Texas Wages 29-2061.00 - Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $60,150.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,820 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $73,610 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $62,340.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,960 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $80,510 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$47,960$55,220$62,340$73,160$80,510
Texas$47,820$52,530$60,150$64,160$73,610
Abilene, TX$46,160$49,730$56,430$61,070$63,010
Amarillo, TX$46,510$50,770$59,010$62,750$70,930
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$52,870$60,180$63,100$71,140$75,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$41,380$46,850$57,040$61,270$64,410
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,470$48,210$52,590$59,200$64,170
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$42,550$47,510$54,050$57,350$62,320
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,480$50,780$57,910$61,520$65,440
College Station-Bryan, TX$45,520$48,700$57,410$60,100$64,470
Corpus Christi, TX$46,950$49,880$58,290$61,240$67,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,550$58,910$61,930$69,120$74,940
Eagle Pass, TX$43,670$49,800$51,950$57,550$63,600
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,110$49,460$58,080$61,390$65,010
El Paso, TX$46,120$50,740$56,740$60,800$67,000
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,690$51,110$58,450$61,480$68,170
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,880$57,430$61,700$68,990$74,940
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,430$52,040$60,940$70,120$84,160
Laredo, TX$45,050$48,410$55,100$57,430$63,990
Longview, TX$45,390$50,350$57,050$60,420$63,500
Lubbock, TX$45,890$49,560$56,850$61,390$66,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,870$45,830$50,020$57,180$61,210
Midland, TX$52,580$59,480$61,990$65,920$72,510
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,370$49,830$56,730$60,590$65,450
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,430$50,080$56,860$60,690$67,960
Odessa, TX$48,750$52,370$59,630$62,850$71,560
San Angelo, TX$45,910$48,960$56,900$61,390$63,300
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,440$55,200$60,740$63,290$74,840
Sherman-Denison, TX$48,940$50,190$58,140$61,110$66,650
Texarkana, TX-AR$40,780$48,420$52,670$59,290$63,360
Tyler, TX$45,520$50,200$57,550$60,540$63,760
Victoria, TX$47,650$49,620$58,900$60,390$66,040
Waco, TX$47,280$53,240$59,820$63,120$76,400
Wichita Falls, TX$46,000$50,720$56,360$61,470$64,960

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $28.92 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.99 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.39 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $29.97 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $23.06 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.71 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$23.06$26.55$29.97$35.17$38.71
Texas$22.99$25.25$28.92$30.85$35.39
Abilene, TX$22.19$23.91$27.13$29.36$30.29
Amarillo, TX$22.36$24.41$28.37$30.17$34.10
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$25.42$28.93$30.34$34.20$36.06
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$19.89$22.53$27.42$29.46$30.97
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20.42$23.18$25.29$28.46$30.85
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$20.46$22.84$25.99$27.57$29.96
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.83$24.41$27.84$29.58$31.46
College Station-Bryan, TX$21.88$23.42$27.60$28.89$30.99
Corpus Christi, TX$22.57$23.98$28.03$29.44$32.22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24.79$28.32$29.77$33.23$36.03
Eagle Pass, TX$20.99$23.94$24.97$27.67$30.58
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.65$23.78$27.92$29.51$31.25
El Paso, TX$22.18$24.39$27.28$29.23$32.21
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.93$24.57$28.10$29.56$32.78
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24.46$27.61$29.66$33.17$36.03
Killeen-Temple, TX$21.84$25.02$29.30$33.71$40.46
Laredo, TX$21.66$23.27$26.49$27.61$30.76
Longview, TX$21.82$24.21$27.43$29.05$30.53
Lubbock, TX$22.06$23.83$27.33$29.51$31.96
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$20.61$22.04$24.05$27.49$29.43
Midland, TX$25.28$28.60$29.80$31.69$34.86
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.33$23.96$27.27$29.13$31.47
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.84$24.08$27.34$29.18$32.67
Odessa, TX$23.44$25.18$28.67$30.22$34.41
San Angelo, TX$22.07$23.54$27.36$29.51$30.43
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23.29$26.54$29.20$30.43$35.98
Sherman-Denison, TX$23.53$24.13$27.95$29.38$32.04
Texarkana, TX-AR$19.61$23.28$25.32$28.50$30.46
Tyler, TX$21.88$24.14$27.67$29.11$30.65
Victoria, TX$22.91$23.86$28.32$29.03$31.75
Waco, TX$22.73$25.60$28.76$30.34$36.73
Wichita Falls, TX$22.12$24.39$27.10$29.55$31.23