Registered nurse salary

Open registered nurse jobs post a median of $49 an hour, with the middle half paying $42.50–$59.50: about $101,900 a year full time. Measured from 17,980 jobs at 632 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs

What registered nurses are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 17,980 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $15, the highest $200.

Posted on open jobs

$42.50–$59.50/hr

Middle half of 4,338 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49. 30% of the 60,382 open registered nurse jobs state an hourly rate. 10772 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Registered nurse pay by employer

What each employer posts for registered nurses, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$52	$28–$92	1,645
CommonSpirit Health	$46.75	$25.27–$112.41	706
AdventHealth	$45.75	$27.68–$87.50	609
UPMC	$42.50	$25.40–$72	469
Advocate Health	$47.75	$25.30–$66.25	445
Providence	$68	$23–$131.03	389
Sentara Health	$51.50	$26.10–$80	357
Ascension	$46.50	$17.89–$101.65	335
Northwestern Medicine	$47.50	$34.50–$84.24	330
BJC HealthCare	$40.25	$30–$73.23	325
UnitedHealth Group	$43	$17.10–$81.63	309
RWJBarnabas Health	$57.75	$40–$85	306
Kaiser Permanente	$75.75	$26.84–$139.92	304
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$65	$30–$101.32	302
Sanford Health	$40.50	$15–$75.88	302
Emory Healthcare	$43	$32.03–$57.62	288
Endeavor Health	$47.50	$35.15–$70.08	259
Atlantic Health	$57.75	$34.82–$107.69	248
Hackensack Meridian Health	$46.25	$38.27–$69.32	242
OSF HealthCare	$42.75	$18.27–$63.23	217
Riverside Health	$43.25	$25.80–$85	186
Avera Health	$36.50	$20–$60.50	167
UAB Medicine	$39	$28.04–$75.55	162
Mass General Brigham	$67	$28.20–$110	157
MU Health Care	$42.75	$28.35–$58.86	157
Inova	$51.75	$36.75–$94.25	152
MultiCare Health System	$69.50	$40.80–$102.83	141
UMass Memorial Health	$58.50	$27.04–$91.48	140
Carle Health	$48.25	$15–$75.99	135
Rochester Regional Health	$45.25	$30–$63.54	135
Baptist Health South Florida	$54.25	$17.79–$72	132
UW Health	$50.50	$28.91–$75.69	132
Trinity Health	$48	$29.53–$80	132
Sutter Health	$98	$53.90–$146.80	127
Boston Medical Center	$56.75	$31.97–$80.77	117
BAYADA Home Health Care	$35	$27–$65	116
Moffitt Cancer Center	$45.75	$34.36–$70.37	115
Mayo Clinic	$51.25	$34.60–$67.37	114
ChristianaCare	$54.75	$33.43–$86.45	109
Mount Sinai Health System	$64.75	$17–$85.94	108

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Registered nurse pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
California	$68	$57.75–$79.50	$67.44 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,553
Oregon	$64	$53.25–$69.75	$62.02 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	224
Washington	$61.75	$54–$69.25	$59.71 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	741
Hawaii	$61.25	$48.25–$65.75	$65.54 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	23
Alaska	$56.75	$50.75–$62	$52.64 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	87
Massachusetts	$56.25	$48.25–$62.75	$50.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,045
New Jersey	$51.25	$45.25–$56.25	$51.20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,332
Utah	$50.75	$41–$59.50	$40.67 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	73
New Mexico	$50	$45–$55	$45.36 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	49
District of Columbia	$50	$47.50–$53.50	$49.30 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	45
New Hampshire	$49.75	$43.50–$56.25	$47.93 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	116
Colorado	$49.25	$44.75–$56.25	$48.20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	651
Michigan	$49.25	$42.50–$61.75	$45.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	105
Minnesota	$48.75	$42–$56	$48.80 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	578
Georgia	$48.75	$41.50–$55	$44.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	485
Texas	$48.50	$43–$56.50	$46.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	800
Connecticut	$48.25	$41–$57.25	$49.39 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	79
Virginia	$48	$43.25–$53	$45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,282
New York	$47.75	$43–$62	$52.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	919
Rhode Island	$47.75	$41.75–$52.75	$48.39 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	107
Florida	$47.25	$43.25–$52.75	$40.48 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,075
Tennessee	$47.25	$43–$56	$39.18 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	371
Louisiana	$47.25	$42.50–$54.50	$38.57 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	43
Delaware	$47	$42–$53.50	$47.85 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	124
Arizona	$46.75	$43.25–$55.50	$47.84 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	194
Kentucky	$46.50	$40.75–$56	$38.96 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	125
Nevada	$46.50	$41.25–$57	$49.84 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	80
Oklahoma	$46.50	$41.75–$52.75	$39.87 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	75
Kansas	$46.25	$40–$52.50	$38.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	192
Pennsylvania	$46	$40.50–$50.25	$46.36 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	606
Wisconsin	$46	$42.50–$50.50	$45.93 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	557
Montana	$46	$38–$54.75	$41 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	88
Maryland	$45.50	$41.50–$50	$47.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	400
Idaho	$45.50	$39.75–$53.25	$44.45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	49
Illinois	$45.25	$40.25–$49.25	$46.15 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	1,735
Vermont	$45.25	$41–$49	$46.86 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	106
North Carolina	$44.75	$36.50–$51.75	$40.56 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	485
Maine	$44.75	$41.75–$47.75	$41.82 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	67
Alabama	$44.25	$39.75–$49	$37.06 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	205
Missouri	$44	$38.25–$51.50	$39.32 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	610
Indiana	$43.50	$37.25–$49	$40.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	223
Nebraska	$43.50	$40.25–$49.25	$40.74 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	136
Mississippi	$43.25	$36.75–$50.25	$37.06 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	32
Arkansas	$43	$39–$46.50	$37.95 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	53
West Virginia	$43	$41.25–$48.25	$38.52 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	31
North Dakota	$42.25	$37.75–$47.25	$38.81 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	197
Ohio	$41.50	$38–$47.75	$39.67 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	146
South Carolina	$41.25	$37.25–$47.50	$39.60 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	93
Iowa	$40.50	$36–$47.50	$37.80 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	90
Wyoming	$40.25	$36.25–$47	$40.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
South Dakota	$38	$34.75–$41	$37.53 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	296

