Registered nurse salary in Colorado

Open registered nurse jobs in Colorado post a median of $49.25 an hour, the middle half $44.75–$56.25 (about $102,400 a year full time), $0.25 above the national posted median. From 651 jobs at 49 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in CO

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in Colorado · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in Colorado

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

Posted hourly rates of 651 open jobs in Colorado. Lowest posted $16, highest $160.

Posted on open jobs in Colorado

$44.75–$56.25/hr

Middle half of 209 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.25. 51% of the 1,267 open registered nurse jobs in Colorado state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Colorado

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

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Denver	$51.50	$30–$150	188 (21)
Colorado Springs	$49.50	$25.27–$160	47 (8)
Littleton	$52.75	$31.85–$110	34 (3)
Lakewood	$49.25	$25.27–$110	34 (8)
Parker	$72	$31.85–$84	31 (2)
Boulder	$51	$33.04–$120	30 (3)
Englewood	$50	$30–$71.21	30 (6)
Greeley	$46.25	$30.95–$150	28 (3)
Westminster	$47.50	$28.08–$85.71	24 (4)
Aurora	$48.50	$28.27–$77.27	23 (7)
Longmont	$52.50	$28.08–$110	21 (5)
Lone Tree	$50.75	$34–$68.93	18 (4)
Castle Rock	$50.50	$31.85–$87.50	16 (2)
Fort Collins	$43	$30.95–$61.11	16 (5)
Thornton	$53.75	$40.30–$90	14 (3)
Aspen	$61.75	$39.26–$89.83	13 (1)
Pueblo	$52.50	$28.08–$97.78	11 (3)
Loveland	$45.25	$33.77–$67.61	11 (3)
Durango	$49.50	$30.58–$90.82	10 (1)
Louisville	$48	$31.85–$79.64	9 (2)
Walsenburg	$42.50	$25.61–$51.42	9 (1)
Broomfield	$50.75	$30–$110	8 (4)
Frisco	$50.50	$28.08–$80.81	6 (1)
Cortez	$42.50	$31.38–$53.56	6 (1)
Golden	$58	$36.51–$60	5 (2)
Brush	$47.75	$32.65–$72.34	5 (1)
Sterling	$47	$30.95–$60.23	5 (1)
Fort Morgan	$46	$30.58–$59	5 (2)
Montrose	$44.25	$32.15–$59.62	5 (1)
Grand Junction	$65.75	$50–$90	4 (2)

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.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Colorado

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

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
AdventHealth	$47.25	$31.85–$87.50	120
CommonSpirit Health	$47.75	$25.27–$97.78	107
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$52.50	$37.20–$69.35	95
Denver Health	$47	$35.55–$67.70	76
Banner Health	$45	$30.95–$72.34	41
Boulder Community Hospital	$52.75	$33.04–$120	27
PAM Health	$58	$52–$65	20
Aspen Valley Health	$58.75	$39.26–$89.83	15
United Surgical Partners International	$45.75	$34–$66	14
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center	$42.75	$25.61–$51.42	9
Kaiser Permanente	$57.50	$46.16–$73.42	8
National Jewish Health	$42.50	$33.32–$48.48	8
Craig Hospital	$45	$35.17–$58.63	7
UnitedHealth Group	$43	$28.27–$59.85	7
Optimal Home Care	$97.50	$55–$150	6
Southwest Health System	$42.50	$31.38–$53.56	6
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies	$41.50	$34–$51	6
Human Touch Health Care	$75	$50–$90	5
BoulderCentre for Orthopedics	$50	$39–$51	5
Universal Health Services	$48	$35–$58.31	5
Montrose Regional Health	$44.25	$32.15–$59.62	5
Intermountain Health	$61.50	$58–$65	4
ScionHealth	$51.25	$39.84–$77.27	4
InnovAge	$48	$41.73–$66.78	4
Giving Home Health Care	$43.25	$16–$56	4
Option Care Health	$57	$42.72–$71.21	3
Cornerstone Healthcare	$47.50	$45–$160	3
Sanford Health	$45.25	$34.50–$50.25	3
Panorama Eye Care	$42.50	$36–$45	3
NRT \|Foundry Treatment Center	$40.50	$30–$51	3
Ernest Health	$38.25	$35–$41.23	3
BrightSpring Health Services	$47	$40–$60	2
CPIhealth	$45.50	$41–$50	2
United Energy Workers Healthcare	$45	$45	2
Acadia Healthcare	$44.25	$38–$50.17	2
PACS Group	$43.50	$40–$50	2
Jet Health	$41.25	$30–$50	2
Sangre De Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care	$40	$38–$42	2
Compassus	$55	$50–$60	1
Family Tree Care Provider	$51.50	$48–$55	1

