Texas / Texas Board of Nursing / Nurse I
Job-title file
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
5 employees hold this title in Texas Board of Nursing. Median total compensation for the role is $73,351, above the department median of $68,547.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 271,380 people — is $95,970. Texas Board of Nursing pays a median base salary of $85,208 for this role, 11% below that figure — about the 34th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Texas Board of Nursing’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Texas Board of Nursing’s median base salary is 13% below that national figure, about the 32nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Texas Board of Nursing is $85,208, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Nurse I is held in 5 Texas departments. In Texas Board of Nursing, the median of $73,351 ranks #2 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Nurse I role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $89,691 ranks #6 of 10. See Nurse across all of Texas →
Median total compensation for comparable Nurse roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Nurse I/Texas Board of Nursing
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Cristina Cortez is a Nurse I at Texas Board of Nursing. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,868.
Nurse I/Texas Board of Nursing
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Katherine Hoes works as a Nurse I for Texas Board of Nursing. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Katherine earned $74,234 in 2026.
Nurse I/Texas Board of Nursing
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At Texas Board of Nursing, Krystal Metcalf serves as a Nurse I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $73,351.
Nurse I/Texas Board of Nursing
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Tanya Gomez holds the role of Nurse I at Texas Board of Nursing. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $73,351.
Nurse I/Texas Board of Nursing
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Stephanie Cespedes works as a Nurse I for Texas Board of Nursing. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stephanie earned $71,351 in 2026.