Registered nurse salary in Wisconsin

Open registered nurse jobs in Wisconsin post a median of $46 an hour, the middle half $42.50–$50.50 (about $95,700 a year full time), $3 below the national posted median. From 557 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in WI

May 2025

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

What registered nurses are paid in Wisconsin

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

Posted hourly rates of 557 open jobs in Wisconsin. Lowest posted $17.89, highest $101.65.

Posted on open jobs in Wisconsin

$42.50–$50.50/hr

Middle half of 148 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $46. 41% of the 1,346 open registered nurse jobs in Wisconsin state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Wisconsin

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)
Milwaukee	$48.50	$24.77–$101.65	100 (6)
Madison	$51	$37.31–$65.28	79 (3)
Janesville	$44.25	$31.21–$63	42 (3)
Green Bay	$44.50	$25.30–$57.30	37 (3)
La Crosse	$37.75	$31.98–$61.18	36 (2)
Oshkosh	$45.25	$33.69–$63.95	18 (4)
Marshfield	$40.75	$25.50–$51	18 (2)
Sheboygan	$45.25	$30.50–$57.30	17 (3)
Brookfield	$46.75	$17.89–$77.77	16 (2)
Mount Pleasant	$46	$35.46–$57.30	15 (2)
Kenosha	$46.25	$35.50–$57.30	14 (2)
Racine	$46.75	$29–$67.41	13 (2)
Pleasant Prairie	$45	$33–$62.25	13 (2)
Lake Geneva	$44.50	$31.21–$58.50	13 (2)
Beloit	$47.75	$32–$67.73	12 (2)
Wauwatosa	$46.75	$33.69–$66.25	12 (5)
Mequon	$49.75	$33.69–$76.85	11 (2)
Grafton	$47.75	$35.50–$57.30	11 (1)
Summit	$47.75	$35.50–$57.30	11 (1)
West Allis	$47.75	$35.50–$57.30	9 (1)
Eau Claire	$36.50	$29.50–$48	8 (2)
Marinette	$47.75	$35.50–$57.30	7 (1)
Appleton	$46.75	$26.01–$68.55	7 (3)
Weston	$38.25	$25.20–$48	7 (1)
Two Rivers	$49	$38.20–$57.30	6 (1)
Beaver Dam	$48.50	$37.31–$60.45	6 (1)
Hartford	$47.75	$35.50–$57.30	6 (1)
Franklin	$47.25	$31.75–$63.95	6 (2)
Wausau	$39.75	$29.50–$55	6 (3)
Elkhorn	$49	$38.20–$57.30	5 (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 Wisconsin

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
Advocate Health	$47.75	$25.30–$66.25	141
UW Health	$50.50	$37.31–$65.28	82
Ascension	$47.25	$17.89–$101.65	82
Mercyhealth	$43.50	$31.21–$67.73	50
Gundersen Health System	$39	$30.46–$58.72	43
Sanford Health	$40	$25.20–$51	37
Hospital Sisters Health System	$46	$30.50–$56.57	22
UnitedHealth Group	$42.50	$28.27–$54.41	22
Mayo Clinic	$36.75	$36.28–$61.18	13
Beloit Health System	$45.25	$32–$66.24	11
Froedtert South	$43.75	$33–$62.25	11
Illuminus	$42.50	$35.50–$47.04	7
Select Medical	$53	$41–$61	6
Essentia Health	$57	$44.69–$68.87	3
HealthPartners	$54.50	$38.58–$68.73	3
Commonheart	$43	$38.50–$47.04	3
Bone and Joint Center, S.C.	$37.75	$30.70–$49.76	3
PAM Health	$55	$55	2
AdventHealth	$49	$36.45–$64.16	2
ClearSky Health	$45.25	$40.40–$50	2
CVS Health	$44.25	$26.01–$68.55	2
Compassus	$38.75	$27.90–$45	2
Neuroscience Group	$37.50	$36–$39	2
Acadia Healthcare	$65	$65	1
Option Care Health	$51.75	$38.84–$64.72	1
Miravida Living	$45	$45	1
Allina Health	$44.75	$44.64	1
Good Shepherd Services	$39.75	$33.50–$45.75	1
Fundamental Healthcare	$37.50	$30–$45	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (9 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
Advocate Health, WI	$47.75 (3)	$47.75 (138)
Mercyhealth, WI	$43 (11)	$43.75 (39)
Gundersen Health System, WI	$39 (1)	$39 (42)
Sanford Health, WI	$41.50 (2)	$40 (35)
Illuminus, WI	$40.25 (3)	$42.75 (4)
Select Medical, WI	$56.25 (2)	$53 (4)
Mercyhealth, IL	$43 (1)	$45 (2)
AdventHealth, WI	$47.50 (1)	$50.75 (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.

