Medical-Surgical nurse pay in Texas
$83,200median posted offer#18 of 19 states for Medical-Surgical
Medical-Surgical nurses in Texas are being offered a median $83,200 a year across 13 live postings that state pay — 16% below the national Medical-Surgical median of $99,366. Updated July 22, 2026.
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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 Medical-Surgical pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Texas paying around $83,200Every 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.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Medical-Surgical nurses make in Texas?
- Across 13 live Medical-Surgical postings in Texas that state pay, the median offer is $83,200 a year. The middle half runs $79,500–$91,700, and the top 10% start at $101,712.
- Is Texas a good state for Medical-Surgical nurses?
- On posted pay, Texas ranks #18 of 19 states for Medical-Surgical. The median there is 16% below the national Medical-Surgical median of $99,366. 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.