Registered nurse salary in Maryland

Open registered nurse jobs in Maryland post a median of $45.50 an hour, the middle half $41.50–$50 (about $94,600 a year full time), $3.50 below the national posted median. From 400 jobs at 36 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in MD

May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Maryland

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

Posted hourly rates of 400 open jobs in Maryland. Lowest posted $19, highest $97.

Posted on open jobs in Maryland

$41.50–$50/hr

Middle half of 138 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $45.50. 56% of the 712 open registered nurse jobs in Maryland state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Maryland

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)
Baltimore	$47.25	$24.77–$71.18	109 (7)
Rockville	$47.75	$30.53–$70	44 (2)
Annapolis	$44.50	$19–$60.18	44 (7)
Silver Spring	$48	$30.53–$69	37 (6)
Salisbury	$45	$32.74–$65.29	27 (2)
Lanham	$47	$34–$69	26 (2)
Prince Frederick	$43.75	$30–$75	21 (2)
Elkton	$52.25	$33.43–$86.45	17 (3)
Cumberland	$40.75	$30–$52.18	16 (2)
Berlin	$42.75	$30–$60.15	6 (2)
Oakland	$37.75	$30–$45	6 (2)
Easton	$41.50	$25.60–$51.69	5 (2)
Towson	$40.75	$32.18–$49.46	5 (1)
Westminster	$46.50	$36–$55	3 (2)
Fort Washington	$46	$37–$55	3 (1)
Parkville	$46	$33–$57	3 (2)
Waldorf	$46	$34.58–$65.29	3 (2)
Chestertown	$45.25	$33–$59.67	3 (2)
Glen Burnie	$43	$38.09–$57.13	3 (2)
Ellicott City	$42	$22–$57.13	3 (3)

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 Maryland

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
GBMC HealthCare	$40.75	$31.25–$66.26	87
Adventist HealthCare	$46	$30.53–$70	68
Luminis Health	$44	$19–$60	59
TidalHealth	$45	$32.74–$60.15	29
Calvert Health System	$43.25	$30–$75	20
FutureCare	$41.50	$36–$56	16
ChristianaCare	$54.75	$33.43–$86.45	15
Ascension	$50	$24.77–$71.18	13
UPMC	$40.75	$36.50–$52.18	12
United Surgical Partners International	$47.50	$38.03–$55.90	11
Trinity Health	$50.25	$39.47–$67	7
Erickson Senior Living	$46	$35–$57	7
UnitedHealth Group	$47.50	$29–$65.29	6
Acts Retirement-Life Communities	$42.50	$25.60–$59.67	5
Fundamental Healthcare	$42.50	$30–$50	5
WVU Medicine	$37.75	$31–$44.64	5
Kennedy Krieger Institute	$34.50	$26.99–$34.98	5
Lorien Health Services	$42	$27–$45	3
Kaiser Permanente	$68.25	$51.53–$87.44	2
PruittHealth	$56	$44.80–$67.20	2
Children's National Hospital	$52.50	$41.69–$63.99	2
Amedisys	$45	$40–$50	2
CVS Health	$45	$26.01–$68.55	2
American Oncology Network	$41.75	$31.93–$51.32	2
Talbot Hospice Foundation	$40.50	$34–$45	2
PM Pediatric Care	$36	$27–$48	2
Trusted Doctors	$31.25	$22–$37	2
Maryland Care Management	$92.50	$88–$97	1
Option Care Health	$57	$42.72–$71.21	1
Genesis HealthCare	$53	$36.85–$69	1
Ciel Senior Living	$52.50	$50–$55	1
DaVita	$49.50	$42–$57	1
PrimeCare Medical	$44.50	$43–$46	1
Providence of Maryland	$42.50	$41–$44	1
Vision Innovation Partners	$39.50	$36–$43	1
Patient First	$39	$34.50–$43.50	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Maryland (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 Maryland

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, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
GBMC HealthCare, MD	$40.75 (31)	$40.75 (56)
Adventist HealthCare, MD	$46 (24)	$46 (44)
Luminis Health, MD	$44 (7)	$44 (52)
FutureCare, MD	$48.25 (3)	$41 (13)
ChristianaCare, MD	$54.75 (4)	$54.75 (11)
Trinity Health, MD	$49.50 (2)	$53 (5)
WVU Medicine, MD	$37.75 (3)	$39 (2)

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.

40 open jobs in Maryland state a yearly salary: a median of $97,600, the middle half $91,500 to $104,200.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Maryland

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

Care Manager ToC (RN)
Maryland Care Management · Maryland, MD· 4d ago
$88–$97/hr
Oncology Nurse-Short Hours
Kaiser Permanente · Lutherville-Timonium, MD· 1mo ago
$66.74–$87.44/hr
Assistant Nurse Manager - Union Hospital Emergency Department
ChristianaCare · Elkton, MD· 2w ago
$54.03–$86.45/hr
Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem Days, Float Pool Level III
Adventist HealthCare · Rockville, MD· 1w ago
$70/hr
Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem Nights, Float Pool Level III
Adventist HealthCare · Rockville, MD· 2w ago
$70/hr
NURSE PRACTIONER - PRIMARY CARE
Calvert Health System · Prince Frederick, MD· 6mo ago
$50–$75/hr
Registered Nurse, RN, L&D, Per Diem
Trinity Health · Silver Spring, MD· 2w ago
$57.00–$67.00/hr
Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente · Hyattsville, MD· 1mo ago
$51.53–$66.79/hr
Assistant Nurse Manager Cardiac PCU
Ascension · Baltimore, MD· 3w ago
$48.92–$66.18/hr
Registered Nurse Clinical Lead CVPCU
Ascension · Baltimore, MD· 3w ago
$47.45–$66.99/hr
Infusion Nurse - Columbia AIS
Option Care Health · Columbia, MD· 2w ago
$42.72–$71.21/hr
Registered Nurse, RN, Med Surg. Tele/PCU Per Diem
Trinity Health · Silver Spring, MD· 2w ago
$54.00–$59.00/hr

What BLS measures in Maryland

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, Maryland. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$36.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$40.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$47.98 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$51.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$59.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	52,910 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48.64/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, opens in a new tab)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49.38/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, opens in a new tab)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$47.86/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, opens in a new tab)
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$44.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, opens in a new tab)
Salisbury, MD$45.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salisbury, MD, opens in a new tab)
Lexington Park, MD$45.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lexington Park, MD, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in Maryland: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Maryland?

Open registered nurse jobs in Maryland that state an hourly rate post a median of $45.50, the middle half $41.50–$50 (400 jobs from 36 employers). Full time that is about $94,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $47.98/hr ($99,790 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Maryland (May 2025).

Where in Maryland do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Baltimore ($47.25), Rockville ($47.75), Annapolis ($44.50) and Silver Spring ($48). The town table lists 20.

Which employers in Maryland pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: ChristianaCare ($54.75), Trinity Health ($50.25) and Ascension ($50).

How does Maryland compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Maryland ($45.50) is $3.50 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Maryland ranks 15 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: 400 of 712 open registered nurse jobs in Maryland (56%) 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

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

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