Registered Nurse Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$97,550
$46.90/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $68,940 | $33.14 |
| 25th percentile | $80,330 | $38.62 |
| Median | $97,550 | $46.90 |
| 75th percentile | $112,350 | $54.02 |
| 90th percentile | $137,470 | $66.09 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 3,379,720
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| California | ||
| 1st | $140,270 | $126,689 1st |
| Hawaii | ||
| 2nd | $136,320 | $123,983 3rd |
| Oregon | ||
| 3rd | $129,010 | $124,815 2nd |
| Washington | ||
| 4th | $124,200 | $116,061 4th |
| Alaska | ||
| 5th | $109,480 | $106,957 5th |
| New York | ||
| 6th | $109,440 | $101,408 10th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 7th | $106,500 | $97,882 20th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $104,550 | $98,859 15th |
| Nevada | ||
| 9th | $103,670 | $103,692 6th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 10th | $102,740 | $99,160 13th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 11th | $102,540 | $93,302 29th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 12th | $101,510 | $102,929 7th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 13th | $100,640 | $98,397 18th |
| Colorado | ||
| 14th | $100,260 | $97,291 21st |
| Maryland | ||
| 15th | $99,790 | $95,075 26th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 16th | $99,700 | $95,714 25th |
| Delaware | ||
| 17th | $99,520 | $99,711 11th |
| Arizona | ||
| 18th | $99,500 | $98,831 16th |
| Vermont | ||
| 19th | $97,460 | $99,492 12th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 20th | $96,430 | $98,830 17th |
| Illinois | ||
| 21st | $95,990 | $96,030 24th |
| Texas | ||
| 22nd | $95,970 | $98,880 14th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 23rd | $95,530 | $101,525 9th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 24th | $94,340 | $102,308 8th |
| Michigan | ||
| 25th | $94,300 | $98,008 19th |
| Virginia | ||
| 26th | $93,600 | $92,578 30th |
| Georgia | ||
| 27th | $93,550 | $97,151 22nd |
| Idaho | ||
| 28th | $92,460 | $96,823 23rd |
| Maine | ||
| 29th | $86,990 | $89,634 38th |
| Montana | ||
| 30th | $85,280 | $90,105 35th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 31st | $84,730 | $94,037 28th |
| Utah | ||
| 32nd | $84,600 | $85,572 50th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 33rd | $84,350 | $89,424 42nd |
| Florida | ||
| 34th | $84,190 | $81,411 51st |
| Wyoming | ||
| 35th | $83,760 | $90,365 34th |
| Indiana | ||
| 36th | $83,500 | $89,468 41st |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 37th | $82,920 | $94,396 27th |
| Ohio | ||
| 38th | $82,510 | $88,937 43rd |
| South Carolina | ||
| 39th | $82,360 | $87,852 48th |
| Missouri | ||
| 40th | $81,780 | $90,049 36th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 41st | $81,500 | $88,712 44th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 42nd | $81,040 | $89,886 37th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 43rd | $80,730 | $90,750 33rd |
| Louisiana | ||
| 44th | $80,230 | $90,957 31st |
| West Virginia | ||
| 45th | $80,130 | $89,534 40th |
| Kansas | ||
| 46th | $79,320 | $88,067 47th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 47th | $78,940 | $90,801 32nd |
| Iowa | ||
| 48th | $78,630 | $89,595 39th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 49th | $78,060 | $88,118 46th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 50th | $77,090 | $88,657 45th |
| Alabama | ||
| 51st | $77,080 | $86,779 49th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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