Nurse practitioner · Springfield, IL

Nurse practitioner in Springfield: $4,974/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Springfield at $130,200 a year. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.69). The 10th percentile is $105,870 and the 90th is $139,970. Pay ranks 170th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,974 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 64 miles away, at $5,505 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,974

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,200

$105,870 to $139,970

Rent (1 bd)

$904

$1,076 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 1.69

Pay rank

170th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $130,200.

Taxes$3,064
Rent$904
Other living costs$1,908
Left over$4,974

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,200
Federal income tax: −$20,495
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,960
State income tax (IL): −$6,308
Take-home pay: $93,437
Effective tax rate: 28.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $904
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $539
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,812

Left over each month

$10,850 gross, minus $3,064 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.

$4,974

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $5,505/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Springfield?

$130,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,974 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Bloomington, about 64 miles away, leaves $5,505 a month, more than Springfield.