Nurse practitioner · Lubbock, TX

Nurse practitioner in Lubbock: $5,441/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lubbock at $127,100 a year. About 370 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $102,860 and the 90th is $154,320. Pay ranks 236th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,441 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 95 miles away, at $6,108 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,441

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,100

$102,860 to $154,320

Rent (1 bd)

$817

$973 (2 bd)

Employment

370

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

236th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

13.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,100.

Taxes$2,456
Rent$817
Other living costs$1,877
Left over$5,441

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,100
Federal income tax: −$19,751
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,723
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $97,626
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $817
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,694

Left over each month

$10,592 gross, minus $2,456 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.

$5,441

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 Lubbock?

$127,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,441 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 13.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Midland, about 95 miles away, leaves $6,108 a month, more than Lubbock.