Registered nurse earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$71.46 per hour

$148,631 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$58.07 per hour

$120,788 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$46.12 per hour

$95,925 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$36.63 per hour

$76,180 per year

10th percentile

Starting level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$29.76 per hour

$61,909 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 6% less than similar careers in Hawaii. On average, they make less than pharmacists but more than counseling psychologists.

Career Median Salary
Pharmacist salary $122K
Physician assistant salary $116K
Anesthesiologist assistant salary $116K
Nurse practitioner salary $124K
Optometrist salary $119K
Registered nurse salary $96K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $105K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $105K
Clinical psychologist salary $78K
Counseling psychologist salary $78K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)