Registered Nurse Salary in Florida
Median annual pay in Florida
$84,190
$40.48/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Florida
$81,411
Regional Price Parity: 103.414 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): −$13,360 (−13.7%)
Florida ranks 34th of 51 states by median pay, and 51st of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,970 | $32.68 |
| 25th percentile | $78,660 | $37.82 |
| Median | $84,190 | $40.48 |
| 75th percentile | $101,180 | $48.64 |
| 90th percentile | $120,330 | $57.85 |
Employment
- Employment in Florida
- 229,940
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Florida
- $84,190
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- −$13,360 (−13.7%)
Cost of living
$84,190 ÷ 103.414 × 100 = $81,411
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | ||
| 32nd | $84,600 | $85,572 50th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 33rd | $84,350 | $89,424 42nd |
| Florida This page | ||
| 34th | $84,190 | $81,411 51st |
| Wyoming | ||
| 35th | $83,760 | $90,365 34th |
| Indiana | ||
| 36th | $83,500 | $89,468 41st |
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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 publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. 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
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Alabama
$77,080/year Alabama
- Registered Nurse salary in Georgia
$93,550/year Georgia
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/year U.S.
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.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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