Houston-area positions (5)
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Outpatient Psychiatrist
Katy, TX
Pulmonology Travel Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Houston, Texas
Nurse Practitioner
Houston, TX
Virtual Seasonal Family Nurse Practitioner - DC or TX Licensed
Houston, TX
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Montrose
Houston, Texas (Montrose)
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Salary Insights
Based on Houston NP positions with salary data.
Why This Market
Why NPs Choose Houston
Restricted Practice Authority · below the US average cost of living · 2.3M population
The Texas Medical Center concentrates Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, MD Anderson, Texas Children's, and Baylor College of Medicine into one district
No state income tax and housing costs below the national average, thanks to a metro that keeps building outward
Harris Health runs the county safety net at Ben Taub and LBJ, and the surrounding Gulf Coast counties carry federal shortage designations
A large uninsured population keeps community health centers, charity clinics, and county programs hiring year-round
Inside the metro
How the Houston market is put together
Who you’ll be caring for
Texas has the highest uninsured rate of any state, and Houston carries a large share of it — which is why the county safety net, federally qualified health centers, and charity clinics are such significant NP employers here rather than a footnote to the hospital market. Layer on a petrochemical and industrial employment base that generates occupational health demand, one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the country, and hurricane-season surge planning, and the metro asks for a broader clinical range than its size alone would suggest.
Live market snapshot
- Open NP roles here
- 5
- All Texas roles
- 60
- Share of the state’s listings
- 8%
- Posted pay vs statewide
- +$23k
Counted from live listings on this board and refreshed hourly — not a national survey. Pay figures use only listings that post a salary, so they lag the full market.
Where the jobs actually are
01Texas Medical Center and the Inner Loop
The densest employer cluster in American medicine. Inpatient, specialty, oncology, and pediatric NP roles concentrate here, and so does the competition — but the sheer number of member institutions means openings turn over constantly.
02West Houston and the Energy Corridor
The I-10 corridor out toward Katy: employer-sponsored clinics, occupational health tied to the energy sector, and a deep suburban outpatient and urgent care market.
03The Woodlands and north Harris / Montgomery County
Master-planned suburban growth with newer hospital and ambulatory campuses following it. Commercially insured panels and a long drive to the Medical Center.
04Clear Lake, Pearland, and the southeast
The NASA and Bay Area corridor, plus fast-growing Pearland. A distinct hospital footprint that many Medical Center applicants overlook entirely.
05Sugar Land and Fort Bend County
One of the most demographically diverse counties in the United States, which shows up directly in hiring: multilingual capability and cross-cultural primary care experience are genuine differentiators here.
Practice authority follows the state, not the metro — Texas is a restricted-practice jurisdiction on the AANP State Practice Environment map. Editorial for this metro last reviewed 2026-07-29.
Before You Apply
Getting Started in Houston
Licensure
Texas has Restricted Practice Authority. Texas is a restricted-practice state: NPs practice under physician delegation through a Prescriptive Authority Agreement (PAA), which must be reviewed at least annually and names the delegating physician, the scope, and the prescribing protocols.
Cost of Living
Houston cost of living is below the US average. Houston is one of the cheapest large metros in the country to live in, mostly because it keeps building housing outward instead of upward.
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