Nurse practitioner · Springfield, MO

Nurse practitioner in Springfield: $4,986/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Springfield at $125,630 a year. About 660 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.43). The 10th percentile is $95,290 and the 90th is $152,960. Pay ranks 266th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. 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 Tulsa, about 183 miles away, at $5,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,986

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,630

$95,290 to $152,960

Rent (1 bd)

$865

$1,030 (2 bd)

Employment

660

Location quotient 1.43

Pay rank

266th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $125,630.

Taxes$2,832
Rent$865
Other living costs$1,786
Left over$4,986

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,630
Federal income tax: −$19,398
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,611
State income tax (MO): −$4,978
Take-home pay: $91,643
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $865
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,651

Left over each month

$10,469 gross, minus $2,832 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.

$4,986

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $5,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Springfield?

$125,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tulsa, about 183 miles away, leaves $5,534 a month, more than Springfield.