Acute Care nurse pay in Texas
$84,746median posted offer#17 of 17 states for Acute Care
Acute Care nurses in Texas are being offered a median $84,746 a year across 21 live postings that state pay — 17% below the national Acute Care median of $101,910. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Acute Care in Texas?
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Other specialties in Texas
- Infusion 5 postings$208k
- Nurse Practitioner 19 postings$125k
- IV Therapy 5 postings$125k
- Cardiac 27 postings$114k
- Labor & Delivery 11 postings$109k
- GI 5 postings$108k
- General 44 postings$103k
- Wound Care 16 postings$99k
Or see all nurse pay in Texas (520 postings), or Acute Care pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Texas paying around $84,746Every 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 Acute Care nurses make in Texas?
- Across 21 live Acute Care postings in Texas that state pay, the median offer is $84,746 a year. The middle half runs $76,768–$96,536, and the top 10% start at $132,500.
- Is Texas a good state for Acute Care nurses?
- On posted pay, Texas ranks #17 of 17 states for Acute Care. The median there is 17% below the national Acute Care median of $101,910. 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.