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Emergency room nurse salary in New Jersey

Open emergency room nurse jobs in New Jersey post a median of $54.75 an hour, the middle half $50–$57.25 (about $113,900 a year full time), $0.75 above the national posted median. From 103 jobs at 8 employers that state their pay.

$54.75
Median posted /hr
$50–$57
Middle half /hr
$113,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$51.20
BLS median in NJ
May 2025

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What emergency room nurses are paid in New Jersey

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 103 open jobs in New Jersey. Lowest posted $39.54, highest $76.26.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

$50–$57.25/hr

Middle half of 26 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $54.75. 74% of the 140 open emergency room nurse jobs in New Jersey state an hourly rate.

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Emergency room nurse pay by town in New Jersey

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Jersey City$57.50$47.85–$67.049 (1)
Brick Township$46.25$46.258 (1)
Morristown$56.75$41.79–$73.567 (1)
Mullica Hill$53.75$45.58–$62.167 (1)
Toms River Township$57.25$48.29–$67.046 (1)
Pompton Plains$57.75$41.79–$73.564 (1)
Galloway Township$50.75$42.50–$624 (1)
Edison Township$45.75$43.77–$46.254 (1)
New Brunswick$59.75$46.90–$72.393 (1)
Somerville$57.50$46.90–$72.393 (1)
Elizabeth$57.25$48.29–$67.043 (1)
Rahway$56.75$48.29–$65.733 (1)
Lakewood Township$55.50$46.90–$63.973 (1)
Atlantic City$52.25$42.50–$623 (1)
Hammonton$50.75$42.50–$623 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Emergency room nurse pay by employer in New Jersey

What each employer posts for emergency room nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
RWJBarnabas Health$57.50$46.90–$76.2633
Hackensack Meridian Health$46.25$43.77–$48.1816
Atlantic Health$57.75$41.79–$73.5614
Jefferson Health$48$39.54–$62.7112
AtlantiCare$52.25$42.50–$6211
Inspira Health$54.50$45.58–$62.1610
Capital Health$54$45.60–$62.594
CentraState Healthcare System$59.50$44–$74.803

Median of each employer's jobs in New Jersey (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for emergency room nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift emergency room nurse pay in New Jersey

Where one employer posts both night and other emergency room nurse jobs in the same state (8 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
RWJBarnabas Health, NJ$57.50 (11)$57.50 (22)
Hackensack Meridian Health, NJ$46.25 (7)$46.25 (9)
Atlantic Health, NJ$57.75 (7)$57.75 (7)
Jefferson Health, NJ$48 (5)$48 (7)
AtlantiCare, NJ$52.25 (1)$50.75 (10)
Inspira Health, NJ$54.50 (5)$53.75 (5)
Capital Health, NJ$54 (3)$49.50 (1)
CentraState Healthcare System, NJ$59.50 (2)$59.50 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open emergency room nurse jobs in New Jersey

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in New Jersey

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$39.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$51.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$61.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$64.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)92,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Emergency room nurse salary in New Jersey: common questions

How much does an emergency room nurse make in New Jersey?

Open emergency room nurse jobs in New Jersey that state an hourly rate post a median of $54.75, the middle half $50–$57.25 (103 jobs from 8 employers). Full time that is about $113,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $51.20/hr ($106,500 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025).

Where in New Jersey do emergency room nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Jersey City ($57.50), Brick Township ($46.25), Morristown ($56.75) and Mullica Hill ($53.75). The town table lists 15.

Which employers in New Jersey pay emergency room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CentraState Healthcare System ($59.50), Atlantic Health ($57.75) and RWJBarnabas Health ($57.50).

How does New Jersey compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Jersey ($54.75) is $0.75 above the national posted median of $54. In the BLS survey New Jersey ranks 7 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 103 of 140 open emergency room nurse jobs in New Jersey (74%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Emergency room nurse pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 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

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Emergency room nurse salary in New Jersey. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/er-nurse/new-jersey

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