Registered Nurse Salary in Georgia
Median annual pay in Georgia
$93,550
$44.98/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Georgia
$97,151
Regional Price Parity: 96.293 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): −$4,000 (−4.1%)
Georgia ranks 27th of 51 states by median pay, and 22nd of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $68,920 | $33.14 |
| 25th percentile | $79,090 | $38.02 |
| Median | $93,550 | $44.98 |
| 75th percentile | $106,330 | $51.12 |
| 90th percentile | $128,640 | $61.84 |
Employment
- Employment in Georgia
- 100,950
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Georgia
- $93,550
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- −$4,000 (−4.1%)
Cost of living
$93,550 ÷ 96.293 × 100 = $97,151
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | ||
| 25th | $94,300 | $98,008 19th |
| Virginia | ||
| 26th | $93,600 | $92,578 30th |
| Georgia This page | ||
| 27th | $93,550 | $97,151 22nd |
| Idaho | ||
| 28th | $92,460 | $96,823 23rd |
| Maine | ||
| 29th | $86,990 | $89,634 38th |
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Nurse Practitioner salary in Georgia
$129,430/year Georgia
- Nurse Anesthetist salary in Georgia
$224,630/year Georgia
- Physician Assistant salary in Georgia
$115,390/year Georgia
- Nursing Assistant salary in Georgia
$37,680/year Georgia
- Paramedic salary in Georgia
$57,660/year Georgia
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
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 Florida
$84,190/year Florida
- Registered Nurse salary in North Carolina
$84,350/year North Carolina
- Registered Nurse salary in South Carolina
$82,360/year South Carolina
- Registered Nurse salary in Tennessee
$81,500/year Tennessee
- 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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