Nurse practitioner · Trenton, NJ

Nurse practitioner in Trenton: $5,145/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Trenton at $153,630 a year. About 490 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $127,350 and the 90th is $176,920. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,145 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 70 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,145

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$153,630

$127,350 to $176,920

Rent (1 bd)

$1,986

$2,364 (2 bd)

Employment

490

Location quotient 0.99

Pay rank

34th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $153,630.

Taxes$3,789
Rent$1,986
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$5,145

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $153,630
Federal income tax: −$26,118
Social Security and Medicare: −$11,753
State income tax (NJ): −$7,596
Take-home pay: $108,163
Effective tax rate: 29.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,986
Groceries: $398
Getting around: $438
Healthcare: $448
Utilities and internet: $249
Everything else: $349
Total spending: $3,869

Left over each month

$12,803 gross, minus $3,789 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.

$5,145

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 Trenton?

$153,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,145 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 70 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Trenton.