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Nurse Practitioners salary in Washington, DC

The median nurse practitioners in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $134,840 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,664 a month.

10th percentile
$101,340
25th percentile
$119,660
Median percentile
$134,840
75th percentile
$158,660
90th percentile
$175,440

Based on 4,050 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

$91,968 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,840
Federal income tax−$21,096
Social Security + Medicare−$10,315
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$11,461
Monthly take-home$7,664
Every two weeks$3,537

Does it go far here?

$123,838Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All nurse practitioners salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia