Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

San Antonio, TX at a glance

• $29.20/hrmedian pay, San Antonio-New Braunfels area
• $27–$30middle half of earners, per hour
• 95price level, U.S. = 100
• 19hospitals listed by CMS in San Antonio

• The metro median is 1% above the Texas statewide median of $28.92 per hour. Nationally the median is $29.97 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $29.20 median hour in San Antonio-New Braunfels buys what $30.83 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in San Antonio: $141 a night for lodging and $74 a day for meals and incidentals.
• HRSA lists 10 active primary care shortage designations covering Bexar County; shortage areas often have more openings.
• Texas is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Texas license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.