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Med-surg nurse jobs in District of Columbia

7 open med-surg nurse jobs in District of Columbia at 2 employers. BLS measures a median of $49.30 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab) for registered nurses here.

7
Open in DC
2
Employers hiring
1
Towns
$49.30
BLS median in DC
11th of 52 states and territories

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Where the med-surg nurse jobs are in District of Columbia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What med-surg nurses earn in District of Columbia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in District of Columbia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in District of Columbia, May 2025

$49.30/hr ($102,540 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab)

Median for registered nurses, against $46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 11,440 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses in District of Columbia, opens in a new tab) employed in District of Columbia. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Registered Nurses; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring med-surg nurses in District of Columbia

What the job takes

A nursing degree and RN license; most units hire new graduates.

  • License

    Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN)

    State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN. Required in every state

    Official page

  • Certification

    Certified medical-surgical registered nurse (CMSRN)

    Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

    Official page

Med-surg nurse jobs in District of Columbia: common questions

How much do med-surg nurses make in District of Columbia?

Too few open med-surg nurse jobs in District of Columbia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $49.30/hr ($102,540 a year) for registered nurses in District of Columbia (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 11th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

Who is hiring med-surg nurses in District of Columbia?

By open jobs on this board: Johns Hopkins Medicine (4) and Universal Health Services (3). In all, 2 employers have med-surg nurse jobs open in District of Columbia.

What do you need to work as a med-surg nurse in District of Columbia?

A nursing degree and RN license; most units hire new graduates. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN) (State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN; required in every state) and Certified medical-surgical registered nurse (CMSRN) (Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from District of Columbia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in District of Columbia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in District of Columbia, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Registered nurse license (NCLEX-RN): State board of nursing; exam by NCSBN
  6. Certified medical-surgical registered nurse (CMSRN): Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Med-surg nurse jobs in District of Columbia. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/med-surg-nurse/district-of-columbia

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