Nurse pay in Texas
Nurses in Texas are being offered a median $87,500 a year right now across 520 live job postings that state pay — ranking #47 of 51 states. Updated July 22, 2026.
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Texas market overview
- 25th percentile
- $74,880
- Median
- $87,500
- 75th percentile
- $106,519
- 90th percentile
- $127,542
- Median hourly (101 postings)
- $36/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (48 postings)
- $3,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $20,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 520
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated July 22, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Texas
| Specialty | Median | 90th percentile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health | $82k | $111k | 74 |
| Pediatric | $75k | $105k | 66 |
| ICU | $92k | $126k | 60 |
| General | $103k | $114k | 44 |
| Hospice | $83k | $105k | 33 |
| Cardiac | $114k | $142k | 27 |
| Acute Care | $85k | $133k | 21 |
| Emergency | $92k | $114k | 19 |
| Nurse Practitioner | $125k | $148k | 19 |
| ER | $89k | $102k | 16 |
| Wound Care | $99k | $107k | 16 |
| Medical-Surgical | $83k | $102k | 13 |
| PACU | $88k | $108k | 13 |
| Behavioral Health | $83k | $95k | 12 |
| Case Management | $81k | $107k | 12 |
| Geriatric | $86k | $103k | 12 |
| Travel | $94k | $132k | 12 |
| Labor & Delivery | $109k | $121k | 11 |
| Medical/Surgical | $85k | $106k | 11 |
| Operating Room | $83k | $108k | 11 |
| Nursing Management/Admin | $88k | $105k | 10 |
| Rehabilitation | $69k | $89k | 9 |
| Oncology | $94k | $104k | 8 |
| Perioperative | $79k | $106k | 7 |
| Trauma | $86k | $93k | 7 |
| Critical & Intensive Care | $92k | $123k | 6 |
| Emergency Medicine | $84k | $90k | 6 |
| OR | $85k | $101k | 6 |
| Outpatient | $89k | $110k | 6 |
| Palliative Care | $84k | $88k | 6 |
| Education/Staff Development | $91k | $120k | 5 |
| GI | $108k | $109k | 5 |
| Hospice & Palliative Medicine | $95k | $102k | 5 |
| IV Therapy | $125k | $230k | 5 |
| Infectious Disease | $91k | $141k | 5 |
| Infusion | $208k | $254k | 5 |
| PICU | $86k | $108k | 5 |
| Perioperative Care | $94k | $101k | 5 |
| Psychiatric | $85k | $97k | 5 |
Highest-offering employers in Texas right now
- #1$120k
Texas Health Resources
median across 3 priced postings
- #2$115k
Total Primary Care
median across 3 priced postings
- #3$108k
Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System
median across 5 priced postings
- #4$106k
TGN - A.T. Staffing
median across 108 priced postings
- #5$105k
AccentCare, Inc.
median across 7 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 $87,500Every 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 520 live job postings in Texas that state pay, the median posted offer is $87,500 a year (about $36/hr). The middle half of postings runs $74,880–$106,519, and the top 10% start at $127,542.
- How does Texas nurse pay compare nationally?
- Texas's posted median of $87,500 is 12% below the national median ($99,320), ranking #47 of 51 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 22, 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?
- 48 live postings in Texas advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $3,000 and offers up to $20,000.