Registered Nurse United States
Registered Nurse salary in the US
Typical pay
$88,400a year
Most Registered Nurses earn $81k to $102k a year
From 11,405 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Registered Nurse salary in the US is $88,400 a year. Most job postings pay $81,100 to $101,900. From 11,405 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| California | $115k | $96k to $132k | 1,205 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $107k | $92k to $116k | 35 |
| Oregon | $105k | $94k to $116k | 98 |
| Washington | $103k | $95k to $114k | 265 |
| Nevada | $100k | $86k to $117k | 34 |
| District of Columbia | $98k | $83k to $103k | 59 |
| Vermont | $97k | $85k to $110k | 45 |
| Connecticut | $96k | $88k to $107k | 231 |
| New Jersey | $96k | $84k to $105k | 570 |
| Delaware | $95k | $87k to $108k | 70 |
| New York | $95k | $83k to $110k | 1,106 |
| Alaska | $94k | $86k to $103k | 20 |
| Massachusetts | $94k | $84k to $107k | 796 |
| Colorado | $93k | $86k to $102k | 475 |
| Virginia | $93k | $82k to $101k | 873 |
| New Mexico | $93k | $83k to $100k | 52 |
| New Hampshire | $92k | $86k to $104k | 78 |
| Maine | $92k | $82k to $103k | 76 |
| Rhode Island | $92k | $82k to $104k | 86 |
| Pennsylvania | $90k | $81k to $99k | 336 |
| Idaho | $90k | $83k to $98k | 56 |
| Maryland | $89k | $83k to $98k | 467 |
| Minnesota | $89k | $84k to $98k | 495 |
| Wisconsin | $89k | $83k to $99k | 406 |
| Arizona | $88k | $81k to $99k | 137 |
| Illinois | $88k | $81k to $96k | 768 |
| Utah | $88k | $81k to $105k | 62 |
| Kentucky | $88k | $76k to $94k | 56 |
| Oklahoma | $87k | $78k to $97k | 28 |
| Tennessee | $86k | $78k to $96k | 124 |
| Michigan | $86k | $74k to $95k | 100 |
| West Virginia | $86k | $83k to $89k | 53 |
| Montana | $86k | $83k to $99k | 46 |
| Texas | $86k | $79k to $94k | 375 |
| Missouri | $85k | $78k to $92k | 189 |
| Mississippi | $85k | $76k to $91k | 42 |
| Indiana | $84k | $76k to $94k | 117 |
| Nebraska | $84k | $81k to $98k | 101 |
| Alabama | $84k | $77k to $91k | 52 |
| North Dakota | $84k | $73k to $87k | 128 |
| Wyoming | $84k | $82k to $93k | 22 |
| Georgia | $84k | $77k to $94k | 146 |
| Arkansas | $83k | $75k to $87k | 23 |
| Florida | $83k | $77k to $93k | 319 |
| Iowa | $83k | $75k to $93k | 117 |
| Ohio | $83k | $76k to $94k | 254 |
| South Carolina | $83k | $74k to $92k | 81 |
| North Carolina | $82k | $73k to $94k | 315 |
| South Dakota | $80k | $76k to $84k | 275 |
| Kansas | $80k | $75k to $87k | 117 |
| Louisiana | $79k | $72k to $92k | 39 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| San Diego, CA | $120k | $109k to $125k | 682 | 169 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $119k | $94k to $145k | 1,007 | 193 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $116k | $96k to $130k | 2,368 | 408 |
| New York, NY | $97k | $85k to $109k | 5,548 | 1,252 |
| Washington, DC | $97k | $88k to $103k | 2,243 | 401 |
| Denver, CO | $96k | $86k to $102k | 1,076 | 279 |
| Boston, MA | $94k | $85k to $108k | 2,886 | 550 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $94k | $87k to $105k | 2,433 | 299 |
| Richmond, VA | $94k | $90k to $104k | 613 | 157 |
| Wausau, WI | $94k | $86k to $105k | 272 | 180 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $90k | $82k to $96k | 1,370 | 343 |
| Albany, NY | $90k | $85k to $97k | 981 | 214 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $89k | $84k to $98k | 1,130 | 243 |
| Chicago, IL | $88k | $83k to $96k | 3,130 | 463 |
| Baltimore, MD | $86k | $83k to $97k | 1,070 | 262 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 5,019 job postings$69k $87k
Typical: $77k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 3,397 job postings$83k $105k
Typical: $90k
- Senior 29 job postings$59k $103k
Typical: $91k
- Lead or manager 24 job postings$85k $101k
Typical: $94k
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Starting out: most postings pay $69k to $87k a year, typically $77k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaVita | $100k | $83k | $103k | – | – |
| Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | $85k | $69k | $85k | – | – |
| BAYADA Home Health Care | $93k | $94k | $107k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $88,400 a year for Registered Nurse roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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