Registered nurse salary in Massachusetts

Open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $56.25 an hour, the middle half $48.25–$62.75 (about $117,000 a year full time), $7.25 above the national posted median. From 1,045 jobs at 44 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in MA

May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 1,045 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $26.01, highest $120.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$48.25–$62.75/hr

Middle half of 213 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $56.25. 57% of the 1,831 open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Massachusetts

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)
Boston	$59	$29–$109.51	260 (13)
Worcester	$56.50	$29–$100	72 (8)
Burlington	$66.25	$29–$101.32	62 (2)
Brockton	$58.25	$30–$82.19	53 (3)
Attleboro	$54.75	$35.88–$71.02	41 (1)
Weymouth	$59.75	$36–$92.75	37 (1)
Cambridge	$63.25	$30–$109.51	36 (3)
Winchester	$64.50	$36–$93.14	30 (1)
Beverly	$56.50	$34.20–$84.71	27 (2)
Plymouth	$56.50	$29–$85.72	26 (3)
Marlborough	$60	$27.04–$79.30	25 (1)
Leominster	$52.75	$29–$74.06	22 (4)
Lawrence	$60.50	$37.50–$95.16	21 (2)
Concord	$55.25	$32–$77.38	21 (1)
Milford	$60.50	$37.75–$91.48	20 (1)
Lowell	$54.25	$37.18–$98.89	20 (1)
New Bedford	$74.75	$40.78–$87.42	17 (2)
Northampton	$53.50	$39.98–$72.88	14 (1)
Holyoke	$47.75	$33.10–$61.84	13 (2)
Fall River	$72.50	$40.78–$82.48	12 (3)
Newton	$63.25	$28.20–$110	12 (1)
Milton	$63	$33.33–$92.84	12 (1)
Methuen	$60.50	$37.50–$95.16	11 (1)
Southbridge	$52.25	$33.91–$75.25	11 (1)
Salem	$47	$38–$94.69	11 (2)
Dedham	$46.50	$29–$71.87	11 (4)
Peabody	$48.75	$37–$95.37	10 (5)
Needham	$64	$30–$101.14	9 (1)
Newburyport	$60.50	$36.93–$95.37	9 (1)
Melrose	$56.50	$37.50–$98.89	9 (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 Massachusetts

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
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$66.25	$30–$101.32	268
UMass Memorial Health	$58.50	$27.04–$91.48	140
Mass General Brigham	$70.75	$28.20–$110	138
Boston Medical Center	$56.75	$31.97–$80.77	117
Tufts Medicine	$56.50	$34.79–$98.89	44
South Shore Health	$57.75	$36–$92.75	43
Sturdy Health	$45.75	$28.32–$71.02	42
UnitedHealth Group	$40.50	$29–$81.04	39
Southcoast Health System	$74.75	$53.96–$87.42	35
MerrimackHealth	$61.50	$36.73–$95.16	33
Emerson Hospital	$56.25	$32–$77.38	21
Tenet Healthcare	$52.75	$32.85–$100	19
Signature Healthcare	$58.75	$34–$82.19	17
Holyoke Medical Center	$49.50	$33.10–$61.84	12
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	$76.75	$44.14–$109.51	8
Hebrew SeniorLife	$40.25	$32.13–$55	8
PAM Health	$62.50	$60–$70	6
BAYADA Home Health Care	$56.50	$55–$65	5
Correctional Psychiatric Services	$54.50	$39–$63	5
Erickson Senior Living	$47.75	$35–$57	4
PM Pediatric Care	$43.50	$37–$50	4
Monte Nido & Affiliates	$49.25	$39.90–$64.70	3
North Shore Community Health	$44	$38–$47.75	3
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI)	$40.50	$40.38–$120	3
Option Care Health	$57	$40.78–$74.44	2
APDerm	$56.50	$48–$65.14	2
Elderwood	$48	$36–$62.40	2
South Boston Community Health Center	$46.75	$42.64–$50.91	2
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare	$46	$39–$57	2
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health	$43.75	$41.62–$46.03	2
Acadia Healthcare	$41.50	$30–$50.50	2
Open Sky Community Services	$40	$39.95	2
Universal Health Services	$65	$65	1
Fallon Health	$58.50	$57–$60	1
Boston Senior Home Care	$52.50	$52.50	1
Vinfen	$51.25	$51.25	1
BrightSpring Health Services	$51	$42–$60	1
Healogics	$47.50	$41.98–$52.90	1
Susan Bailis Assisted Living Community	$46	$45–$47	1
Continuum Hospice	$43.75	$41–$46.50	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (12 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
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA	$66.25 (70)	$66.25 (198)
UMass Memorial Health, MA	$58.75 (51)	$56.75 (89)
Mass General Brigham, MA	$70.75 (8)	$70.75 (130)
Boston Medical Center, MA	$56.75 (69)	$57.75 (48)
Tufts Medicine, MA	$59.50 (2)	$56.50 (42)
South Shore Health, MA	$57.75 (14)	$57.75 (29)
Sturdy Health, MA	$45.75 (20)	$45.75 (22)
MerrimackHealth, MA	$62.75 (3)	$58.50 (30)

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.

124 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $105,000, the middle half $97,500 to $125,000.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts

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

Registered Nurse, Pay-per-visit
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI) · Springfield, MA· 4mo ago
$120/hr
RN - Resource Nurse - Labor and Delivery
Southcoast Health System · New Bedford, MA· 5d ago
$87.42/hr
Team Lead, Centralized Clinic Support Primary Care (RN)
Southcoast Health System · Fairhaven, MA· 5d ago
$87.42/hr
Registered Nurse, Emeritus
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Burlington, MA· 1mo ago
$85.00/hr
TRA Tele / PCU RN Travel and Local Contracts
Tenet Healthcare · Framingham and Worcester, MA· 2w ago
$65–$100/hr
TRA Emergency Dept RN Travel and Local Contracts
Tenet Healthcare · Worcester and Framingham, MA· 1mo ago
$80/hr
Registered Nurse (PD1) - RN2- Usen 4
Mass General Brigham · Newton, MA· 1mo ago
$45.52–$110.00/hr
Registered Nurse (PD1)- Special Care Nursery
Mass General Brigham · Newton, MA· 1mo ago
$45.52–$110.00/hr
RN Case Manager per-diem
South Shore Health · Weymouth, MA· 1w ago
$62.39–$92.75/hr
Oncology Nurse Navigator- Float Pool
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA· 1w ago
$44.14–$109.51/hr
Oncology Nurse Navigator - GYN (40 Hours)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA· 1w ago
$44.14–$109.51/hr
Nursing Supervisor
Signature Healthcare · Brockton, MA· 5mo ago
$67.63–$82.19/hr

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$38.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$42.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$50.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$65.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$83.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	88,200 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$51.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, opens in a new tab)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, opens in a new tab)
Worcester, MA$48.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Worcester, MA, opens in a new tab)
Springfield, MA$47.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
Barnstable Town, MA$49.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Barnstable Town, MA, opens in a new tab)
Pittsfield, MA$50.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$48.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Massachusetts?

Open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $56.25, the middle half $48.25–$62.75 (1,045 jobs from 44 employers). Full time that is about $117,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $50.27/hr ($104,550 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($59), Worcester ($56.50), Burlington ($66.25) and Brockton ($58.25). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ($76.75), Southcoast Health System ($74.75) and Mass General Brigham ($70.75).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($56.25) is $7.25 above the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 8 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: 1,045 of 1,831 open registered nurse jobs in Massachusetts (57%) 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 Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/massachusetts

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