SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Registered Nurses make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $94,370. The 10th percentile is $66,430 and the 90th percentile is $122,990. Employment is 23,660.
Median annual wage
$94,370
- 10th percentile
- $66,430
- 25th percentile
- $78,100
- Median
- $94,370
- 75th percentile
- $100,760
- 90th percentile
- $122,990
- Mean
- $93,760
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $66,430 and the 90th percentile is $122,990. The difference is $56,560, which is 59.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,100 to the 75th at $100,760, covers $22,660.
The mean annual wage is $93,760, which sits below the median of $94,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,635, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.7% lower than the Texas median of $95,970.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $99,635 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Registered Nurses. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $97,890 and employment of 18,920. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,821, against $99,635 here.
- Victoria, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $83,680 and employment of 1,080. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,144, against $99,635 here.
- Eagle Pass, TX is 114 miles away, with a median of $73,660 and employment of 340. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,895, against $99,635 here.
Employment share
Registered Nurses accounts for 2.1% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (23,660 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Registered Nurses by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Registered Nurses make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $94,370. The 10th percentile is $66,430 and the 90th percentile is $122,990. Employment is 23,660.
How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?
The local median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $97,550.
What is Registered Nurses pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $94,370 is $99,635. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $97,890. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.