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Registered nurse salary in North Carolina

Open registered nurse jobs in North Carolina post a median of $44.75 an hour, the middle half $36.50–$51.75 (about $93,100 a year full time), $4.25 below the national posted median. From 485 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

$44.75
Median posted /hr
$37–$52
Middle half /hr
$93,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.56
BLS median in NC
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in North Carolina · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in North Carolina

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

Posted hourly rates of 485 open jobs in North Carolina. Lowest posted $18, highest $80.30.

Posted on open jobs in North Carolina

$36.50–$51.75/hr

Middle half of 110 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $44.75. 20% of the 2,472 open registered nurse jobs in North Carolina state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in North Carolina

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Charlotte$51.50$35.50–$75120 (4)
Asheville$48.50$26.83–$80.3041 (4)
Greenville$40$29–$6029 (5)
Winston-Salem$46.50$30–$66.2527 (4)
Elizabeth City$49.50$36–$7520 (1)
Concord$47.75$35.50–$61.6520 (1)
Boone$34$28–$40.4220 (2)
High Point$53$35.50–$6913 (2)
Monroe$44.50$20–$57.3011 (2)
Hendersonville$44$31–$7710 (2)
Roanoke Rapids$51.75$34–$638 (1)
Lexington$46$30–$698 (3)
Greensboro$44.50$29–$758 (5)
Edenton$41.50$30–$59.688 (1)
Sylva$52.50$30.34–$62.407 (3)
Marion$48.25$43.40–$53.297 (1)
Shelby$46$35.50–$57.307 (1)
Morganton$27$18–$51.697 (2)
Franklin$47.75$30.34–$53.296 (2)
Brevard$47.50$26.83–$58.406 (2)
Huntersville$46$35.50–$57.306 (1)
Wilson$59.75$30.83–$66.305 (2)
Highlands$48.50$45–$53.295 (1)
Spruce Pine$48.50$45–$53.295 (1)
Matthews$44.50$33–$59.675 (3)
Sanford$59.75$54.75–$62.404 (1)
Clyde$58.25$54.75–$63.964 (1)
Hickory$53.75$28–$74.104 (3)
Rocky Mount$47$29–$604 (4)
Nags Head$42.50$33–$59.684 (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 North Carolina

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Advocate Health$47.75$35.50–$66.25200
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$54$29.76–$80.3085
ECU Health$42.50$30–$6347
BAYADA Home Health Care$32$28–$4134
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System$34$30–$40.4223
Sentara Health$51.50$36–$7520
UnitedHealth Group$43$29–$62.0314
AdventHealth$41.25$28.31–$7714
UNC Health Blue Ridge$18$18–$356
American Oncology Network$37.25$26.83–$45.155
RHA Health Services$35$30–$385
Tenet Healthcare$65$62–$754
CVS Health$44.25$26.01–$68.554
Option Care Health$51.75$38.84–$64.723
Genesis HealthCare$53$36.85–$692
Select Medical$48$39.38–$532
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$45$33–$59.672
Ignite Medical Resorts$44.25$36–$532
MAHEC$33.75$33.652
Marathon Health$31.25$20–$452
PAM Health$60$601
BrightSpring Health Services$51$42–$601
Galloway Ridge$43$39.88–$46.171
Healogics$40.25$35.68–$44.971
Amedisys$39.50$38–$411
Thompson Child & Family Focus$36.50$35–$381
IntelliChoice Home Care$32.50$30–$351
Ocracoke Health Center$28.50$26–$311
Randolph Health$28.25$21.47–$351

Median of each employer's jobs in North Carolina (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 North Carolina

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $4 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Advocate Health, NC$47.75 (4)$47.75 (196)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, NC$55.75 (31)$49.25 (54)
ECU Health, NC$45.50 (1)$41.50 (46)
BAYADA Home Health Care, NC$31.75 (6)$32 (28)
AdventHealth, NC$48.25 (4)$41.25 (10)
Select Medical, NC$50 (1)$46.25 (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.

32 open jobs in North Carolina state a yearly salary: a median of $92,900, the middle half $85,000 to $99,200.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in North Carolina

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

What BLS measures in North Carolina

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, North Carolina. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$32.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$37.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$40.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$49.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$52.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)111,120 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in North Carolina: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in North Carolina?

Open registered nurse jobs in North Carolina that state an hourly rate post a median of $44.75, the middle half $36.50–$51.75 (485 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $93,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.56/hr ($84,350 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Carolina (May 2025).

Where in North Carolina do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Charlotte ($51.50), Asheville ($48.50), Greenville ($40) and Winston-Salem ($46.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in North Carolina pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Tenet Healthcare ($65), HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($54) and Option Care Health ($51.75).

How does North Carolina compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Carolina ($44.75) is $4.25 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey North Carolina ranks 33 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: 485 of 2,472 open registered nurse jobs in North Carolina (20%) 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

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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 North Carolina. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/north-carolina

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