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Psychiatric nurse salary in Virginia

Open psychiatric nurse jobs in Virginia post a median of $49.75 an hour, the middle half $44–$51.50 (about $103,500 a year full time), $1.50 above the national posted median. From 33 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.

$49.75
Median posted /hr
$44–$52
Middle half /hr
$103,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$45
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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What psychiatric 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 33 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $33.52, highest $64.25.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$44–$51.50/hr

Middle half of 14 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.75. 60% of the 55 open psychiatric nurse jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Psychiatric 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)
Roanoke$46.25$33.52–$62.407 (1)
Hampton$43.25$36.50–$50.234 (1)
Falls Church$51.75$39–$64.253 (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.

Psychiatric nurse pay by employer in Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Carilion Clinic$42$33.52–$62.409
Inova$51.75$39–$64.256
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$53.50$43–$60.065
Sentara Health$51.50$41.93–$61.014
Riverside Health$43.25$36.50–$50.234
Valley Health (Virginia)$41.50$34–$48.872
Universal Health Services$50$501
UVA Health$49.50$36.74–$62.051
Mary Washington Healthcare$43.50$40.59–$46.161

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 psychiatric nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift psychiatric nurse pay in Virginia

Where one employer posts both night and other psychiatric 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
Carilion Clinic, VA$42 (7)$42 (2)
Inova, VA$51.75 (4)$51.75 (2)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, VA$56.25 (2)$48 (3)
Riverside Health, VA$43.25 (2)$43.25 (2)

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

Best-paid open psychiatric 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

Psychiatric nurse salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a psychiatric nurse make in Virginia?

Open psychiatric nurse jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.75, the middle half $44–$51.50 (33 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $103,500 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 psychiatric nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Roanoke ($46.25), Hampton ($43.25) and Falls Church ($51.75). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in Virginia pay psychiatric nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($53.50), Inova ($51.75) and Sentara Health ($51.50).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($49.75) is $1.50 above the national posted median of $48.25. 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: 33 of 55 open psychiatric nurse jobs in Virginia (60%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Psychiatric 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

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychiatric nurse salary in Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/psychiatric-nurse/virginia

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