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Licensed practical nurse salary in Texas

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas post a median of $30 an hour, the middle half $27.50–$33.25 (about $62,400 a year full time), $2 below the national posted median. From 102 jobs at 25 employers that state their pay.

$30
Median posted /hr
$28–$33
Middle half /hr
$62,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$29.92
BLS median in TX
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas · Licensed practical nurse pay nationwide

What licensed practical 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 hourly rates of 102 open jobs in Texas. Lowest posted $19.55, highest $50.

Posted on open jobs in Texas

$27.50–$33.25/hr

Middle half of 55 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $30. 20% of the 501 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by town in Texas

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
San Antonio$28$19.55–$4020 (8)
Houston$31.25$20–$4815 (7)
Austin$33.50$21–$507 (6)
Webster$33$20–$436 (3)
Fort Worth$31.25$20–$405 (3)
Lubbock$30$23.84–$36.475 (2)
Amarillo$29$25.24–$34.735 (4)
Tyler$28.25$20–$37.315 (3)
Corpus Christi$28.75$20–$364 (1)
Dallas$27.50$20–$37.314 (4)
Mansfield$31.50$23.63–$403 (2)
Round Rock$29.25$27–$31.503 (1)
Humble$28$20–$363 (3)
Waco$27.50$21–$37.713 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Licensed practical nurse pay by employer in Texas

What each employer posts for licensed practical nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UnitedHealth Group$28$20–$4335
University Health System - San Antonio$26.50$19.55–$35.109
Providence$30.25$23.84–$36.476
Ascension$27.50$23.95–$37.715
Fundamental Healthcare$32.75$28–$404
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$32.75$27.90–$35.504
Healogics$30$22.01–$34.104
Connect Home Health$25.75$21–$304
Silverado$39$30–$483
CommonSpirit Health$31$23.11–$45.983
Lifespace Communities$30$25.24–$34.733
Caraday Healthcare$28.75$27–$31.503
MedCare Pediatric Group$24$22–$263
PAM Health$41.50$40–$432
Halcyon Home$38.75$35–$502
Ignite Medical Resorts$32$23–$402
El Centro Del Barrio$27$272
Jet Health$30$28–$321
Advanced Pain Care$28$26–$301
Advanced Surgery Centers$28$26–$301
American Oncology Network$28$20.50–$35.541
Pillar Stone Healthcare Company$27$25–$291
Team Select Home Care$26.50$21–$321
Acadia Healthcare$26$24–$281
CVS Health$26$23–$291

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 licensed practical nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

6 open jobs in Texas state a yearly salary: a median of $63,000, the middle half $58,400 to $64,300.

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

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.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Texas. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$23.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$27.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$29.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$32.89 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$36.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)57,560 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in Texas: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Texas?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas that state an hourly rate post a median of $30, the middle half $27.50–$33.25 (102 jobs from 25 employers). Full time that is about $62,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.92/hr ($62,240 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Texas (May 2025).

Where in Texas do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: San Antonio ($28), Houston ($31.25), Austin ($33.50) and Webster ($33). The town table lists 14.

Which employers in Texas pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Silverado ($39), Fundamental Healthcare ($32.75) and HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($32.75).

How does Texas compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Texas ($30) is $2 below the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Texas ranks 34 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: 102 of 501 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Texas (20%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Licensed practical nurse pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Licensed practical nurse salary in Texas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse/texas

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