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Registered Nurses salary in Brownsville, TX

The median registered nurses in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX earns $81,090 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,490 a month.

10th percentile
$60,020
25th percentile
$71,930
Median percentile
$81,090
75th percentile
$96,500
90th percentile
$115,050

Based on 2,930 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

$65,877 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,090
Federal income tax−$9,010
Social Security + Medicare−$6,203
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,490
Every two weeks$2,534

Does it go far here?

$94,318Median pay in Brownsville, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.0 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($912 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Brownsville, TX

JobMedian pay
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$109,300
Medical and Health Services Managers$99,360
Compliance Officers$97,470
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,070
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$79,300
General and Operations Managers$75,350
Project Management Specialists$73,050
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$72,520

All registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Texas