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LVN jobs in Texas
Texas employs 57,560 licensed vocational nurses at a median of $62,240, which is $29.92 an hour. Texas is one of only two states that call the licence "vocational" rather than "practical", so search for LVN here and LPN almost anywhere else.
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What the job pays here
Half of Texas’s 57,560 licensed vocational nurses earn more than $62,240 and half earn less. The bottom tenth are on $48,910 and the top tenth on $76,140, a spread of $27,230. Setting and shift matter more than the state does: nursing homes, clinics and home health pay very differently from one another.
Where in Texas
| Metro area | Employed | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 12,590 | $64,370 | $77,620 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 10,730 | $63,670 | $77,910 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 5,970 | $62,280 | $77,360 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 3,620 | $64,580 | $78,270 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,860 | $56,250 | $64,520 |
| El Paso, TX | 1,750 | $58,770 | $68,890 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1,260 | $56,250 | $65,570 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 1,190 | $63,390 | $87,940 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1,080 | $58,510 | $70,130 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 990 | $59,810 | $72,700 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 950 | $58,590 | $73,370 |
| Tyler, TX | 810 | $59,550 | $71,520 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
LVN jobs in Texas: common questions
- What does an LVN earn in Texas?
- The median is $62,240 a year, or $29.92 an hour, across the 57,560 licensed vocational nurses employed in Texas. The bottom tenth are on $48,910 and the top tenth on $76,140. Figures are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- Is an LVN the same as an LPN in Texas?
- Texas is one of only two states that call the licence vocational rather than practical, so employers here advertise for LVNs and almost everywhere else advertises for LPNs. It is the same NCLEX-PN exam and the same scope of work.
- Which part of Texas pays licensed vocational nurses the most?
- Of the 26 Texas metro areas the federal survey reports, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $64,580, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at $64,370, Midland, TX at $64,240. The table above lists them with headcount alongside the wage, because a high median in a metro employing a few hundred nurses is a thinner result than the same median in a large one.
- How do I get licensed to work in Texas?
- Complete one of the 87 board-approved programs in Texas listed on this site, then pass the NCLEX-PN and apply to the state board. Each program page carries the board-reported tuition and the published exam pass rate.