Nurse practitioner · Winston-Salem, NC

Nurse practitioner in Winston-Salem: $4,921/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Winston-Salem at $130,840 a year. About 750 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $105,120 and the 90th is $161,520. Pay ranks 153rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,921 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, at $5,048 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,921

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,840

$105,120 to $161,520

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,246 (2 bd)

Employment

750

Location quotient 1.32

Pay rank

153rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $130,840.

Taxes$2,973
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$4,921

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $130,840
Federal income tax: −$20,649
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,009
State income tax (NC): −$5,019
Take-home pay: $95,163
Effective tax rate: 27.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,009

Left over each month

$10,903 gross, minus $2,973 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.

$4,921

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,048/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Winston-Salem?

$130,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Winston-Salem?

$4,921 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, leaves $5,048 a month, more than Winston-Salem.