Nurse practitioner · Abilene, TX

Nurse practitioner in Abilene: $4,963/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Abilene at $129,120 a year. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $67,050 and the 90th is $159,810. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,963 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 135 miles away, at $6,108 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,963

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$129,120

$67,050 to $159,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,421

$1,692 (2 bd)

Employment

110

Location quotient 0.71

Pay rank

190th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $129,120.

Taxes$2,509
Rent$1,421
Other living costs$1,867
Left over$4,963

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $129,120
Federal income tax: −$20,236
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,878
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $99,007
Effective tax rate: 23.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,421
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $552
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $3,288

Left over each month

$10,760 gross, minus $2,509 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.

$4,963

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $6,108/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Abilene?

$129,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,963 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Midland, about 135 miles away, leaves $6,108 a month, more than Abilene.