Registered nurse earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$39.19 per hour

$81,510 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$34.93 per hour

$72,660 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$29.30 per hour

$60,950 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$25.41 per hour

$52,860 per year

10th percentile

Starting level registered nurse earnings begin at:

$19.06 per hour

$39,640 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 17% less than similar careers in Virgin Islands, U.S.. On average, they make less than pharmacists but more than informatics nurse specialists.

Career Median Salary
Pharmacist salary $120K
Health services manager salary $76K
Registered nurse salary $61K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $61K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $61K
Physical therapist salary $51K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $50K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)