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

Night shift registered nurse pay in Colorado

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (15 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
AdventHealth, CO	$47.25 (46)	$47.25 (74)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, CO	$47.25 (26)	$55.50 (69)
Denver Health, CO	$47 (23)	$47 (53)
Banner Health, CO	$44.25 (11)	$47 (30)
PAM Health, CO	$58 (13)	$58 (7)
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, CO	$38.50 (1)	$42.75 (8)
Craig Hospital, CO	$44 (2)	$45 (5)
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies, CO	$41.50 (2)	$42.50 (4)

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

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

32 open jobs in Colorado state a yearly salary: a median of $90,000, the middle half $69,600 to $100,000.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Colorado

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

Home Health Registered Nurse (RN)
Cornerstone Healthcare · Colorado Springs, CO· 3w ago
$65.00–$160.00/hr
Registered Nurse - On-Call
Optimal Home Care · Colorado Springs, CO· 3mo ago
$65–$150/hr
Registered Nurse - On-Call Weekends
Optimal Home Care · Greeley, CO· 3mo ago
$65–$150/hr
RN Internal Traveler - Endoscopy
Boulder Community Hospital · Boulder, CO· 1w ago
$70–$120/hr
RN Internal Traveler - NICU
Boulder Community Hospital · Boulder, CO· 1mo ago
$85–$95/hr
Labor and Delivery RN Contract $87.50/hr
AdventHealth · Castle Rock, CO· 1w ago
$87.50/hr
NICU RN Nights $84/HR + Shift Diff Contract 36hrs
AdventHealth · Parker, CO· 2w ago
$84/hr
Registered Nurse - RN
Human Touch Health Care · Denver, CO· 3w ago
$70–$90/hr
RN Systemwide Float Pool
CommonSpirit Health · Colorado Springs, Longmont and 1 more, CO· 10mo ago
$75/hr
RN Systemwide Float Pool OB
CommonSpirit Health · Colorado Springs, CO· 3mo ago
$75/hr
Registered Nurse
Human Touch Health Care · Colorado Springs, CO· 3w ago
$65–$85/hr
SEASONAL MIDS Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgery - Full time
Aspen Valley Health · Aspen, CO· 4w ago
$56.15–$89.83/hr

What BLS measures in Colorado

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, Colorado. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$38.22 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$40.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$48.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$52.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$60.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	54,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$48.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, opens in a new tab)
Colorado Springs, CO$46.22/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Colorado Springs, CO, opens in a new tab)
Boulder, CO$49.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boulder, CO, opens in a new tab)
Grand Junction, CO$46.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Grand Junction, CO, opens in a new tab)
Pueblo, CO$46.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pueblo, CO, opens in a new tab)
Greeley, CO$46.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Greeley, CO, opens in a new tab)
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in Colorado: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Colorado?

Open registered nurse jobs in Colorado that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.25, the middle half $44.75–$56.25 (651 jobs from 49 employers). Full time that is about $102,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.20/hr ($100,260 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Colorado (May 2025).

Where in Colorado do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Denver ($51.50), Colorado Springs ($49.50), Littleton ($52.75) and Lakewood ($49.25). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Colorado pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Optimal Home Care ($97.50), Human Touch Health Care ($75) and Intermountain Health ($61.50).

How does Colorado compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Colorado ($49.25) is $0.25 above the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Colorado ranks 14 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: 651 of 1,267 open registered nurse jobs in Colorado (51%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

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

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