Nurse practitioner · Wausau, WI

Nurse practitioner in Wausau: $5,144/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Wausau at $129,720 a year. About 220 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.51). The 10th percentile is $104,800 and the 90th is $161,520. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,144 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 222 miles away, at $5,412 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,144

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,720

$104,800 to $161,520

Rent (1 bd)

$748

$890 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 1.51

Pay rank

178th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

14.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $129,720.

Taxes$3,007
Rent$748
Other living costs$1,911
Left over$5,144

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,720
Federal income tax: −$20,380
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,924
State income tax (WI): −$5,778
Take-home pay: $93,639
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $748
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,659

Left over each month

$10,810 gross, minus $3,007 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.

$5,144

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $5,412/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Wausau?

$129,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,144 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 14.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Mankato, about 222 miles away, leaves $5,412 a month, more than Wausau.