Nurse practitioner · Brownsville, TX

Nurse practitioner in Brownsville: $5,144/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Brownsville at $124,530 a year. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $86,300 and the 90th is $168,880. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,144 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, at $5,562 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,144

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,530

$86,300 to $168,880

Rent (1 bd)

$979

$1,166 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 0.91

Pay rank

282nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $124,530.

Taxes$2,388
Rent$979
Other living costs$1,866
Left over$5,144

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,530
Federal income tax: −$19,134
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,527
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $95,869
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $979
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $551
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,845

Left over each month

$10,378 gross, minus $2,388 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.

$5,144

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Corpus Christi, $5,562/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Brownsville?

$124,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,144 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 10.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, leaves $5,562 a month, more than Brownsville.