Average Nurse Educator Salary in Texas

Nurse educators in Texas earn an average of $81,546 per year (or $39.21 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Texas
3% lower than the national average
$81,546
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Texas nurse educators earn 3% lower than the national average salary for nurse educators, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

Nurse educator salary range in Texas

10%
$61,613
MEDIAN
$79,691
90%
$102,108
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $102,108 $49
75th Percentile $96,182 $46
Median $79,691 $38
25th Percentile $64,509 $31

80% of Texas nurse educators earn between $61,613 and $102,108.

Cost-of-living adjusted nurse educator salary in Texas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Texas
$81,956
Overall Average
Texas
$81,546

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Texas nurse educators earn about $81,956 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 nurse educators

Sugar Land, TX $86,463 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $84,783 per year
Round Rock, TX $83,927 per year
New Braunfels, TX $81,289 per year
El Paso, TX $71,363 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where nurse educators are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average nurse educators salary is $86,463 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $84,783 average nurse educator salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

Nurse educators salaries in other states

California $130,735 per year
Oregon $102,423 per year
Massachusetts $114,817 per year
Washington $99,750 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $95,733 per year
New Jersey $84,593 per year
Connecticut $97,976 per year
Minnesota $88,567 per year
Maryland $84,813 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Texas?

Cath Lab Nurse $85,430 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $85,430 per year
Aesthetic 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
PACU Nurse $83,488 per year
Transplant Nurse $83,488 per year

At a $81,546 average annual salary, nurse educators in Texas tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($85,430), quality assurance nurses ($85,430), aesthetic nurses ($85,430), bariatric nurses ($84,750), vascular nurses ($84,226), nurse managers ($84,168), float pool nurses ($84,012), OR nurses ($83,488), PACU nurses ($83,488), and transplant nurses ($83,488).

More about nurse educators

A nurse educator teaches others about the field of nursing in the classroom, hospital and other settings. They design curriculum, research and oversee clinical work. They work with students, patients and their peers. Nurse educators have their nurse license and an advanced degree such as a Masters of Science in Nursing.

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