Nurse Practitioners pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$131,980avg. a year
$63.45 an hour · 5,970 employed
Nurse Practitioners in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $131,980 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $131,420. The U.S. average is $137,300.
$134,560Median pay
$63.45Average hourly
+0%vs. Texas average
5,970Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for nurse practitioners in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1100 jobs
Midland, TX
$149,000
$71.64 an hour
2480 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$138,100
$66.40 an hour
3240 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$137,660
$66.18 an hour
4350 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$137,310
$66.01 an hour
52,700 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$135,000
$64.90 an hour
61,780 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$133,090
$63.99 an hour
770 jobs
Odessa, TX
$133,060
$63.97 an hour
8210 jobs
Waco, TX
$131,860
$63.39 an hour
9250 jobs
Longview, TX
$131,310
$63.13 an hour
10300 jobs
Tyler, TX
$131,310
$63.13 an hour
11150 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$130,830
$62.90 an hour
127,310 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$130,280
$62.64 an hour
13180 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$130,080
$62.54 an hour
14100 jobs
Victoria, TX
$129,870
$62.44 an hour
15190 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$129,460
$62.24 an hour
16670 jobs
El Paso, TX
$129,340
$62.18 an hour
17200 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$129,180
$62.11 an hour
18300 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$127,780
$61.43 an hour
19130 jobs
Laredo, TX
$127,390
$61.24 an hour
20370 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$127,020
$61.07 an hour
2180 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$126,830
$60.98 an hour
22240 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$124,710
$59.96 an hour
23770 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$124,580
$59.90 an hour
24110 jobs
Abilene, TX
$124,080
$59.66 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | $100,290 |
| Physicians, All Other | $274,630 |
| Pharmacists | $137,100 |
| Physical Therapists | $111,440 |
| Dental Hygienists | $101,440 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $100,160 |
Questions and answers
How much do nurse practitioners make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $131,980 a year, and the median is $134,560. About 5,970 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $131,420.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.87 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1171. 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.