Registered nurse · Austin, TX
Registered nurse in Austin: $3,238/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Austin at $97,890 a year. About 18,920 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $73,440 and the 90th is $127,510. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,238 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 141 miles away, at $3,449 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,238
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,890
$73,440 to $127,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
18,920
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
98th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $97,890.
- Taxes$1,683
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$3,238
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,890
- Federal income tax
- −$12,706
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,489
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,696
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$3,238 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,449/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Austin?
$97,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 18,920 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Austin?
$3,238 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Houston, about 141 miles away, leaves $3,449 a month, more than Austin.