Average ER Nurse Salary in Texas

ER nurses in Texas earn an average of $79,605 per year (or $38.27 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Texas
3% lower than the national average
$79,605
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Texas ER nurses earn 3% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Texas

10%
$60,146
MEDIAN
$77,794
90%
$99,677
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,677 $47
75th Percentile $93,892 $45
Median $77,794 $37
25th Percentile $62,973 $30

80% of Texas ER nurses earn between $60,146 and $99,677.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Texas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Texas
$80,005
Overall Average
Texas
$79,605

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Texas ER nurses earn about $80,005 per year. Cost-of-living in Texas is 0% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Texas for ER nurses

Sugar Land, TX $84,404 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $82,764 per year
Round Rock, TX $81,929 per year
New Braunfels, TX $79,353 per year
El Paso, TX $69,664 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average ER nurses salary is $84,404 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $82,764 average ER nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

ER nurses salaries in other states

California $124,000 per year
Oregon $96,733 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $106,786 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $87,496 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Rhode Island $74,577 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Texas?

Cath Lab Nurse $85,430 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $85,430 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $85,430 per year
Bariatric Nurse $84,750 per year
Vascular Nurse $84,226 per year
Nurse Manager $84,168 per year
Float Pool Nurse $84,012 per year
OR Nurse $83,488 per year
Womens Health Nurse $83,488 per year
Transplant Nurse $83,488 per year

At a $79,605 average annual salary, ER nurses in Texas tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($85,430), aesthetic nurses ($85,430), quality assurance nurses ($85,430), bariatric nurses ($84,750), vascular nurses ($84,226), nurse managers ($84,168), float pool nurses ($84,012), OR nurses ($83,488), womens health nurses ($83,488), and transplant nurses ($83,488).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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