Nurse practitioner · State College, PA

Nurse practitioner in State College: $4,306/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in State College at $124,470 a year. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $98,840 and the 90th is $151,000. Pay ranks 286th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,306 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 181 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,306

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,470

$98,840 to $151,000

Rent (1 bd)

$1,342

$1,598 (2 bd)

Employment

110

Location quotient 0.74

Pay rank

286th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $124,470.

Taxes$2,809
Rent$1,342
Other living costs$1,916
Left over$4,306

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,470
Federal income tax: −$19,120
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,522
State income tax (PA): −$3,821
City / county wage tax: −$1,245
Take-home pay: $90,762
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,342
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $461
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,258

Left over each month

$10,373 gross, minus $2,809 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.

$4,306

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in State College?

$124,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,306 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 181 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than State College.