Nurse pay in Texas
Nurses in Texas are being offered a median $80,299 a year right now across 304 live job postings that state pay — ranking #44 of 46 states. Updated July 24, 2026.
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Texas market overview
- 25th percentile
- $68,640
- Median
- $80,299
- 75th percentile
- $96,658
- 90th percentile
- $114,400
- Median hourly (52 postings)
- $36/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (29 postings)
- $3,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $20,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 304
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated July 24, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Texas
| Specialty | Median | 90th percentile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health | $88k | $109k | 53 |
| Pediatric | $72k | $79k | 52 |
| ICU | $91k | $123k | 39 |
| Hospice | $86k | $109k | 30 |
| Acute Care | $85k | $130k | 23 |
| Medical/Surgical | $91k | $106k | 21 |
| Travel | $91k | $129k | 15 |
| Wound Care | $100k | $107k | 15 |
| ER | $89k | $102k | 14 |
| Medical-Surgical | $83k | $103k | 12 |
| Operating Room | $87k | $108k | 12 |
| PACU | $88k | $108k | 12 |
| Behavioral Health | $83k | $95k | 11 |
| Emergency/Trauma | $97k | $97k | 11 |
| Nursing Management/Admin | $85k | $102k | 11 |
| Geriatric | $91k | $108k | 9 |
| Public Health | $97k | $97k | 8 |
| Rehabilitation | $69k | $86k | 8 |
| Case Management | $83k | $119k | 7 |
| Education/Staff Development | $84k | $113k | 7 |
| Trauma | $86k | $93k | 7 |
| Critical & Intensive Care | $92k | $123k | 6 |
| Perioperative | $78k | $95k | 6 |
| Research | $97k | $97k | 6 |
| Cardiac | $84k | $112k | 5 |
| Emergency Medicine | $86k | $90k | 5 |
| GI | $108k | $109k | 5 |
| General | $108k | $109k | 5 |
| IV Therapy | $77k | $230k | 5 |
| Infectious Disease | $91k | $141k | 5 |
| OR | $86k | $102k | 5 |
| Oncology | $104k | $105k | 5 |
| Outpatient | $84k | $112k | 5 |
| PICU | $86k | $108k | 5 |
Highest-offering employers in Texas right now
- #1$108k
Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System
median across 5 priced postings
- #2$104k
MD Anderson
median across 4 priced postings
- #3$101k
UnitedHealth Group
median across 3 priced postings
- #4$101k
AccentCare, Inc.
median across 6 priced postings
- #5$100k
Dell Medical School
median across 5 priced postings
What nurses say they’re paidreported by nurses
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What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Texas paying around $80,299Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
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- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in Texas?
- Across 304 live job postings in Texas that state pay, the median posted offer is $80,299 a year (about $36/hr). The middle half of postings runs $68,640–$96,658, and the top 10% start at $114,400.
- How does Texas nurse pay compare nationally?
- Texas's posted median of $80,299 is 17% below the national median ($96,720), ranking #44 of 46 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated July 24, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do Texas nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 29 live postings in Texas advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $3,000 and offers up to $20,000.