Registered Nurses pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,440 or more. The middle half of registered nurses in Houston earn between $81,890 and $116,000.
- $75K10th
- $82K25th
- $100KMedian
- $116K75th
- $130K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $100,290 | $8,358 | $48.22 |
| Median | $99,830 | $8,319 | $48.00 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $81,890 | $6,824 | $39.37 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $116,000 | $9,667 | $55.77 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Registered Nurses salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $100,290, a single filer in Houston takes home about $79,384 a year, or $6,615 a month and $3,053 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Houston a good place for registered nurses? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $100,290 buys what about $101,684 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Registered Nurses salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 2nd of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($100,820).
- Dallas$100,820
- Houston$100,290
- Austin$97,610
- Killeen$96,440
- San Antonio$93,760
- Waco$93,150
- Amarillo$90,910
- El Paso$88,420
- College Station$88,090
- Odessa$87,820
Highest-paying cities for registered nurses
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($194,950).
- San Jose, CA$194,950
- Vallejo, CA$182,820
- San Francisco, CA$176,900
- Santa Rosa, CA$170,000
- Sacramento, CA$164,200
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Registered Nurses salary in Houston: questions
How much do registered nurses make an hour in Houston?
$48.21 an hour on average, and $48.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level registered nurses salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,890, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the registered nurses take-home pay in Houston?
About $79,384 a year ($6,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,290. Texas has no state income tax.
Do registered nurses earn more in Houston than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($102,761).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1141; area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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