Houston has great nursing pay!  We rank very high compared to other metropolitan areas and when applied to cost of living.  Houston nurses do very well financially.  Below is an estimate of Houston nursing salaries from 2008.   Depending on what specialty of nursing you decide on, your pay could be more or less than the averages.  These salary estimates don’t take into account factors such as shift differentials and overtime. 

Staff RN-Houston
$51,387 – $70,838

RN- Research Nurse
$54,251 – $80,561

Nurse Manager
$70,142 – $96,043

Nurse Practitioner
$66,912 – $90,386

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
$115,525 – $153,037

LVN
$34,033 – $44,089

Certified Nursing Assistant
$21,405 – $29,645