Nurse Practitioner market brief · Houston, TX
Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Houston, TX
There are 141 open nurse practitioner jobs in Houston, TX as of Nov 15, 2026; median listed pay $120,000 a year; 10 posted in the last 7 days. 55 employers are hiring, led by HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers, BCM, and Nirvana Healthcare. Openings are down 32% from 208 in the prior 30 days. The middle half of posted salaries runs $110,000–$135,200 a year, from the 30% of listings that disclose pay. 6% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 15, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 141
- Live nurse practitioner openings currently tracked in the Houston market.
Companies hiring
- 55
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
30-day momentum
- Down 32%
- 208 openings were tracked in the prior comparison window.
Median compensation
- $120,000
- 30% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 60%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
141
Prior window
208
Salary coverage
30%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
63
23 companies · $120,000 median
Established employers
13
12 companies
Top of market
5
4 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$110,000
P50
$120,000
P75
$135,200
P90
$154,200
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live nurse practitioner listings in Houston
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse practitioner opportunities in Houston, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 141 live roles tracked in this market.
- 55 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 15, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse Practitioner in Houston
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
141 nurse practitioner openings across 55 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers is one of the most active visible employers, with 35 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Houston market view into active employers and representative nurse practitioner openings
Employer activity · 55 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 141 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More nurse practitioner openings in Houston
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Anesthesia Screening Service · Texas Children's
- Nurse Practitioner AC PRN · Houston Methodist
- Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant · American Family Care Elizabeth
- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Urgent Care · American Family Care Elizabeth
- Nurse Practitioner Hospice PRN · UnitedHealth Group
- Nurse Practitioner - Heart Failure ICU · 5 Star Recruitment
- Nurse Practitioner - Family Care - Urgent Care, Cypress, TX · Nirvana Healthcare
- Nurse Practitioner Family Bilingual English & Spanish - Houston, TX 77003 · Nirvana Healthcare
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant · Medi-Weightloss®
- Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Neurosurgery (Medical Center) · HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers
- Nurse Practitioner · Team1Medical
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure · Texas Children's
- Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Critical Care (Willowbrook) · HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers
- Nurse Practitioner, APRN, FNP · Cherokee Federal
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine · Texas Children's
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care or Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine · Texas Children's
Nurse Practitioner jobs in Houston: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
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How many nurse practitioner jobs are open in Houston?
Metaintro tracks 141 live nurse practitioner openings from 55 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Is demand for nurse practitioner jobs changing in Houston?
Openings fell 32%, from 208 in the prior 30 days to 141 in the latest 30.
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What do nurse practitioner jobs in Houston pay?
The median posted salary is $120,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $110,000 to $135,200. Based on the 30% of current listings that disclose pay.
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Which companies are hiring for nurse practitioner jobs in Houston?
HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers, BCM, Nirvana Healthcare, and UnitedHealth Group have the most open nurse practitioner roles here right now, out of 55 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Nurse Practitioner demand around Houston.
Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Houston market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Second chance jobs by stateEmployers with public evidence they hire people with records, graded A to D.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
- US hiring reportDated counts of job listings and hiring companies by role and city.
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