Nurse practitioner · College Station, TX

Nurse practitioner in College Station: $5,236/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in College Station at $126,210 a year. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $108,800 and the 90th is $159,990. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 83 miles away, at $6,011 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,236

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,210

$108,800 to $159,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,016

$1,209 (2 bd)

Employment

180

Location quotient 0.64

Pay rank

255th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,210.

Taxes$2,433
Rent$1,016
Other living costs$1,833
Left over$5,236

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,210
Federal income tax: −$19,537
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,655
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $97,018
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,016
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,849

Left over each month

$10,518 gross, minus $2,433 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.

$5,236

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,011/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in College Station?

$126,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Killeen, about 83 miles away, leaves $6,011 a month, more than College Station.