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Registered nurse salary in New Jersey

Open registered nurse jobs in New Jersey post a median of $51.25 an hour, the middle half $45.25–$56.25 (about $106,600 a year full time), $2.25 above the national posted median. From 1,332 jobs at 40 employers that state their pay.

$51.25
Median posted /hr
$45–$56
Middle half /hr
$106,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$51.20
BLS median in NJ
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in New Jersey · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in New Jersey

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

Posted hourly rates of 1,332 open jobs in New Jersey. Lowest posted $17, highest $107.69.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

$45.25–$56.25/hr

Middle half of 227 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $51.25. 64% of the 2,073 open registered nurse jobs in New Jersey state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in New Jersey

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Morristown$55.25$34.82–$107.69156 (2)
New Brunswick$59.75$41.87–$76.2670 (1)
Neptune City$46.25$45.14–$55.0958 (1)
Jersey City$57.50$46.47–$72.3952 (1)
Newark$57.50$40–$8547 (4)
Summit$55.50$34.82–$88.2842 (1)
Mullica Hill$55.75$45.58–$70.7041 (1)
Hackensack$50.50$44.32–$69.3241 (2)
Paramus$52.50$45.52–$62.7340 (2)
Brick Township$45.75$43.77–$46.2540 (1)
Livingston Township$60$37–$77.5235 (2)
Atlantic City$52.25$32.93–$67.0233 (2)
Pennington$50.50$36.47–$63.5633 (1)
Edison Township$44.25$37.67–$5532 (3)
Pompton Plains$55.50$35–$88.2829 (2)
Toms River Township$57$40–$78.7425 (2)
Long Branch$57$46.90–$67.0422 (1)
Somerville$56.75$45.55–$72.3921 (1)
Pomona$52$41.50–$6720 (1)
Galloway Township$49$32.93–$6519 (1)
Manahawkin$44.50$32.93–$6919 (3)
Vineland$59.50$34–$69.6618 (2)
Lakewood Township$46.50$32–$78.7418 (4)
Newton$57.75$41.79–$88.2817 (1)
Elizabeth$57.75$46.90–$77.5216 (1)
Egg Harbor Township$50.25$32.93–$62.5016 (1)
Red Bank$44.50$42.55–$46.2515 (1)
Perth Amboy$40$28–$46.2514 (2)
Hamilton Township$57$46.90–$72.3913 (1)
Rahway$55.75$45.52–$65.7312 (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 New Jersey

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
RWJBarnabas Health$57.75$40–$85306
Atlantic Health$57.75$34.82–$107.69248
Hackensack Meridian Health$46.25$38.27–$69.32242
Capital Health$54$17–$65.99108
AtlantiCare$52$32.93–$67.0291
Inspira Health$54.50$45.58–$70.7070
Jefferson Health$48$34.16–$75.5155
Valley Health System (New Jersey)$53.75$43.35–$69.1746
CentraState Healthcare System$59.50$40–$81.6027
Summit Health and CityMD$45.50$40.38–$56.5025
BAYADA Home Health Care$35.50$28–$4723
United Surgical Partners International$50$38.03–$6119
Hunterdon Health Care System$53.50$34–$63.2512
Select Medical$54$40.12–$646
UnitedHealth Group$47$28.27–$68.035
ScionHealth$55$45.52–$684
Princeton Orthopaedic Associates$49$45–$534
Regional Cancer Care Associates$44.25$37.67–$514
PM Pediatric Care$43.50$37–$504
Christian Health Care Center$38.25$35.68–$42.974
University Hospital (Newark)$55.25$46.46–$63.823
Erickson Senior Living$46$35–$573
Prime Healthcare$48.50$41.24–$57.472
Genesis HealthCare$48$36.85–$692
St. Luke's University Health Network$47.75$35.70–$60.312
Silver Lake Hospital$45$40–$502
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health$43.50$41–$462
Hospital for Special Surgery$83$831
TheKey$70$701
TheKey Concierge Nursing$70$701
Option Care Health$62.25$46.60–$77.671
BrightSpring Health Services$51$42–$601
DocGo$49.50$47–$521
University Radiology$46$461
Healogics$42.50$40–$451
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$42.25$33–$51.691
CVS Health$41$26.01–$56.141
ATI Physical Therapy$34$28.73–$39.511
Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative$33.50$32–$351
ENT and Allergy Associates$33$33.091

Median of each employer's jobs in New Jersey (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 New Jersey

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, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
RWJBarnabas Health, NJ$57.50 (67)$57.75 (239)
Atlantic Health, NJ$57.75 (94)$57.75 (154)
Hackensack Meridian Health, NJ$46.25 (91)$46.25 (151)
Capital Health, NJ$54 (34)$53 (74)
AtlantiCare, NJ$52.25 (17)$51.25 (74)
Inspira Health, NJ$54.50 (20)$54.50 (50)
Jefferson Health, NJ$48 (28)$48 (27)
Valley Health System (New Jersey), NJ$53.75 (13)$53.75 (33)

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.

137 open jobs in New Jersey state a yearly salary: a median of $98,100, the middle half $85,000 to $113,700.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in New Jersey

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

What BLS measures in New Jersey

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, New Jersey. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$39.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$51.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$61.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$64.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)92,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in New Jersey: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in New Jersey?

Open registered nurse jobs in New Jersey that state an hourly rate post a median of $51.25, the middle half $45.25–$56.25 (1,332 jobs from 40 employers). Full time that is about $106,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $51.20/hr ($106,500 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025).

Where in New Jersey do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Morristown ($55.25), New Brunswick ($59.75), Neptune City ($46.25) and Jersey City ($57.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in New Jersey pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CentraState Healthcare System ($59.50), RWJBarnabas Health ($57.75) and Atlantic Health ($57.75).

How does New Jersey compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Jersey ($51.25) is $2.25 above the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey New Jersey ranks 7 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: 1,332 of 2,073 open registered nurse jobs in New Jersey (64%) 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 New Jersey. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/new-jersey

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