Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$65,290avg. a year
$31.39 an hour · 10,730 employed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $65,290 a year. That is $2,520 (4%) more than the Texas average of $62,770. The U.S. average is $67,050.
$63,670Median pay
$31.39Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
10,730Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
112,590 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$66,110
$31.78 an hour
23,620 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$66,080
$31.77 an hour
3280 jobs
Midland, TX
$65,220
$31.36 an hour
41,190 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$65,120
$31.31 an hour
5780 jobs
Waco, TX
$64,070
$30.80 an hour
65,970 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$63,350
$30.46 an hour
7660 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$60,730
$29.20 an hour
8320 jobs
Odessa, TX
$60,610
$29.14 an hour
9480 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$60,300
$28.99 an hour
10550 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$60,260
$28.97 an hour
11380 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$60,200
$28.94 an hour
12650 jobs
Longview, TX
$59,890
$28.79 an hour
13510 jobs
Abilene, TX
$59,500
$28.60 an hour
14330 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$59,230
$28.48 an hour
15990 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$59,110
$28.42 an hour
16810 jobs
Tyler, TX
$58,230
$27.99 an hour
171,750 jobs
El Paso, TX
$58,190
$27.98 an hour
181,080 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$58,120
$27.94 an hour
19950 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$57,080
$27.44 an hour
20340 jobs
Victoria, TX
$57,040
$27.42 an hour
21440 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$56,900
$27.36 an hour
221,260 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$56,200
$27.02 an hour
23490 jobs
Laredo, TX
$55,890
$26.87 an hour
241,860 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$55,430
$26.65 an hour
25160 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$55,080
$26.48 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $46,310 |
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| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $81,400 |
| Medical Records Specialists | $56,910 |
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Questions and answers
How much do licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $65,290 a year, and the median is $63,670. About 10,730 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,520 (4%) more than the Texas average of $62,770.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.78 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-2061. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.