36 open jobs in Wisconsin state a yearly salary: a median of $83,800, the middle half $81,500 to $104,000.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Wisconsin

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

Registered Nurse CVOR Traveler
Ascension · Milwaukee, WI· 1w ago
$39.63–$101.65/hr
RN - Temp $65/hr
Acadia Healthcare · Madison, WI· 1d ago
$65/hr
Registered Nurse Emergency Department Travel
Ascension · Milwaukee, WI· 1w ago
$42.43–$86.19/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Per Diem - Tier 2 -Day shift
Select Medical · Milwaukee, WI· 5d ago
$61.00/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Per Diem - Tier 2 -Night shift
Select Medical · Milwaukee, WI· 3d ago
$61.00/hr
RN - Emergency Department
Essentia Health · Superior, WI· 1w ago
$45.03–$68.87/hr
RN - New Grad Nurse Resident
Essentia Health · Superior and Hayward, WI· 1mo ago
$45.03–$68.87/hr
RN Hospital Advanced Weekender, Beloit Emergency Department/ Urgent Care
Mercyhealth · Beloit, WI· 4mo ago
$43.70–$67.73/hr
Registered Nurse - Inpatient Care
HealthPartners · Hudson, WI· 1d ago
$42.59–$68.73/hr
Behavioral Health Safety Nurse Clinical Specialist and Pathway Coordinator
Advocate Health · Wauwatosa, WI· 1w ago
$44.15–$66.25/hr
Nursing Supervisor (RN) - Medical Telemetry Observation
Advocate Health · Milwaukee, WI· 1w ago
$44.15–$66.25/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) Days 13-Week Assignment $55/HR | Wausau Rehab
PAM Health · Wausau, WI· 5d ago
$55/hr

What BLS measures in Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$37.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$39.39 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$45.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$49.33 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$57.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	68,060 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49.54/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, opens in a new tab)
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$46.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, opens in a new tab)
Madison, WI$48.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Madison, WI, opens in a new tab)
Green Bay, WI$40.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Green Bay, WI, opens in a new tab)
Duluth, MN-WI$46.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Duluth, MN-WI, opens in a new tab)
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, opens in a new tab)
Eau Claire, WI$44.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Eau Claire, WI, opens in a new tab)
Appleton, WI$41.67/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Appleton, WI, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in Wisconsin: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Wisconsin?

Open registered nurse jobs in Wisconsin that state an hourly rate post a median of $46, the middle half $42.50–$50.50 (557 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $95,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $45.93/hr ($95,530 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Wisconsin (May 2025).

Where in Wisconsin do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Milwaukee ($48.50), Madison ($51), Janesville ($44.25) and Green Bay ($44.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Wisconsin pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Essentia Health ($57), HealthPartners ($54.50) and Select Medical ($53).

How does Wisconsin compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Wisconsin ($46) is $3 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Wisconsin ranks 23 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: 557 of 1,346 open registered nurse jobs in Wisconsin (41%) 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

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in Wisconsin. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/wisconsin

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