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Registered nurse salary in Ohio

Open registered nurse jobs in Ohio post a median of $41.50 an hour, the middle half $38–$47.75 (about $86,300 a year full time), $7.50 below the national posted median. From 146 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$41.50
Median posted /hr
$38–$48
Middle half /hr
$86,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$39.67
BLS median in OH
May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Ohio

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

Posted hourly rates of 146 open jobs in Ohio. Lowest posted $16, highest $80.81.

Posted on open jobs in Ohio

$38–$47.75/hr

Middle half of 68 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $41.50. 5% of the 2,985 open registered nurse jobs in Ohio state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Ohio

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Columbus$45.75$26.83–$80.8163 (9)
Cincinnati$40$35–$80.8118 (4)
Loveland$60$38–$6512 (1)
Cleveland$43.75$16–$64.725 (3)
Akron$41.50$29–$605 (3)
Canton$47.50$34–$68.564 (3)
Centerville$41$40–$424 (1)
Youngstown$40.75$28.93–$48.223 (2)
Marietta$35.25$30.32–$51.693 (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 Ohio

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Nationwide Children's Hospital$37$32.64–$50.8043
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center$39.75$35.72–$46.8718
Ohio State University Physicians$48.50$47.60–$50.9716
CommonSpirit Health$60$35.01–$80.8113
Select Medical$44.50$35–$6011
UnitedHealth Group$43$29–$68.569
PACS Group$41$30.32–$457
CommuniCare Health Services$35.50$29–$43.507
Option Care Health$50.50$36.89–$64.724
Acadia Healthcare$40$35–$553
American Oncology Network$36$26.83–$45.153
Riveon Healthcare$33$29.81–$36.332
Franciscan Ministries$30$302
Neuropsychiatric Hospitals$43.50$40–$471
Otterbein SeniorLife$42$41–$431
ClearSky Health$40.50$36.80–$44.141
Transitions Group$40.50$36–$451
Compassus$38.50$28.93–$48.221
Copeland Oaks$36.50$34–$391
Giving Home Health Care$35.50$16–$551
Suncrest Health Services$21.50$19–$241

Median of each employer's jobs in Ohio (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 Ohio

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
Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH$43.75 (14)$37 (29)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH$39.75 (1)$39.75 (17)
CommonSpirit Health, OH$65 (8)$60 (5)
Select Medical, OH$47.50 (1)$44.25 (10)
PACS Group, OH$41 (1)$41 (6)
Select Medical, GA$47.50 (1)$48.25 (2)
Franciscan Ministries, OH$30 (1)$30 (1)
Riveon Healthcare, OH$33 (1)$33 (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.

24 open jobs in Ohio state a yearly salary: a median of $89,500, the middle half $82,000 to $97,000.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Ohio

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

What BLS measures in Ohio

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, Ohio. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$32.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.08 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$39.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$50.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)143,730 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in Ohio: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Ohio?

Open registered nurse jobs in Ohio that state an hourly rate post a median of $41.50, the middle half $38–$47.75 (146 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $86,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $39.67/hr ($82,510 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Ohio (May 2025).

Where in Ohio do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Columbus ($45.75), Cincinnati ($40), Loveland ($60) and Cleveland ($43.75). The town table lists 9.

Which employers in Ohio pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CommonSpirit Health ($60), Option Care Health ($50.50) and Ohio State University Physicians ($48.50).

How does Ohio compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Ohio ($41.50) is $7.50 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Ohio ranks 38 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: 146 of 2,985 open registered nurse jobs in Ohio (5%) 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 Ohio. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/ohio

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