Nurse Practitioners pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $158,830 or more. The middle half of nurse practitioners in Houston earn between $116,500 and $143,680.
- $97K10th
- $116K25th
- $135KMedian
- $144K75th
- $159K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $131,980 | $10,998 | $63.45 |
| Median | $134,560 | $11,213 | $64.69 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $116,500 | $9,708 | $56.01 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $143,680 | $11,973 | $69.08 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Nurse Practitioners salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $131,980, a single filer in Houston takes home about $101,474 a year, or $8,456 a month and $3,903 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Houston a good place for nurse practitioners? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $131,980 buys what about $133,815 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Nurse Practitioners salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 8th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($149,000).
- Midland$149,000
- Killeen$138,100
- Beaumont$137,660
- Corpus Christi$137,310
- Austin$135,000
- San Antonio$133,090
- Odessa$133,060
- Houston$131,980
- Waco$131,860
- Longview$131,310
Highest-paying cities for nurse practitioners
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($225,610).
- San Jose, CA$225,610
- San Francisco, CA$215,430
- Vallejo, CA$196,780
- Napa, CA$188,720
- Modesto, CA$187,690
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Nurse Practitioners salary in Houston: questions
How much do nurse practitioners make an hour in Houston?
$63.45 an hour on average, and $64.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level nurse practitioners salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $116,500, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the nurse practitioners take-home pay in Houston?
About $101,474 a year ($8,456 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $131,980. Texas has no state income tax.
Do nurse practitioners earn more in Houston than elsewhere?
The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($138,268).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1171; area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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