Nurse practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX

Nurse practitioner in Corpus Christi: $5,562/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Corpus Christi at $133,810 a year. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $103,590 and the 90th is $169,420. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 230 miles away, at $6,011 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,562

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$133,810

$103,590 to $169,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,072

$1,276 (2 bd)

Employment

350

Location quotient 0.88

Pay rank

109th 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 $133,810.

Taxes$2,633
Rent$1,072
Other living costs$1,884
Left over$5,562

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $133,810
Federal income tax: −$21,361
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,236
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $102,212
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,072
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,956

Left over each month

$11,151 gross, minus $2,633 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.

$5,562

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 Corpus Christi?

$133,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,562 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Killeen, about 230 miles away, leaves $6,011 a month, more than Corpus Christi.