Nurse practitioner · Odessa, TX

Nurse practitioner in Odessa: $5,049/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Odessa at $126,690 a year. About 70 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $110,920 and the 90th is $160,610. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,049 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 36 miles away, at $6,108 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,049

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,690

$110,920 to $160,610

Rent (1 bd)

$1,178

$1,402 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.41

Pay rank

243rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,690.

Taxes$2,445
Rent$1,178
Other living costs$1,885
Left over$5,049

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,690
Federal income tax: −$19,653
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,692
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $97,346
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,178
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $570
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $3,063

Left over each month

$10,558 gross, minus $2,445 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.

$5,049

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 Odessa?

$126,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,049 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Midland, about 36 miles away, leaves $6,108 a month, more than Odessa.