Nurse practitioner · Wilmington, NC

Nurse practitioner in Wilmington: $4,342/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Wilmington at $124,990 a year. About 390 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 $100,000 and the 90th is $158,060. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,342 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 157 miles away, at $5,011 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,342

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,990

$100,000 to $158,060

Rent (1 bd)

$1,358

$1,617 (2 bd)

Employment

390

Location quotient 0.99

Pay rank

272nd 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 $124,990.

Taxes$2,798
Rent$1,358
Other living costs$1,918
Left over$4,342

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,990
Federal income tax: −$19,245
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,562
State income tax (NC): −$4,770
Take-home pay: $91,413
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,358
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $523
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,276

Left over each month

$10,416 gross, minus $2,798 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.

$4,342

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $5,011/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Wilmington?

$124,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,342 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Greensboro, about 157 miles away, leaves $5,011 a month, more than Wilmington.