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Nurse Practitioners salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median nurse practitioners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $161,470 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,194 a month.

10th percentile
$119,950
25th percentile
$133,240
Median percentile
$161,470
75th percentile
$178,790
90th percentile
$216,180

Based on 10,060 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$110,328 take-home a year
Gross pay$161,470
Federal income tax−$27,487
Social Security + Medicare−$12,352
California income tax (approx.)−$11,303
Monthly take-home$9,194
Every two weeks$4,243

Does it go far here?

$142,182Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All nurse practitioners salaries · Take-home pay in California