Nurse practitioner · Tuscaloosa, AL

Nurse practitioner in Tuscaloosa: $3,752/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Tuscaloosa at $110,460 a year. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.34). The 10th percentile is $85,560 and the 90th is $136,530. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,752 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 176 miles away, at $5,080 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,752

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$110,460

$85,560 to $136,530

Rent (1 bd)

$930

$1,107 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 1.34

Pay rank

367th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $110,460.

Taxes$2,567
Rent$930
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$3,752

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $110,460
Federal income tax: −$15,915
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,450
State income tax (AL): −$5,333
City / county wage tax: −$1,105
Take-home pay: $79,657
Effective tax rate: 27.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $930
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,886

Left over each month

$9,205 gross, minus $2,567 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.

$3,752

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,080/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Tuscaloosa?

$110,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,752 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Memphis, about 176 miles away, leaves $5,080 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.