Registered Nurse Salary in New York
Median annual pay in New York
$109,440
$52.62/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New York
$101,408
Regional Price Parity: 107.921 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): +$11,890 (+12.2%)
New York ranks 6th of 51 states by median pay, and 10th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $79,760 | $38.35 |
| 25th percentile | $94,840 | $45.60 |
| Median | $109,440 | $52.62 |
| 75th percentile | $129,660 | $62.34 |
| 90th percentile | $157,090 | $75.52 |
Employment
- Employment in New York
- 205,810
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New York
- $109,440
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- +$11,890 (+12.2%)
Cost of living
$109,440 ÷ 107.921 × 100 = $101,408
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | ||
| 4th | $124,200 | $116,061 4th |
| Alaska | ||
| 5th | $109,480 | $106,957 5th |
| New York This page | ||
| 6th | $109,440 | $101,408 10th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 7th | $106,500 | $97,882 20th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $104,550 | $98,859 15th |
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 New York
$153,510/year New York
- Nurse Anesthetist salary in New York
$321,030/year New York
- Physician Assistant salary in New York
$160,880/year New York
- Nursing Assistant salary in New York
$48,590/year New York
- Paramedic salary in New York
$73,200/year New York
- 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 Connecticut
$102,740/year Connecticut
- Registered Nurse salary in Massachusetts
$104,550/year Massachusetts
- Registered Nurse salary in New Jersey
$106,500/year New Jersey
- Registered Nurse salary in Pennsylvania
$96,430/year Pennsylvania
- Registered Nurse salary in Rhode Island
$100,640/year Rhode Island
- Registered Nurse salary in Vermont
$97,460/year Vermont
- 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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