Patient care technician salary in Texas
Open patient care technician jobs in Texas post a median of $20 an hour, the middle half $19.75–$21.50 (about $41,600 a year full time), $2.25 below the national posted median. From 18 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Patient care technician jobs in Texas · Patient care technician pay nationwide
What patient care technicians 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 9 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $20. 6% of the 297 open patient care technician jobs in Texas state an hourly rate.
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Patient care technician pay by town in Texas
Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.
| Town | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs (employers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | $19.75 | $16.10–$23.22 | 7 (1) |
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.
Patient care technician pay by employer in Texas
What each employer posts for patient care technicians 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 patient care technicians nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open patient care technician jobs in Texas
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

MCD Patient Care Tech - Main Campus - Kelsey - Seybold Clinics
UnitedHealth Group · Houston, TX· 1mo ago
$16.00–$29.00/hr
CommonSpirit Health · College Station, Lufkin and 3 more, TX· 2d ago
$16.06–$27.52/hr
AdventHealth · Fort Worth, TX· 2d ago
$16.53–$26.45/hr
Certified Patient Care Tech CVICU - Days
AdventHealth · Fort Worth, TX· 4d ago
$16.53–$26.45/hr
Certified PCT - Medical Surgical
Providence · Lubbock, TX· 1mo ago
$16.14–$24.69/hr
Certified PCT - Medical Surgical Tele
Providence · Lubbock, TX· 1w ago
$16.14–$24.69/hr
CommonSpirit Health · Madisonville, The Woodlands and 3 more, TX· 2d ago
$15–$25.02/hr
Patient Care Technician Emergency Department
Ascension · Austin, TX· 2d ago
$17.89–$22.11/hr
Patient Care Technician Med Surg
Ascension · Austin, TX· 1d ago
$17.89–$22.11/hr
University Health System - San Antonio · San Antonio, TX· 6d ago
$17.85–$21.5/hr
Patient Care Tech - Medical Surgical - Per Diem - Corpus Christi, TX
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Corpus Christi, TX· 3w ago
$18.93/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Assistants (31-1131) | $14.72 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) | $16.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) | $18.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) | $20.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) | $22.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) | 88,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$18.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$18.26/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, opens in a new tab)
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$17.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$18.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, opens in a new tab)
- El Paso, TX$16.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, El Paso, TX, opens in a new tab)
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$16.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Tyler, TX$16.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Tyler, TX, opens in a new tab)
- Corpus Christi, TX$16.97/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Corpus Christi, TX, opens in a new tab)
Patient care technician salary in Texas: common questions
How much does a patient care technician make in Texas?
Open patient care technician jobs in Texas that state an hourly rate post a median of $20, the middle half $19.75–$21.50 (18 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $41,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.03/hr ($37,500 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Texas (May 2025).
Which employers in Texas pay patient care technicians the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: AdventHealth ($21.50) and Ascension ($20).
How does Texas compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Texas ($20) is $2.25 below the national posted median of $22.25. In the BLS survey Texas ranks 44 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: 18 of 297 open patient care technician jobs in Texas (6%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
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: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient care technician salary in Texas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/patient-care-technician/texas