SOC 29-1171 · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro

Nurse Practitioners Salary in Racine, WI

The average salary for nurse practitioners in Racine, Wisconsin is $132,640 a year ($63.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $131,600: half of the 90 people in this job in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($138,268).

$132,640average per year

$63.77 / hourMedian $131,600Take-home ≈ $95,560

  • $102K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $132KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $161K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 13Wisconsin metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nurse Practitioners pay range in Racine

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $102,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,900 or more. The middle half of nurse practitioners in Racine earn between $121,420 and $140,000.

  • $102K10th
  • $121K25th
  • $132KMedian
  • $140K75th
  • $161K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$132,640$11,053$63.77
Median$131,600$10,967$63.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$121,420$10,118$58.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$140,000$11,667$67.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nurse Practitioners salary after taxes in Racine

On the average salary of $132,640, a single filer in Racine takes home about $95,560 a year, or $7,963 a month and $3,675 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Racine a good place for nurse practitioners? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Racine area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $132,640 buys what about $138,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Racine ($48,870). A typical home costs $316,876, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nurse Practitioners salary in other Wisconsin cities

Racine ranks 9th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($138,040).

All Nurse Practitioners salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for nurse practitioners

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($225,610).

Nurse Practitioners salary by city

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Nurse Practitioners salary in Racine: questions

How much do nurse practitioners make an hour in Racine?

$63.77 an hour on average, and $63.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nurse practitioners salary in Racine?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $102,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $121,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nurse practitioners take-home pay in Racine?

About $95,560 a year ($7,963 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $132,640.

Do nurse practitioners earn more in Racine than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($138,268).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1171; area Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI (39540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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