Nurse practitioner · Worcester, MA

Nurse practitioner in Worcester: $4,328/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Worcester at $135,120 a year. About 840 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $105,340 and the 90th is $204,030. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,328 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingston, about 122 miles away, at $5,366 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,328

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,120

$105,340 to $204,030

Rent (1 bd)

$1,745

$2,077 (2 bd)

Employment

840

Location quotient 1.16

Pay rank

93rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $135,120.

Taxes$3,212
Rent$1,745
Other living costs$1,975
Left over$4,328

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,120
Federal income tax: −$21,676
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,337
State income tax (MA): −$6,536
Take-home pay: $96,572
Effective tax rate: 28.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,745
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,720

Left over each month

$11,260 gross, minus $3,212 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.

$4,328

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingston, $5,366/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Worcester?

$135,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,328 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Kingston, about 122 miles away, leaves $5,366 a month, more than Worcester.