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Registered Nurses salary in Houston, TX

The median registered nurses in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $99,830 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,588 a month.

10th percentile
$74,860
25th percentile
$81,890
Median percentile
$99,830
75th percentile
$116,000
90th percentile
$130,440

Based on 65,910 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

$79,060 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,830
Federal income tax−$13,133
Social Security + Medicare−$7,637
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,588
Every two weeks$3,041

Does it go far here?

$101,218Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
22%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 registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Texas