Advanced Practice pay range
State of Texas · class code 4272
- Class code
- 4272
- Pay group
- B30
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Advanced Practice is $112,047 to $189,499 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 4272.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs specialized nursing and/or high-level clinical work by assessing, planning, and providing comprehensive patient care and under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Examples of the work
Performs basic physical assessments using medical observation procedures and practices and obtains and records complete medical history. Plans and implements nursing care that is consistent with medical care prescribed by a physician. Provides specialized consultation and technical assistance to agency staff, care recipients, provider agencies, and the medical community. Obtains and interprets laboratory tests according to procedures and practices with the consultation of a supervising physician. Initiates or modifies medical treatment when and to the extent authorized by the treating physician.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in advanced practice nursing work. Graduation from an accredited advanced practice registered nurse graduate or post-graduate program that meets the educational requirements for licensure.
Special requirements
Must be a registered nurse in the State of Texas or in another state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact. Must be certified as an advanced practice registered nurse by the Texas Board of Nursing in accordance with Title 22, Texas Administrative Code, Section 221.3.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.