 miles away, at $5,483 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,986

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,060

$106,750 to $162,540

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

192nd 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 $129,060.

Taxes$2,870
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$4,986

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,060
Federal income tax: −$20,221
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,873
State income tax (IA): −$4,349
Take-home pay: $94,616
Effective tax rate: 26.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$10,755 gross, minus $2,870 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$4,986

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $5,483/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Sioux City?

$129,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 76 miles away, leaves $5,483 a month, more than Sioux City.