Charge nurse salary in Texas
Open charge nurse jobs in Texas post a median of $41.75 an hour, the middle half $39–$50.25 (about $86,800 a year full time), $10.25 below the national posted median. From 9 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Charge nurse jobs in Texas · Charge nurse pay nationwide
What charge nurses are paid in Texas
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Texas
Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $41.75. 7% of the 135 open charge nurse jobs in Texas state an hourly rate.
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Charge nurse pay by employer in Texas
What each employer posts for charge nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in Texas (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for charge nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open charge nurse jobs in Texas
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Charge Nurse (RN) Nights - 13 Week Assignment $60/HR
PAM Health · Beaumont, TX· 5d ago
$60/hr
Providence · Lubbock, TX· 1mo ago
$43.03–$66.81/hr
AdventHealth · Adventhealth Central Texas, TX· 1w ago
$33.99–$63.22/hr
Registered Nurse, RN Charge (Full-Time Days/Nights) with 10k Signing Bonus, & PRN openings
ClearSky Health · Harker Heights, TX· 1mo ago
$37.91–$47/hrFundamental Healthcare · Humble, Houston and 1 more, TX· 5d ago
$40–$42/hr
RN Charge Nurse ***$3,000 Sign on Bonus***
Caraday Healthcare · Round Rock, TX· 1w ago
$37–$41/hr
RN Charge Nurse Full Time (6am-6pm) ***$3,000 Sign on Bonus***
Caraday Healthcare · Round Rock, TX· 1w ago
$37–$41/hrFundamental Healthcare · Irving and Coppell, TX· 5d ago
$38–$40/hrMedical Center Hospital · Odessa, TX· 1w ago
$24.45–$37.9/hr
What BLS measures in Texas
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $32.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $38.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $46.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $50.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $61.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 271,380 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, opens in a new tab)
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45.37/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, opens in a new tab)
- El Paso, TX$41.39/hr (source: BLS OEWS, El Paso, TX, opens in a new tab)
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$38.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Killeen-Temple, TX$44.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Killeen-Temple, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Lubbock, TX$39.17/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lubbock, TX, opens in a new tab)
Charge nurse salary in Texas: common questions
How much does a charge nurse make in Texas?
Open charge nurse jobs in Texas that state an hourly rate post a median of $41.75, the middle half $39–$50.25 (9 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $86,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $46.14/hr ($95,970 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Texas (May 2025).
How does Texas compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Texas ($41.75) is $10.25 below the national posted median of $52. In the BLS survey Texas ranks 22 of 52 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 9 of 135 open charge nurse jobs in Texas (7%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Charge nurse pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Charge nurse salary in Texas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/charge-nurse/texas