Nurse practitioner · Killeen, TX

Nurse practitioner in Killeen: $6,011/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Killeen at $138,670 a year. About 480 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $114,390 and the 90th is $164,080. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,011 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Beaumont is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,645 left over a month), and Killeen still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$6,011

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$138,670

$114,390 to $164,080

Rent (1 bd)

$932

$1,109 (2 bd)

Employment

480

Location quotient 1.52

Pay rank

71st of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $138,670.

Taxes$2,761
Rent$932
Other living costs$1,851
Left over$6,011

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $138,670
Federal income tax: −$22,528
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,608
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $105,534
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $932
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $536
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,783

Left over each month

$11,556 gross, minus $2,761 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.

$6,011

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,645/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Killeen?

$138,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$6,011 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Killeen leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Beaumont at $5,645 a month.