Registered Nurses salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for registered nurses in Laredo, TX: $74,650/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,090 – $91,240 · about 1,650 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$6,160 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $74,650 has the buying power of about $84,521 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

Full Laredo cost of living & taxes →

How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 159th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 118th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo is one of the places where registered nurses gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 2.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,369/mo works out at 22% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Laredo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+151%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+143%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+140%	2.6×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+111%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Austin, TX	$93,470	+25%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$93,330	+25%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$93,300	+25%	1.2×
Killeen, TX	$85,380	+14%	1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires registered nurses around Laredo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Texas A&M International University · Education

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