Average Palliative Care Nurse Salary in Texas

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

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Texas
1% lower than the national average
$79,605
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Texas palliative care nurses earn 1% lower than the national average salary for palliative care nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Palliative care 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 palliative care nurses earn between $60,146 and $99,677.

Cost-of-living adjusted palliative care nurse salary in Texas

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

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Texas palliative care 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 palliative care 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 palliative care nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average palliative care 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 palliative care nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

Palliative care nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $94,861 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $79,777 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Minnesota $73,532 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 $79,605 average annual salary, palliative care nurses 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 palliative care nurses

Palliative care nurses treat terminally-ill patients and seek to support the patient's quality of life, provide comfort, and alleviate pain.

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