Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Texas

Psychiatric nurses in Texas earn an average of $77,663 per year (or $37.34 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Texas
3% lower than the national average
$77,663
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Texas psychiatric nurses earn 3% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Psychiatric nurse salary range in Texas

10%
$58,679
MEDIAN
$75,896
90%
$97,246
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $97,246 $46
75th Percentile $91,602 $44
Median $75,896 $36
25th Percentile $61,438 $29

80% of Texas psychiatric nurses earn between $58,679 and $97,246.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Texas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Texas
$78,054
Overall Average
Texas
$77,663

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Texas psychiatric nurses earn about $78,054 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 psychiatric nurses

Sugar Land, TX $82,346 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,746 per year
Round Rock, TX $79,931 per year
New Braunfels, TX $77,418 per year
El Paso, TX $67,965 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $82,346 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $80,746 average psychiatric nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

Psychiatric nurses salaries in other states

California $117,139 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $86,509 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $82,280 per year
Minnesota $86,303 per year
Maryland $81,043 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 $77,663 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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