Nursing Assistants pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$40,430avg. a year
$19.44 an hour · 19,230 employed
Nursing Assistants in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $40,430 a year. That is $1,650 (4%) more than the Texas average of $38,780. The U.S. average is $42,700.
$37,970Median pay
$19.44Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
19,230Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for nursing assistants in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
15,600 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$41,300
$19.86 an hour
223,420 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$40,700
$19.57 an hour
3950 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$39,540
$19.01 an hour
41,480 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$39,070
$18.78 an hour
51,480 jobs
Waco, TX
$38,790
$18.65 an hour
6580 jobs
Midland, TX
$38,520
$18.52 an hour
77,080 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$38,460
$18.49 an hour
81,000 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$38,210
$18.37 an hour
9410 jobs
Odessa, TX
$37,610
$18.08 an hour
10800 jobs
Abilene, TX
$36,310
$17.46 an hour
11610 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$36,230
$17.42 an hour
12940 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$35,960
$17.29 an hour
13610 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$35,950
$17.28 an hour
141,550 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$35,590
$17.11 an hour
151,200 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$35,570
$17.10 an hour
161,610 jobs
Tyler, TX
$35,560
$17.10 an hour
172,310 jobs
El Paso, TX
$35,490
$17.06 an hour
181,050 jobs
Longview, TX
$34,490
$16.58 an hour
192,140 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,390
$16.54 an hour
201,490 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$34,170
$16.43 an hour
21510 jobs
Laredo, TX
$33,610
$16.16 an hour
22470 jobs
Victoria, TX
$33,560
$16.14 an hour
231,070 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$33,330
$16.03 an hour
24820 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$32,650
$15.70 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $25,830 |
| Medical Assistants | $41,590 |
| Dental Assistants | $43,010 |
| Orderlies | $39,120 |
| Phlebotomists | $44,230 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | $36,500 |
Questions and answers
How much do nursing assistants make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $40,430 a year, and the median is $37,970. About 19,230 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,650 (4%) more than the Texas average of $38,780.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.63 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1131. 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.