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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Houston, TX

The median licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $63,670 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,445 a month.

10th percentile
$51,850
25th percentile
$59,930
Median percentile
$63,670
75th percentile
$72,000
90th percentile
$77,910

Based on 10,730 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,339 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,670
Federal income tax−$5,460
Social Security + Medicare−$4,871
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,445
Every two weeks$2,051

Does it go far here?

$64,555Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Texas