• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Incredible Health

Empowering healthcare professionals to find and do their best work.

  • Nurses
    • Get Hired
    • Hiring Locations
    • Browse Jobs
    • Free Nursing CEUs
    • Salaries
    • Career Resources
    • Wellness Resources
  • Employers
  • About
    • Press
  • Blog
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up

Nov 06 2020

Average Registered Nurse Salary in Texas

Registered Nurses in the state of Texas earn an average salary of $74,540 per year (or $35.84 per hour) as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 80% of Texas RNs earn between $53,560 and $99,880.

On average, RNs in Texas earn about 4% less than the national average salary for nurses, at $77,460 (or $37.24 per hour).

[ 1. Find your salary range 2. Get interview requests for high-paying nursing jobs đź’° ]

Among other factors, the cost of living in a given region can impact what nurses tend to earn working in those areas. With a Cost of Living Index of 92.3 in Q3 2020, Texas nurses face prices for things like food, housing, and transportation that are slightly lower when compared to other states. So, it’s understandable that their earnings would also be a bit lower than the national average..

StateAvg. RN SalaryAvg. RN Salary (adjusted for COL)
Texas$74,540$80,758
Nationwide$77,460-

Free nursing salary estimate

Get a personalized salary estimate for your location and nursing credentials.

See my market value

RN salary across Texas cities

Texas nursing salaries vary quite a bit across the state, but the highest-paying regions for RNs are unsurprisingly clustered in large metropolitan areas. At the top is Houston, with an average RN salary of $81,350, followed by Dallas / Fort Worth ($76,740 average RN salary). While all other Texas regions fall below the statewide average for RN salary (such as San Antonio, at $72,410), the top two metros make up for it with large numbers of nurses employed, at 54,780 and 60,620 respectively.

TX Metro AreaAvg. RN Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$81,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$76,740
El Paso, TX$74,380
Laredo, TX$73,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$73,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$72,780
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$72,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX$72,170
Killeen-Temple, TX$71,460
College Station-Bryan, TX$70,980
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$70,230
Lubbock, TX$70,090
Midland, TX$68,040
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$67,830
Amarillo, TX$67,560
Victoria, TX$67,420
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$67,330
Sherman-Denison, TX$67,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$67,000
Wichita Falls, TX$66,800
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$66,770
Odessa, TX$66,640
Waco, TX$66,590
Abilene, TX$66,140
Corpus Christi, TX$65,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,720
Tyler, TX$62,400
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$61,880
Longview, TX$61,770
San Angelo, TX$61,760

RN salary vs similar healthcare professions in Texas

At $74,540 average annual salary, Registered Nurses in Texas tend to earn slightly less than some other types of healthcare workers in the state. Across all these professions, “Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations” workers in Texas earn an average salary of $78,470, according to the BLS.

Here’s how a sample of these other types of healthcare professions compare to RN salaries in Texas:

Profession# Employed in TXAvg. Salary
Registered Nurses218,090$74,540
LPNs / LVNs70,290$47,370
Pharmacy Technicians38,550$35,620
Dental Hygienists14,310$76,490
Physical Therapists15,400$89,630
Nurse Practitioners13,620$115,440

Job outlook for Registered Nurses in Texas

There are over 210,000 Registered Nurses in the state of Texas. Yet, these jobs are still projected to increase by at least 16% from 2018 to 2028 – an increase of more than 36,000 new RNs in the state in the coming years.

Nurses needed nationwide

Join Incredible Health for free to get interview requests from top U.S. hospitals.

Get started

Written by Incredible Health Staff · Category: Salary

Footer

Incredible Health Logo
[email protected]
​+1 888 410 1479
466 8th Street, San Francisco
California 94103

 

Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play

NURSES

  • How it works
  • Sign up
  • Nursing Jobs
  • Free Nursing CEUs
  • Salaries
  • Career Resources
  • Wellness Resources
  • Nurse Discounts
  • Community Forum
  • Thank You Nurses

EMPLOYERS

  • How it works
  • Sign up
  • Pricing
  • Reviews
  • Nurse Staffing
  • COVID-19

COMPANY

  • About us & careers
  • Contact & support
  • Locations
  • Press
  • Blog
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Terms
  • Privacy

Copyright © 2021 · Incredible Health