Nurse practitioner · Waco, TX

Nurse practitioner in Waco: $5,267/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Waco at $128,920 a year. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $100,590 and the 90th is $163,880. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,267 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 40 miles away, at $6,011 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,267

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,920

$100,590 to $163,880

Rent (1 bd)

$1,108

$1,319 (2 bd)

Employment

210

Location quotient 0.77

Pay rank

197th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $128,920.

Taxes$2,504
Rent$1,108
Other living costs$1,864
Left over$5,267

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,920
Federal income tax: −$20,188
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,862
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $98,870
Effective tax rate: 23.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,108
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,972

Left over each month

$10,743 gross, minus $2,504 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.

$5,267

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,011/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Waco?

$128,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,267 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Killeen, about 40 miles away, leaves $6,011 a month, more than Waco.