Nurse practitioner · El Paso, TX

Nurse practitioner in El Paso: $5,311/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in El Paso at $127,110 a year. About 670 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $99,650 and the 90th is $159,840. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,311 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 211 miles away, at $6,108 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,311

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,110

$99,650 to $159,840

Rent (1 bd)

$1,008

$1,200 (2 bd)

Employment

670

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

235th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,110.

Taxes$2,456
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$5,311

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,110
Federal income tax: −$19,753
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,724
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $97,633
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$10,593 gross, minus $2,456 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$5,311

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $6,108/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in El Paso?

$127,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,311 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Midland, about 211 miles away, leaves $6,108 a month, more than El Paso.