Nursing Assistants · SOC 31-1131

Nursing Assistants Salary in the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$35,240
Median hourly wage$16.94

Nursing Assistants in the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $35,240 per year ($16.94 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $30,150 at the 10th percentile to $43,320 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,330 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Nursing Assistants in the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earn more than $35,240 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,950 and $36,190.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$30,150$30,950$35,240$36,190$43,320
Hourly$14.50$14.88$16.94$17.40$20.83

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
    $35,240 median for Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,950 to $36,190
  • Texasstate
    $37,500 median for Texas; middle half earns $35,300 to $43,070
  • $42,260 median for United States; middle half earns $37,260 to $47,220

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −6% vs Texas overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for nursing assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $35,240 median for Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,950 to $36,190
  • $38,550 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $37,680 to $45,440
  • $38,530 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $37,370 to $45,190
  • $37,970 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $36,350 to $46,100
  • $37,870 median for Wichita Falls metro area; middle half earns $35,290 to $46,050
  • $37,460 median for Abilene metro area; middle half earns $31,280 to $37,500
  • $37,290 median for Waco metro area; middle half earns $35,280 to $42,810

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

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About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.