Nurse Practitioner salary in Texas: $131,670 median.
How pay for nurse practitioners in Texas compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
Hourly pay in Texas, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $46.58 · 25th $54.73 · median $63.31 · 75th $70.99 · 90th $77.88.
Nurse Practitioners in Texas earned a median of $131,670 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 0% below the national median of $132,300. Texas ranked 25 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 25,970 people employed.
- Texas median
- $131,670
- $63.31/hr
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- -0% in Texas
- Rank among states
- 25 of 51
- by median pay
- Employed
- 25,970
- location quotient 0.89
More on nurse practitioner pay in Texas
The median hourly wage for nurse practitioners in Texas was $63.31 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The middle half of nurse practitioners in Texas earned between $113,840 and $147,660 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The lowest-paid 10% of nurse practitioners in Texas earned less than $96,880 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $161,980 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The mean annual wage for nurse practitioners in Texas was $131,420 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Where in Texas it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
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Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.
- Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
- Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
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