Registered Nurse jobs in Houston, TX

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38 more open roles from employers in Houston. Each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

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Registered Nurse pay in Houston, TX

The metro median is 9% above the Texas statewide median of $43.27 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour. BLS counts about 65,300 registered nurses employed in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area, 20.1 per 1,000 jobs. Employment is about as concentrated here than in the country as a whole (location quotient 0.95).

How Houston ranks

• 79th of 379 U.S. metro areas by median hourly pay
• 61st of 335 after adjusting for local prices
• 2nd of 24 Texas metro areas

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024, Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), all industries. This is what employers report paying, not an offer for a specific role.

What your pay buys in Houston

• Overall prices in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands run 1% below the U.S. average (index 98.6, U.S. = 100).
• Housing is the biggest driver: 5% above the U.S. average (index 104.5).
• Adjusted for local prices, a $47.02 median hour buys what $47.67 buys at the national price level, 6% above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024. Prices are for the metro area, not for a single neighborhood.

Estimate your Houston paycheck

Gross pay before taxes and benefits, from BLS pay levels for the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area. For take-home pay use the take-home pay calculator.

Travel assignment per diem in Houston

Travel registered nurse assignments commonly pay housing and meals stipends. The GSA per diem is the federal benchmark for what those stipends can be tax-free. Whether a stipend is tax-free for you depends on keeping a valid tax home, so confirm with your recruiter and a tax professional. Compare with your offer in the travel pay calculator.

Source: U.S. General Services Administration per diem rates, fiscal year 2026 (average across months).

Hospitals in Houston

CMS lists 28 hospitals in Houston, 10 of the 15 rated ones with 4 or 5 stars. Hospitals are a major employer of registered nurses.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information, public data. A directory of hospitals, not a list of our clients.

Primary care shortage areas in Harris County

HRSA lists 22 active primary care shortage designations that include Harris County (7 population-group, 15 facility). The highest-scoring one rates 22 on a 0 to 25 scale, where a higher score means a greater shortage.

Shortage areas are where demand for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinicians is greatest. Federal loan repayment programs such as the NHSC and Nurse Corps cover some clinicians who work at eligible shortage-area sites. Eligibility is set by each program and by the site, so ask your recruiter before you plan around it.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data warehouse, designated areas only. A designation can cover part of a county.

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License and tax basics in Texas

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.

Texas does not tax wage income at the state level, so take-home pay is higher than the same gross pay in a state that does.

Texas state guide · Nurse Licensure Compact guide

Other healthcare roles in Houston

• Licensed Practical Nurse$30/hr
• Certified Nursing Assistant$18/hr
• Nurse Practitioner$64/hr
• CRNA$113/hr
• Physician Assistant$65/hr
• Nurse Case Manager$47/hr
• Nurse Manager & Leadership$58/hr
• Radiologic Technologist$38/hr
• CT Technologist$38/hr
• Respiratory Therapist$37/hr