Average Correctional Care Nurse Salary in Dallas

Correctional care nurses in Dallas earn an average of $74,690 per year (or $35.91 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$79,288
Dallas, TX
5% lower than the national average
$74,690
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Dallas correctional care nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for correctional care nurses, at $79,288 (or $38.12 per hour).

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Correctional care nurse salary range in Dallas, TX

10%
$55,223
MEDIAN
$70,885
90%
$91,169
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $91,169 $43
75th Percentile $87,483 $42
Median $70,885 $34
25th Percentile $60,126 $28

80% of Dallas correctional care nurses earn between $55,223 and $91,169.

Cost-of-living adjusted correctional care nurse salary in Dallas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Dallas, TX
$71,065
Overall Average
Dallas, TX
$74,690

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Dallas correctional care nurses earn about $71,065 per year. Cost-of-living in Dallas is 5% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Texas for correctional care nurses

Sugar Land, TX $76,170 per year
Round Rock, TX $73,936 per year
New Braunfels, TX $71,612 per year
El Paso, TX $62,868 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where correctional care nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average correctional care nurses salary is $76,170 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Round Rock area comes in second, with a $73,936 average correctional care nurse salary and 12,450 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Dallas, TX?

Cath Lab Nurse $88,820 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $88,820 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $88,820 per year
Bariatric Nurse $88,114 per year
Vascular Nurse $87,569 per year
Nurse Manager $87,508 per year
Float Pool Nurse $87,346 per year
OR Nurse $86,801 per year
PACU Nurse $86,801 per year
Transplant Nurse $86,801 per year

At a $74,690 average annual salary, correctional care nurses in Dallas tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($88,820), quality assurance nurses ($88,820), aesthetic nurses ($88,820), bariatric nurses ($88,114), vascular nurses ($87,569), nurse managers ($87,508), float pool nurses ($87,346), OR nurses ($86,801), PACU nurses ($86,801), and transplant nurses ($86,801).

More about correctional care nurses

Correctional nurses have several responsibilities. Conducting the initial prisoner assessment is their most important job function. They are tasked with evaluating the prisoner’s health before they are assigned to the general population.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health