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Vocational nurse pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Half of the 10,730 licensed vocational and practical nurses here earn more than $63,670 ($30.61 an hour) and half earn less. Among the 393 metro areas the federal government publishes, this median ranks 176th highest.
The whole distribution
$51,850$63,670 median$77,910
| Percentile | A year | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $51,850 | Entry level, or a slow local market |
| 25th | $59,930 | Early career |
| 50th | $63,670 | The middle of the market |
| 75th | $72,000 | Experienced, or a demanding setting |
| 90th | $77,910 | Top of the local scale |
That median sits $1,430 above the Texas figure of $62,240. The occupation is thinner on the ground here than nationally, at 0.78 times the national concentration.
Approved programs in this area
- Bell Tech Career Institute100.00% pass rate
- Graduate America50.00% pass rate
- Houston Community College86.18% pass rate
- Lone Star College North Harris MEEP100.00% pass rate
- San Jacinto College North100.00% pass rate
- San Jacinto College South100.00% pass rate
- Texas Health School93.15% pass rate
- The College of Health Care Professions100.00% pass rate
Programs are placed by the campus city the board publishes, so a school whose record gives no city will not appear here even if it is nearby. Search the full directory.
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: common questions
- How much does an LVN make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
- The median is $63,670 a year, or $30.61 an hour, across the 10,730 licensed vocational and practical nurses counted in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figures are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- What do the best paid vocational nurses in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earn?
- The ninetieth percentile is $77,910 a year and the tenth is $51,850, a spread of $26,060 between the top and bottom tenth of the same licence in the same place. The survey reports the spread but not what drives it for any one nurse.
- Where does Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX rank for vocational nurse pay?
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has the 176th highest median of the 393 metro areas the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes for this occupation. The rank is on the median wage alone and takes no account of what it costs to live there.
- Is Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX above or below the Texas median?
- The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $63,670 sits $1,430 above the Texas median of $62,240. Both come from the same survey and the same release, so it is a like-for-like comparison.
- Do these figures cover LPNs as well as LVNs?
- Yes. They are a single federal occupation, licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. California and Texas call the licence vocational and the other 48 states call it practical, but it is the same NCLEX-PN exam, the same scope of practice and the same wage series.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025