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Vocational nurse pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Half of the 5,970 licensed vocational and practical nurses here earn more than $62,280 ($29.94 an hour) and half earn less. Among the 393 metro areas the federal government publishes, this median ranks 214th highest.
The whole distribution
$50,320$62,280 median$77,360
| Percentile | A year | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $50,320 | Entry level, or a slow local market |
| 25th | $58,070 | Early career |
| 50th | $62,280 | The middle of the market |
| 75th | $68,560 | Experienced, or a demanding setting |
| 90th | $77,360 | Top of the local scale |
That median sits $40 above the Texas figure of $62,240. The occupation is unusually concentrated here: 1.27 times as common a job as it is nationally, which normally means nursing homes and clinics rather than hospitals.
Approved programs in this area
- Baptist Health System87.23% pass rate
- Galen College of Nursing92.83% pass rate
- Hallmark University88.89% pass rate
- Lamson Institute56.52% pass rate
- St. Philip’s College95.45% pass rate
- The Institute of Allied Health78.57% 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.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: common questions
- How much does an LVN make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?
- The median is $62,280 a year, or $29.94 an hour, across the 5,970 licensed vocational and practical nurses counted in San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX earn?
- The ninetieth percentile is $77,360 a year and the tenth is $50,320, a spread of $27,040 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX rank for vocational nurse pay?
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has the 214th 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX above or below the Texas median?
- The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median of $62,280 sits $40 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