Medical/Surgical nurse pay in Texas
$90,783median posted offer#16 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical
Medical/Surgical nurses in Texas are being offered a median $90,783 a year across 21 live postings that state pay — 9% below the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Updated July 24, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Medical/Surgical in Texas?
Checked against 21 live postings that state pay. Your number stays in your browser.
Enter your pay to see your percentile.
Posted offers on live listings — not take-home pay or a promise of what any one nurse will earn.
Other specialties in Texas
- GI 5 postings$108k
- General 5 postings$108k
- Oncology 5 postings$104k
- Wound Care 15 postings$100k
- Emergency/Trauma 11 postings$97k
- Public Health 8 postings$97k
- Research 6 postings$97k
- Critical & Intensive Care 6 postings$92k
Or see all nurse pay in Texas (304 postings), or Medical/Surgical pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Texas paying around $90,783Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Medical/Surgical nurses make in Texas?
- Across 21 live Medical/Surgical postings in Texas that state pay, the median offer is $90,783 a year. The middle half runs $76,768–$96,658, and the top 10% start at $105,515.
- Is Texas a good state for Medical/Surgical nurses?
- On posted pay, Texas ranks #16 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical. The median there is 9% below the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually 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. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.