Nurse practitioner · Houston, TX
Nurse practitioner in Houston: $5,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Houston at $134,560 a year. About 5,970 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 $96,880 and the 90th is $158,830. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,464 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 175 miles away, at $6,054 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,560
$96,880 to $158,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
5,970
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
99th of 383
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $134,560.
- Taxes$2,610
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$5,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,560
- Federal income tax
- −$21,028
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,294
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $103,238
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$5,464 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 Houston?
$134,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,970 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Houston?
$5,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?
Killeen, about 175 miles away, leaves $6,054 a month, more than Houston.