Nurse practitioner · Dallas, TX
Nurse practitioner in Dallas: $5,140/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Dallas at $130,980 a year. About 7,310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $93,690 and the 90th is $162,950. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,140 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 123 miles away, at $6,054 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,140
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,980
$93,690 to $162,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
7,310
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
151st 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 $130,980.
- Taxes$2,516
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$5,140
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,980
- Federal income tax
- −$20,169
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,020
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,791
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$5,140 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 Dallas?
$130,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Dallas?
$5,140 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Killeen, about 123 miles away, leaves $6,054 a month, more than Dallas.