Registered Nurses salary
The median pay for registered nurses in the United States is $97,550 a year. About 3,379,720 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $68,940
- 25th percentile
- $80,330
- Median percentile
- $97,550
- 75th percentile
- $112,350
- 90th percentile
- $137,470
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $140,270
- Hawaii $136,320
- Oregon $129,010
- Washington $124,200
- Alaska $109,480
- New York $109,440
- New Jersey $106,500
- Massachusetts $104,550
- Nevada $103,670
- Connecticut $102,740
- District of Columbia $102,540
- Minnesota $101,510
- Rhode Island $100,640
- Colorado $100,260
- Maryland $99,790
- New Hampshire $99,700
- Delaware $99,520
- Arizona $99,500
- Vermont $97,460
- Pennsylvania $96,430
- Illinois $95,990
- Texas $95,970
- Wisconsin $95,530
- New Mexico $94,340
- Michigan $94,300
- Virginia $93,600
- Georgia $93,550
- Idaho $92,460
- Maine $86,990
- Montana $85,280
- Nebraska $84,730
- Utah $84,600
- North Carolina $84,350
- Florida $84,190
- Wyoming $83,760
- Indiana $83,500
- Oklahoma $82,920
- Ohio $82,510
- South Carolina $82,360
- Missouri $81,780
- Tennessee $81,500
- Kentucky $81,040
- North Dakota $80,730
- Louisiana $80,230
- West Virginia $80,130
- Kansas $79,320
- Arkansas $78,940
- Iowa $78,630
- South Dakota $78,060
- Mississippi $77,090
- Alabama $77,080
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $216,740
- Vallejo, CA $203,290
- San Francisco, CA $186,610
- Santa Rosa, CA $174,550
- Sacramento, CA $171,460
- Santa Cruz, CA $170,960
- Yuba City, CA $149,320
- Kahului, HI $144,350
- San Diego, CA $139,520
- Urban Honolulu, HI $139,260
- San Luis Obispo, CA $138,820
- Santa Maria, CA $137,360
- Los Angeles, CA $135,560
- Bend, OR $135,010
- Salinas, CA $134,910
- Stockton, CA $134,580
- Redding, CA $134,350
- Riverside, CA $133,940
- Modesto, CA $132,590
- Salem, OR $131,750
- Merced, CA $131,620
- Oxnard, CA $131,160
- Portland, OR $130,310
- Bakersfield, CA $128,810
- Seattle, WA $128,260
- Hanford, CA $128,160
- Chico, CA $127,360
- Medford, OR $127,030
- Fresno, CA $125,420
- Visalia, CA $125,180
- Olympia, WA $125,020
- New York, NY $119,720
- Walla Walla, WA $116,970
- Anchorage, AK $115,290
- Eugene, OR $113,720
- Wenatchee, WA $112,280
- Albany, OR $111,920
- Spokane, WA $111,750
- Reno, NV $107,520
- Bremerton, WA $107,220
- Mount Vernon, WA $106,730
- Grants Pass, OR $106,710
- Kennewick, WA $106,410
- Boston, MA $106,180
- Bridgeport, CT $105,660
- St. Cloud, MN $105,290
- Prescott Valley, AZ $104,980
- Pittsfield, MA $104,950
- New Haven, CT $104,490
- Glens Falls, NY $104,000
- Las Vegas, NV $103,940
- Ann Arbor, MI $103,450
- El Centro, CA $103,450
- Mankato, MN $103,400
- Barnstable Town, MA $103,380
- Vineland, NJ $103,380
- Boulder, CO $103,290
- Minneapolis, MN $103,040
- Yakima, WA $102,950
- Kiryas Joel, NY $102,890
- Washington, DC $102,710
- Binghamton, NY $101,720
- Waterbury, CT $101,690
- Rochester, MN $101,660
- Hartford, CT $101,470
- Allentown, PA $101,440
- Dallas, TX $101,420
- Carson City, NV $101,370
- Norwich, CT $101,330
- Amherst Town, MA $101,270
- Madison, WI $101,190
- Philadelphia, PA $101,180
- Denver, CO $101,130
- Kingston, NY $101,030
- Phoenix, AZ $100,830
- Santa Fe, NM $100,790
- Flagstaff, AZ $100,780
- Atlanta, GA $100,490
- Chicago, IL $100,490
- Ithaca, NY $100,320
- Worcester, MA $100,240
- Trenton, NJ $99,990
- Albany, NY $99,970
- Providence, RI $99,880
- Houston, TX $99,830
- Baltimore, MD $99,550
- Atlantic City, NJ $99,320
- Charlottesville, VA $99,320
- Bozeman, MT $99,310
- Buffalo, NY $99,060
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $98,910
- Helena, MT $98,690
- Manchester, NH $98,600
- Reading, PA $98,470
- Springfield, MA $98,410
- La Crosse, WI $98,370
- Burlington, VT $98,330
- Austin, TX $97,890
- Boise City, ID $97,880
- Flint, MI $97,780
- Battle Creek, MI $97,520
- Milwaukee, WI $97,360
- Detroit, MI $97,280
- Duluth, MN $96,940
- Harrisburg, PA $96,770
- Greeley, CO $96,300
- Lebanon, PA $96,270
- York, PA $96,210
- Colorado Springs, CO $96,140
- Watertown, NY $96,070
- Albuquerque, NM $96,040
- Grand Junction, CO $95,990
- Pueblo, CO $95,720
- Winchester, VA $95,650
- Saginaw, MI $95,160
- Salisbury, MD $94,880
- Lexington Park, MD $94,780
- Cheyenne, WY $94,540
- San Antonio, TX $94,370
- Yuma, AZ $94,320