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Long-term care nurse pay in Texas

$72,800median posted offer#15 of 15 states for Long-term care

Long-term care nurses in Texas are being offered a median $72,800 a year across 6 live postings that state pay19% below the national Long-term care median of $90,142. Updated September 10, 2026.

$73k median$34k · p10$45k$78k$81k · p90

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$73k median$34k · p10$45k$78k$81k · p90

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Questions nurses ask

How much do Long-term care nurses make in Texas?
Across 6 live Long-term care postings in Texas that state pay, the median offer is $72,800 a year. The middle half runs $44,720–$78,350, and the top 10% start at $80,660.
Is Texas a good state for Long-term care nurses?
On posted pay, Texas ranks #15 of 15 states for Long-term care. The median there is 19% below the national Long-term care median of $90,142. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is worth it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Headline figures blend every employment type; `employmentTypes` splits the same postings into staff, travel, PRN and agency bands, each annualized on the posting's own stated terms (weekly travel rates at 52 weeks), so a rate is only ever ranked against its own band. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.