Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / Texas
5 healthcare jobs where pay in Texas lags the U.S. median
Texas clinics copying a midpoint will lose Texas home health candidates they wanted most.
Texas aides miss a pasted midpoint because national pay on that row is about $35.8K.
Texas trails 32% under the national median on aides, and Texas local pay is about $24.2K.
Texas nursing assistants stay short at about $37.5K, 11% under the national median, and Texas should not treat the gap as closed.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $24,230
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.68
2Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $37,260
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
3Medical Assistants
- State median
- $39,520
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- State vs U.S.
- 0.86
4Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $39,970
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.89
5Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $37,500
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 0.89
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $24,230 | $35,800 | 0.68 |
| 2 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $37,260 | $44,470 | 0.84 |
| 3 | Medical Assistants | $39,520 | $45,690 | 0.86 |
| 4 | Psychiatric Technicians | $39,970 | $45,130 | 0.89 |
| 5 | Nursing Assistants | $37,500 | $42,260 | 0.89 |
Takeaways
- Texas emergency technicians earn about $37.3K, which Texas sets 16% under the national median.
- Texas medical assistants earn about $39.5K, and Texas should not paste a country wage there.
- Texas psych technicians sit at about $40.0K, so a Texas letter from elsewhere can look rich.
- Texas ranks 5 of 31 on this shortfall, and Texas managers should read past row one.
For recruiters
- Texas recruiters should show aide pay beside the Texas country wage before posting.
- Texas panels should say pay stays short once Texas aide conversations end today.
- Hold the Texas wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Texas OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Texas is 5 of 31. A row links to the Texas metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $24,230 is stated as about $24.2K. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. a comparison of 0.68 is stated as 32 percent. $37,500 is stated as about $37.5K. $42,260 is stated as about $42.3K. a comparison of 0.89 is stated as 11 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $37,260 is stated as about $37.3K. a comparison of 0.84 is stated as 16 percent. $39,520 is stated as about $39.5K. $39,970 is stated as about $40.0K.
Sources
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