Registered nurse · Dallas, TX
Registered nurse in Dallas: $3,423/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Dallas at $101,420 a year. About 76,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $73,400 and the 90th is $129,710. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,423 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 231 miles away, at $3,449 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,423
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,420
$73,400 to $129,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
76,680
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
67th 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 $101,420.
- Taxes$1,770
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$3,423
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,420
- Federal income tax
- −$13,482
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,759
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,179
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$3,423 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 Dallas?
$101,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 76,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Dallas?
$3,423 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Houston, about 231 miles away, leaves $3,449 a month, more than Dallas.