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NURSE II

Texas state employees in the role of NURSE II. We have 25 employee records on file, spread across 3+ state agencies.

25Employees
$81,249Average pay
$47,372Lowest pay
$87,045Highest pay
Found at: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES

About this role

The NURSE II classification is used across multiple Texas state agencies. In the OpenPayrolls dataset, 25 employees hold this title, with annualized pay ranging from $47,372 to $87,045 and an average of $81,249. The spread between the highest and lowest paid in this role is $39,674.

Pay variation within a single Texas state classification is normal and expected. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles correspond to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum. Agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band based on the employee's experience, prior agency service, market conditions for the specialty, and any agency-specific salary supplements. Universities, certain regulatory boards, and elected officials' offices are not bound by the standard classification plan at all and set pay independently — which is why the same job title can show very different numbers depending on the employer.

This role appears most often at HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. Click any agency to see its full payroll, or scroll down for the complete list of employees who hold this title in our dataset.

Geographically, the NURSE II role concentrates in Austin. Cost-of-living, agency funding source, and tenure all contribute to the city-by-city variation in posted pay. For full context, read our methodology and browse comparable Texas roles in the job titles index.

NURSE II by city

City-specific salary breakdowns for the NURSE II role. Each page includes local averages, top earners, and the agencies hiring locally.

Employees holding this title

Page 1 of 1 · Showing 25 of 25 records, sorted by annual pay.

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Kimberly Ortiz HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 June 1, 2021
Raquel Faz HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 September 1, 2017
Yetunde Asifat HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 July 20, 2020
Abiose Adeboye HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 September 1, 2017
Angela Gaulden HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 April 1, 2023
Francisco Cardenas HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 April 1, 2023
Christopher Dotson HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 August 16, 2022
Cathy Cranford HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,045 September 1, 2017
Brian Taylor HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $87,035 November 16, 2023
Johanna Garcia DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES $84,000 July 1, 2022
Rocio Buffalo HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 July 1, 2024
Andrew Arriaga HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 April 26, 2021
Uwarobehi Osunde HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 May 16, 2022
Sherena Allen HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 August 1, 2023
Nneka Igbokwe HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 September 1, 2023
Oluwaseun Adeolayinka HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $82,901 March 16, 2023
Albert Weaver DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES $80,098 January 21, 2013
Vanessa Medina HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $78,953 July 1, 2019
Ibironke Adenote HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $78,953 November 1, 2019
Queen Ajayi HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $78,953 October 16, 2025
Alice Carrell HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $77,175 December 4, 2019
Arnel Icaro HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $76,890 September 1, 2017
Lauryn Ayemere-harmitt HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $76,584 July 1, 2025
Lisa Wightman HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $71,449 November 13, 2023
Kacee Aguilar HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $47,372 July 1, 2025