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Registered nurse salary in Florida

Open registered nurse jobs in Florida post a median of $47.25 an hour, the middle half $43.25–$52.75 (about $98,300 a year full time), $1.75 below the national posted median. From 1,075 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$47.25
Median posted /hr
$43–$53
Middle half /hr
$98,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.48
BLS median in FL
May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Florida

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

Posted hourly rates of 1,075 open jobs in Florida. Lowest posted $17.79, highest $83.

Posted on open jobs in Florida

$43.25–$52.75/hr

Middle half of 239 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47.25. 26% of the 4,215 open registered nurse jobs in Florida state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Florida

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Tampa$48.75$29.10–$70.37128 (5)
Boca Raton$54.75$33.23–$8364 (5)
Orlando$47.50$28.97–$7550 (9)
Boynton Beach$52.75$33.23–$7049 (3)
Pensacola$46.25$17.89–$65.0143 (4)
Ocala$48$31.85–$70.2339 (2)
Jacksonville$47$30–$67.9733 (5)
Altamonte Springs$45.50$28.97–$7027 (1)
Hudson$55$44.25–$7524 (1)
Kissimmee$47.50$31.85–$63.8424 (3)
Zephyrhills$47.25$31.85–$70.2321 (1)
Daytona Beach$54$29.50–$73.5020 (1)
Largo$52.25$35–$69.3520 (1)
Panama City$46.25$29–$63.9520 (2)
Inverness$50.25$43.40–$7519 (1)
Bradenton$50$35–$7518 (2)
Fort Walton Beach$49.25$41.50–$58.4017 (1)
Miami$49.25$23–$65.7017 (4)
Gainesville$47.50$24–$67.9717 (4)
Brandon$55.25$43.40–$69.3516 (1)
Tallahassee$49$42.78–$58.4016 (1)
Orange City$47.75$30.82–$68.0316 (2)
West Bradenton$54.50$44.25–$6515 (1)
Dade City$48.50$31.85–$70.2315 (1)
Sebring$43$27.95–$61.6014 (2)
Port Charlotte$51.25$31.85–$70.2313 (2)
Winter Garden$49$31.85–$6313 (1)
Apopka$42.25$31.85–$52.7611 (1)
Tarpon Springs$54$31.85–$70.2310 (1)
Margate$50.75$43.40–$6310 (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.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Florida

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
AdventHealth$42.25$27.95–$73.50362
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$48.75$29–$75313
Baptist Health South Florida$54.25$17.79–$72132
Moffitt Cancer Center$45.75$34.36–$70.37115
Ascension$46.25$17.89–$67.4161
UnitedHealth Group$43$23.63–$68.0315
UF Health$70$7011
Universal Health Services$70$50–$7510
Option Care Health$51.75$36.89–$67.977
Healogics$42.75$35–$55.555
TheKey$42.50$40–$455
TheKey Concierge Nursing$42.50$40–$455
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$42.25$30.90–$59.675
Tenet Healthcare$59.50$55–$834
Baptist Health (Jacksonville)$65$653
Select Medical$41$34.18–$603
Lee Health$35.50$30.27–$45.053
CVS Health$43.50$26.01–$62.322
ClearSky Health$41$36.09–$47.522
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System$37.75$32.50–$522
Lifespace Communities$46.50$39.17–$53.841
VNA of Florida$45$451
ChenMed$44.75$36.90–$52.701
Amedisys$40.50$39–$421
American Oncology Network$37.25$30.34–$43.971
Hanley Foundation$36$361
Precision Imaging Centers$35$30–$401
iCare Health Solutions Enterprise$32$30–$341
Team Select Home Care$26.50$23–$301
Easter Seals Florida$24$241

Median of each employer's jobs in Florida (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 Florida

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (7 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
AdventHealth, FL$42.25 (133)$42.25 (229)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, FL$47.25 (73)$49.25 (240)
Moffitt Cancer Center, FL$48 (34)$45.75 (81)
UF Health, FL$70 (5)$70 (6)
Universal Health Services, FL$75 (2)$70 (8)
AdventHealth, TX$47.25 (1)$48.25 (1)
ClearSky Health, FL$40 (1)$41.75 (1)

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.

87 open jobs in Florida state a yearly salary: a median of $94,800, the middle half $87,500 to $102,200.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Florida

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

What BLS measures in Florida

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, Florida. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$32.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$37.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$40.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$48.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$57.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)229,940 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in Florida: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Florida?

Open registered nurse jobs in Florida that state an hourly rate post a median of $47.25, the middle half $43.25–$52.75 (1,075 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $98,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.48/hr ($84,190 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Florida (May 2025).

Where in Florida do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Tampa ($48.75), Boca Raton ($54.75), Orlando ($47.50) and Boynton Beach ($52.75). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Florida pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UF Health ($70), Universal Health Services ($70) and Baptist Health (Jacksonville) ($65).

How does Florida compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Florida ($47.25) is $1.75 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Florida ranks 34 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: 1,075 of 4,215 open registered nurse jobs in Florida (26%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Registered nurse pay in other states

Registered nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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). Registered nurse salary in Florida. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/florida

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