Nurse practitioner · Amarillo, TX

Nurse practitioner in Amarillo: $4,946/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Amarillo at $119,150 a year. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $96,930 and the 90th is $161,770. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,946 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 218 miles away, at $6,108 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,946

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$119,150

$96,930 to $161,770

Rent (1 bd)

$854

$1,017 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

337th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $119,150.

Taxes$2,246
Rent$854
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$4,946

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $119,150
Federal income tax: −$17,843
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,115
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $92,192
Effective tax rate: 22.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $854
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $568
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,737

Left over each month

$9,929 gross, minus $2,246 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.

$4,946

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 Amarillo?

$119,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,946 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Midland, about 218 miles away, leaves $6,108 a month, more than Amarillo.