Nurse Practitioners in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,872
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$35,558
27.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$97,076
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$129,430
Kept after tax
$93,872
Worth in national money
$97,076
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for nurse practitioners is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $129,430. That is 37 of 51 states, and about 2.17% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Georgia. It ranks 25 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $129,430 you keep $93,872, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $97,076 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $128,800, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For nurse practitioners, Georgia sits in the lower band at $129,430, ranking 37 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 2.17%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Georgia, nurse practitioners ranks 25 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for nurse practitioners on $129,430 is $93,872. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $97,076 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $128,800 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Nurse Practitioners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $99,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $129,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $166,060 |
| This salary | $129,430 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $93,872 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,731 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,555 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $120,884 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,890 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $129,430. The published range is $99,160 up to $166,060, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $93,872, from $129,430, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 25 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $97,076, the adjusted value of that $129,430 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 25 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for nurse practitioners in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $99,160 to $166,060. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $93,872 from $129,430. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 25 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $97,076 — the adjusted value of that $129,430 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 25 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $99,160 and the top tenth $166,060, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $97,076 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Georgia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $93,872 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($99,160 to $166,060) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $97,076 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $93,872 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.