Nurse practitioner · Wichita, KS

Nurse practitioner in Wichita: $4,310/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Wichita at $116,100 a year. About 690 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $95,600 and the 90th is $145,620. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,310 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 112 miles away, at $5,534 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,310

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$116,100

$95,600 to $145,620

Rent (1 bd)

$857

$1,020 (2 bd)

Employment

690

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

354th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $116,100.

Taxes$2,686
Rent$857
Other living costs$1,822
Left over$4,310

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $116,100
Federal income tax: −$17,156
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,882
State income tax (KS): −$6,190
Take-home pay: $83,873
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $857
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,679

Left over each month

$9,675 gross, minus $2,686 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.

$4,310

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $5,534/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Wichita?

$116,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,310 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Tulsa, about 112 miles away, leaves $5,534 a month, more than Wichita.