Registered nurse · Houston, TX
Registered nurse in Houston: $3,449/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Houston at $99,830 a year. About 65,910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $74,860 and the 90th is $130,440. Pay ranks 85th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,449 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Killeen is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,431 left over a month), and Houston still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,449
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,830
$74,860 to $130,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
65,910
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
85th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $99,830.
- Taxes$1,731
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$3,449
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,830
- Federal income tax
- −$13,133
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,637
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,060
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$3,449 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $3,431/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Houston?
$99,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 65,910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Houston?
$3,449 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Houston leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Killeen at $3,431 a month.