Registered Nurses Salary in Texas (2024)

The median registered nurses salary in Texas is $90,010/year, based on May 2024 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). That is 3.8% below the national median of $93,600.

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What the numbers mean

The gap between the 10th and 90th percentile is wide: the highest-paid 10% of registered nurses in Texas earn about 1.9× what the lowest-paid 10% earn. That spread usually reflects differences in experience, employer type, and local cost of living within the state — the median is a more representative figure than the mean for a "typical" salary, since a small number of very high earners can pull the mean upward.

Higher-paying states for Registered Nurses

• Delaware: $92,610/year
• Colorado: $96,520/year
• Maryland: $96,830/year
• New Hampshire: $96,830/year

See the full Registered Nurses salary by state ranking for all 53 states with available data.

Other occupations in Texas

Median annual salary for other tracked occupations in Texas, May 2024 OEWS.

• Software Developers: $130,500
• General and Operations Managers: $100,290
• Dental Hygienists: $94,490
• Accountants and Auditors: $80,000
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers: $76,350
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: $61,380
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: $60,150
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters: $58,560
• Electricians: $56,920
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: $54,050
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: $53,070
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: $49,830
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: $48,660
• Carpenters: $48,150
• Medical Assistants: $38,930
• Construction Laborers: $38,180
• Nursing Assistants: $36,390

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