Nurse practitioner · St. Cloud, MN

Nurse practitioner in St. Cloud: $4,993/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in St. Cloud at $131,520 a year. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $106,940 and the 90th is $166,020. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,993 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 149 miles away, at $5,540 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,993

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,520

$106,940 to $166,020

Rent (1 bd)

$986

$1,174 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

146th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $131,520.

Taxes$3,205
Rent$986
Other living costs$1,776
Left over$4,993

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,520
Federal income tax: −$20,812
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,061
State income tax (MN): −$7,585
Take-home pay: $93,062
Effective tax rate: 29.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $986
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,762

Left over each month

$10,960 gross, minus $3,205 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.

$4,993

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $5,540/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in St. Cloud?

$131,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in St. Cloud?

$4,993 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Fargo, about 149 miles away, leaves $5,540 a month, more than St. Cloud.