The average salary for a registered nurse in Colorado is around $72,870 per year.
Avg Salary
Registered nurses earn an average yearly salary of $72,870.
Wages typically start from $54,110 and go up to $99,330.
3% above national average Updated in 2018
Registered nurse earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$47.76 per hour
$99,330 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$41.48 per hour
$86,280 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$35.03 per hour
$72,870 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$29.57 per hour
$61,500 per year
10th percentile
Starting level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$26.02 per hour
$54,110 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Registered nurse salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $95,925 |
| Oregon | $91,220 |
| District of Columbia | $88,800 |
| Massachusetts | $86,860 |
| Alaska | $85,816 |
| New York | $85,300 |
| Nevada | $85,210 |
| New Jersey | $81,820 |
| Connecticut | $79,920 |
| Washington | $79,920 |
| Minnesota | $77,940 |
| Rhode Island | $77,650 |
| Maryland | $75,660 |
| Delaware | $73,030 |
| Texas | $72,890 |
| Colorado | $72,870 |
| New Hampshire | $71,640 |
| New Mexico | $71,310 |
| Michigan | $70,590 |
| Wisconsin | $70,150 |
| Virginia | $68,000 |
| Georgia | $67,870 |
| Montana | $65,960 |
| Idaho | $65,886 |
| Vermont | $65,740 |
| Maine | $65,630 |
| Wyoming | $65,100 |
| North Carolina | $64,850 |
| Florida | $64,400 |
| Ohio | $64,200 |
| Arizona | $64,173 |
| North Dakota | $63,870 |
| Utah | $63,570 |
| South Carolina | $62,910 |
| Nebraska | $62,730 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,642 |
| Louisiana | $62,400 |
| Missouri | $62,270 |
| Oklahoma | $61,750 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $60,950 |
| West Virginia | $60,890 |
| Tennessee | $60,120 |
| Illinois | $58,089 |
| Kentucky | $57,936 |
| South Dakota | $57,510 |
| Mississippi | $57,440 |
| Guam | $57,320 |
| Indiana | $56,997 |
| Kansas | $56,906 |
| Iowa | $56,251 |
| Arkansas | $55,565 |
| Alabama | $49,599 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,800 |
| California | $104,410 |
How do registered nurse salaries compare to similar careers?
Registered nurses earn about the same as related careers in Colorado. On average, they make less than neuropsychologists but more than radiologic technologists.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Neuropsychologist salary | $96K |
| Diagnostic medical sonographer salary | $85K |
| Audiologist salary | $87K |
| Physical therapist salary | $81K |
| Magnetic resonance imaging technologist salary | $79K |
| Registered nurse salary | $73K |
| Acute care nurse practitioner salary | $73K |
| Clinical nurse specialist salary | $73K |
| Cardiovascular technologist and technician salary | $69K |
| Radiologic technologist salary | $64K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)