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Registered nurse salary in Virginia

Open registered nurse jobs in Virginia post a median of $48 an hour, the middle half $43.25–$53 (about $99,800 a year full time), $1 below the national posted median. From 1,282 jobs at 47 employers that state their pay.

$48
Median posted /hr
$43–$53
Middle half /hr
$99,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$45
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 1,282 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $21, highest $96.84.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$43.25–$53/hr

Middle half of 238 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48. 58% of the 2,222 open registered nurse jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Norfolk$48$26.10–$75141 (4)
Richmond$50.75$27.50–$71.54128 (9)
Newport News$45.75$25.80–$85108 (4)
Falls Church$57.50$37–$94.2579 (3)
Virginia Beach$48$27.50–$75.0973 (10)
Roanoke$44$27.70–$62.4068 (2)
Fredericksburg$49.25$21–$71.9065 (5)
Williamsburg$47.75$32.50–$7564 (4)
Winchester$45.75$26.90–$6557 (1)
Alexandria$50$27.50–$87.2540 (6)
Hampton$49.50$27.50–$8540 (3)
Suffolk$51.50$36–$7534 (2)
Fairfax$61.25$37–$76.2631 (2)
Charlottesville$46.75$36–$7531 (4)
Salem$48$30.47–$71.5429 (5)
Harrisonburg$36$23–$7528 (4)
Leesburg$61.25$37–$76.2625 (1)
Woodbridge$51.75$35.68–$8023 (3)
Manassas$49.25$29.83–$66.9623 (2)
Onancock$48.75$36.50–$8519 (1)
Smithfield$47.25$33–$6615 (1)
Reston$52.75$22–$62.7814 (3)
Culpeper$48.50$31.59–$7214 (1)
Woodstock$48.50$34–$61.9413 (1)
Hopewell$56.25$48.36–$6212 (1)
Christiansburg$42$27.70–$62.4011 (1)
Haymarket$49.75$30.70–$63.949 (2)
Chesapeake$43.25$27.50–$61.019 (5)
Blacksburg$45.75$30.47–$60.597 (2)
Danville$59$31.49–$66.305 (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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sentara Health$51.50$26.10–$80345
Riverside Health$43.25$25.80–$85186
Inova$51.75$36.75–$94.25152
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$53.75$34–$71.54135
Carilion Clinic$42$27.70–$62.4090
Mary Washington Healthcare$48.50$34.07–$71.9082
VCU Health$41.75$31–$64.2282
Valley Health (Virginia)$41.50$26.90–$6573
UVA Health$49.25$29.83–$7239
United Surgical Partners International$48.75$36.22–$59.908
Children's National Hospital$54$36.11–$63.997
Option Care Health$51.75$38.84–$77.675
TheKey$48$40–$505
UnitedHealth Group$43$32.65–$75.095
TheKey Concierge Nursing$48$40–$504
Amedisys$40.75$39–$444
LifePoint Health$39.50$31.49–$604
Acadia Healthcare$39$34–$504
Capital Caring Health$47$34.89–$52.363
Erickson Senior Living$42$40–$463
Med Atlantic Inc & Virginia Urology Center$40.50$33.13–$48.033
American Oncology Network$40.25$21–$51.323
Patient First$35.50$27.50–$43.503
Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community$34.25$29.22–$40.453
Sunnyside Presbyterian Home$30$23–$423
Kaiser Permanente$71.50$48.39–$96.842
Williamsburg Landing$47.75$38–$582
Harbor's Edge/Fort Norfolk Retirement Community$46.50$43–$502
Pediatric Specialists of Virginia$44$39–$502
Healogics$43.75$33.58–$55.552
CVS Health$43.50$26.01–$62.322
Guidehealth$42$422
BrightSpring Health Services$37.50$34–$422
Trusted Doctors$30.50$22–$362
Genesis HealthCare$53$36.85–$691
Universal Health Services$50$501
DaVita$49.50$42–$571
ChenMed$44.75$36.90–$52.701
InnovAge$44.75$38.80–$50.481
TwelveStone Health Partners$44.50$42–$471

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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 Virginia

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (11 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
Sentara Health, VA$51.50 (12)$51.50 (333)
Riverside Health, VA$43.25 (37)$45.75 (149)
Inova, VA$51.75 (37)$51.75 (115)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, VA$55 (30)$53.75 (105)
Carilion Clinic, VA$42 (23)$42 (67)
Mary Washington Healthcare, VA$48.50 (38)$48.50 (44)
VCU Health, VA$41.75 (12)$41.75 (70)
Valley Health (Virginia), VA$41.50 (5)$41.50 (68)

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.

126 open jobs in Virginia state a yearly salary: a median of $94,100, the middle half $85,200 to $106,900.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$32.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$45.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$49.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$60.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)77,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Registered nurse salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Virginia?

Open registered nurse jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $48, the middle half $43.25–$53 (1,282 jobs from 47 employers). Full time that is about $99,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $45.00/hr ($93,600 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Norfolk ($48), Richmond ($50.75), Newport News ($45.75) and Falls Church ($57.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Virginia pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Children's National Hospital ($54), HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($53.75) and Inova ($51.75).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($48) is $1 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 26 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: 1,282 of 2,222 open registered nurse jobs in Virginia (58%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/virginia

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