Hire registered nurses in Texas in 26 days
Hiring data, sources and FAQ for registered nurses in Texas
There are 17,880 registered nurses to hire from in Texas, the 4th largest pool in the country and 5.7% of the 313,868 nationwide. Kandidate reaches them directly, from your inbox, rather than waiting on applicants. The pay figure is a Kandidate estimate built from public salary sources.
Most staff RNs never enumerate an NPI, so the registry counts only those who bill independently. Read this as a floor, not a headcount.
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state.
Questions this page answers
How long does it take to hire a registered nurse in Texas?
About 26 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average, against 44+ days for a typical unaided US hire (SHRM 2024). Roughly 11,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
How many registered nurses can we reach in Texas?
17,880 registered nurses hold a practice address in Texas on the Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS) as of 2026-08-10, 5.7% of the 313,868 nationally. Kandidate reaches them directly rather than waiting on applicants. Most staff RNs never enumerate an NPI, so the registry counts only those who bill independently. Read this as a floor, not a headcount.
What does it cost to hire a registered nurse in Texas?
Budget around $99,195 a year in pay. That is the Kandidate market estimate, from public salary sources (glassdoor.com $99,195) researched on 2026-09-14. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
- Licensed in Texas
- 17,880
- Rank among states
- 4th of 56
- Share of the US pool
- 5.7% of 313,868
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10.
Registered nurses elsewhere: California.
Other roles in Texas: Nurse practitioners, Occupational therapists, Physical therapists, Physical therapy assistants, Physician assistants, Physicians, Speech-language pathologists.
Every role and state, or the map on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.