Registered Nurses pay in Killeen-Temple
$96,440avg. a year
$46.36 an hour · 5,340 employed
Registered Nurses in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area earn an average of $96,440 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $95,380. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$93,440Median pay
$46.36Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
5,340Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
176,680 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$100,820
$48.47 an hour
265,910 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$100,290
$48.21 an hour
318,920 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$97,610
$46.93 an hour
423,660 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$93,760
$45.08 an hour
52,570 jobs
Waco, TX
$93,150
$44.78 an hour
63,030 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$90,910
$43.71 an hour
77,320 jobs
El Paso, TX
$88,420
$42.51 an hour
82,950 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$88,090
$42.35 an hour
91,140 jobs
Odessa, TX
$87,820
$42.22 an hour
105,070 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$87,660
$42.14 an hour
111,580 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$86,850
$41.76 an hour
121,210 jobs
Midland, TX
$86,630
$41.65 an hour
131,080 jobs
Victoria, TX
$86,610
$41.64 an hour
141,470 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$86,510
$41.59 an hour
152,930 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$86,110
$41.40 an hour
163,100 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$85,900
$41.30 an hour
171,680 jobs
Abilene, TX
$85,170
$40.95 an hour
182,480 jobs
Longview, TX
$84,880
$40.81 an hour
191,710 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$84,000
$40.39 an hour
204,800 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$83,920
$40.35 an hour
211,760 jobs
Laredo, TX
$82,130
$39.49 an hour
224,430 jobs
Tyler, TX
$81,080
$38.98 an hour
235,400 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$80,960
$38.92 an hour
24340 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$79,150
$38.05 an hour
251,760 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$79,130
$38.04 an hour
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How Killeen-Temple compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Killeen-Temple
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | $138,100 |
| Pharmacists | $139,650 |
| Physical Therapists | $100,250 |
| Dental Hygienists | $93,070 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $92,510 |
| Occupational Therapists | $100,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Killeen-Temple?
The average is $96,440 a year, and the median is $93,440. About 5,340 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 $95,380.
Is this job common in Killeen-Temple?
It makes up 35.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.63 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Killeen-Temple, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 28660). 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.