Nurse practitioner · Austin, TX
Nurse practitioner in Austin: $4,995/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Austin at $128,050 a year. About 2,700 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $114,440 and the 90th is $166,490. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,995 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 66 miles away, at $6,054 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,995
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,050
$114,440 to $166,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
2,700
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
218th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,050.
- Taxes$2,438
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$4,995
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,050
- Federal income tax
- −$19,466
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,796
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,788
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$4,995 left/mo
Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,054/mo.
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Questions
What does a nurse practitioner make in Austin?
$128,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,700 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Austin?
$4,995 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Killeen, about 66 miles away, leaves $6,054 a month, more than Austin.