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Emergency room nurse salary in Virginia

Open emergency room nurse jobs in Virginia post a median of $49.50 an hour, the middle half $48–$56.50 (about $103,000 a year full time), $4.50 below the national posted median. From 101 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$49.50
Median posted /hr
$48–$57
Middle half /hr
$103,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$45
BLS median in VA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Emergency room nurse jobs in Virginia · Emergency room nurse pay nationwide

What emergency room nurses are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 101 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $33, highest $75.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$48–$56.50/hr

Middle half of 30 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.50. 58% of the 174 open emergency room nurse jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Emergency room nurse pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Norfolk$51.50$36–$68.6314 (1)
Richmond$55.25$34–$628 (2)
Suffolk$58$41.93–$757 (1)
Newport News$49$33–$666 (2)
Woodbridge$51.50$36–$755 (1)
Falls Church$56.75$39–$69.254 (1)
Alexandria$51.75$39–$64.254 (1)
Virginia Beach$51.50$41.93–$61.014 (1)
Culpeper$49.75$34.71–$724 (1)
Salem$49.75$46–$54.754 (1)
Williamsburg$47.50$36.50–$61.014 (2)
Winchester$41.50$34–$48.874 (1)
Woodstock$41.50$34–$48.874 (1)
Hopewell$57.75$48.36–$623 (1)
Onancock$44.50$36.50–$53.083 (1)
Charlottesville$43.75$36–$61.013 (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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sentara Health$51.50$36–$7540
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$53$46–$66.3020
Riverside Health$45.75$33–$6611
Inova$51.75$39–$69.259
Valley Health (Virginia)$41.50$34–$48.878
UVA Health$49.25$34.71–$725
Mary Washington Healthcare$49$42.22–$56.564
VCU Health$41.75$34–$49.502
LifePoint Health$60$601
Carilion Clinic$42$33.52–$50.281

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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 Virginia

Where one employer posts both night and other emergency room nurse jobs in the same state (4 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
Sentara Health, VA$51.50 (4)$51.50 (36)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, VA$52.75 (5)$53 (15)
Riverside Health, VA$43.25 (4)$45.75 (7)
Mary Washington Healthcare, VA$49 (2)$48.75 (2)

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 Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$32.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$45.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$49.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$60.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)77,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Emergency room nurse salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does an emergency room nurse make in Virginia?

Open emergency room nurse jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.50, the middle half $48–$56.50 (101 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $103,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $45.00/hr ($93,600 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do emergency room nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Norfolk ($51.50), Richmond ($55.25), Suffolk ($58) and Newport News ($49). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in Virginia pay emergency room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($53), Inova ($51.75) and Sentara Health ($51.50).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($49.50) is $4.50 below the national posted median of $54. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 26 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: 101 of 174 open emergency room nurse jobs in Virginia (58%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/er-nurse/virginia

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