Registered Nurses salary in Lubbock, TX

Median pay for registered nurses in Lubbock, TX: $76,780/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,790 – $98,920 · about 4,410 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$4,030 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Lubbock

With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $76,780 has the buying power of about $84,383 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.

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How Lubbock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 150th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 123rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lubbock 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 Lubbock

A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 2.8× 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 $1,420/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 Lubbock.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+144%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+136%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+133%	2.6×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+106%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Austin, TX	$93,470	+22%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$93,330	+22%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$93,300	+22%	1.2×
Killeen, TX	$85,380	+11%	0.9×

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

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