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift registered nurse pay

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (274 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, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
UPMC, PA	$45.25 (26)	$42.50 (423)
AdventHealth, FL	$42.25 (133)	$42.25 (229)
Sentara Health, VA	$51.50 (12)	$51.50 (333)
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$47.50 (125)	$46 (205)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, FL	$47.25 (73)	$49.25 (240)
RWJBarnabas Health, NJ	$57.50 (67)	$57.75 (239)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, TX	$44 (103)	$51.50 (198)
Emory Healthcare, GA	$43 (5)	$43 (283)

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

Registered nurse jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

1,670 open jobs from 239 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $97,900, the middle half $86,400 to $118,100, from $10,000 to $330,699 posted.

Registered nurse specialties

What each specialty posts. A specialty's jobs also count in the registered nurse figures above.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs

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

Field Registered Nurse
Always Compassionate Home Care · White Plains and Newburgh, NY· 6d ago
$60–$200/hr
HH Nurse II
Kaiser Permanente · San Francisco, CA· 4d ago
$117.79–$139.92/hr
Home Health Nurse II - On Call
Kaiser Permanente · Redwood City, CA· 1w ago
$117.79–$139.92/hr
Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Services
Sutter Health · San Francisco, CA· 6d ago
$104.86–$146.80/hr
RN Supervisor Radiology
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1w ago
$114.96–$125.49/hr
Registered Nurse, Pay-per-visit
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI) · Springfield, MA· 4mo ago
$120/hr
Charge Nurse Oncology Complex Care Center
Sutter Health · Oakland, CA· 1mo ago
$99.88–$139.82/hr
RN - Administrative Supervisor - BHC Services - Inpatient - Part Time - 12 Hour - Nights
John Muir Health · Concord, CA· 1w ago
$94.86–$142.30/hr
RN - Complex Discharge Planner - Cross Campus - CMC & WCMC - AS Utilization Management - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days
John Muir Health · Concord, CA· 1w ago
$96.12–$129.76/hr
Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)
Cornerstone Healthcare · Colorado Springs, CO· 3w ago
$65.00–$160.00/hr
Asst Nurse Manager GU/Uro Surgical Oncology
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1mo ago
$66.57–$156.13/hr
RN Float Pool
CommonSpirit Health · Santa Cruz, CA· 1w ago
$103.83–$112.14/hr

Every open job: Registered nurse jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$33.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$38.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$46.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$54.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$66.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	3,379,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($49) is $2.10 above the BLS median ($46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Registered nurse salary: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make an hour?

Open registered nurse jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $49, with the middle half between $42.50–$59.50 (17,980 jobs from 632 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $46.90/hr ($97,550 a year) for registered nurses in May 2025.

How much does a registered nurse make a year?

At the posted median of $49 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $101,900, and the middle half to $88,400 to $123,800. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 1,670 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $97,900.

Which states pay registered nurses the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($68), Oregon ($64) and Washington ($61.75). The lowest: South Dakota ($38), Wyoming ($40.25) and Iowa ($40.50). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($98), Kaiser Permanente ($75.75) and MultiCare Health System ($69.50). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift registered nurses earn more?

Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (274 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 17,980 of 60,382 open registered nurse jobs (30%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Registered Nurses (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse

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