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Top 15 cities for registered nurses by average salary
| San Jose, CA | $194,950 |
|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $182,820 |
| San Francisco, CA | $176,900 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,000 |
| Sacramento, CA | $164,200 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $159,830 |
| Yuba City, CA | $150,970 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $147,410 |
| Stockton, CA | $145,400 |
| San Diego, CA | $145,060 |
| Modesto, CA | $143,670 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $140,370 |
| Salinas, CA | $138,810 |
| Riverside, CA | $136,670 |
| Chico, CA | $134,900 |
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Registered Nurses salary by state
California pays registered nurses the most statewide, $150,280 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.
| State | Statewide average | Statewide median | Jobs | Metros | Highest city average | Lowest city average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $150,280 | $140,270 | 338,940 | 24 | $194,950 | $113,380 |
| Hawaii | $124,340 | $136,320 | 12,940 | 2 | $127,320 | $124,740 |
| Oregon | $123,140 | $129,010 | 39,730 | 7 | $126,700 | $114,640 |
| Washington | $121,540 | $124,200 | 69,260 | 9 | $126,390 | $111,200 |
| Massachusetts | $117,960 | $104,550 | 88,200 | 6 | $121,820 | $98,850 |
| Alaska | $114,870 | $109,480 | 7,510 | 1 | $116,660 | $116,660 |
| New York | $113,440 | $109,440 | 205,810 | 13 | $119,600 | $85,040 |
| New Jersey | $110,100 | $106,500 | 92,680 | 3 | $103,700 | $100,040 |
| Washington, D.C. | $106,980 | $102,540 | 11,440 | 1 | $104,590 | $104,590 |
| Nevada | $105,710 | $103,670 | 27,070 | 3 | $106,360 | $99,960 |
| Connecticut | $105,250 | $102,740 | 40,110 | 5 | $111,740 | $99,550 |
| Minnesota | $103,420 | $101,510 | 70,110 | 5 | $106,510 | $96,640 |
| Rhode Island | $101,260 | $100,640 | 10,090 | 1 | $102,040 | $102,040 |
| Arizona | $99,730 | $99,500 | 73,150 | 7 | $108,420 | $90,030 |
| Delaware | $99,460 | $99,520 | 14,290 | 1 | $95,830 | $95,830 |
| Colorado | $99,370 | $100,260 | 54,490 | 7 | $105,650 | $93,490 |
| Maryland | $99,010 | $99,790 | 52,910 | 4 | $99,100 | $91,370 |
| New Hampshire | $97,900 | $99,700 | 15,390 | 1 | $96,880 | $96,880 |
| Vermont | $96,650 | $97,460 | 7,410 | 1 | $99,840 | $99,840 |
| Texas | $95,380 | $95,970 | 271,380 | 26 | $100,820 | $79,130 |
| New Mexico | $95,290 | $94,340 | 17,980 | 4 | $103,680 | $88,150 |
| Georgia | $95,080 | $93,550 | 100,950 | 13 | $99,760 | $77,970 |
| Wisconsin | $94,690 | $95,530 | 68,060 | 13 | $100,430 | $89,340 |
| Illinois | $94,360 | $95,990 | 138,910 | 8 | $97,930 | $84,690 |
| Michigan | $94,300 | $94,300 | 104,950 | 11 | $109,000 | $86,180 |
| Pennsylvania | $94,020 | $96,430 | 146,520 | 16 | $101,400 | $85,640 |
| Virginia | $93,850 | $93,600 | 77,490 | 8 | $97,780 | $84,090 |
| Idaho | $92,710 | $92,460 | 16,880 | 6 | $96,210 | $82,640 |
| Maine | $91,700 | $86,990 | 16,540 | 3 | $93,200 | $90,270 |
| Montana | $91,510 | $85,280 | 10,950 | 5 | $99,570 | $82,670 |
| Utah | $90,950 | $84,600 | 27,420 | 5 | $93,450 | $87,670 |
| Florida | $90,650 | $84,190 | 229,940 | 22 | $96,750 | $79,170 |
| North Carolina | $90,470 | $84,350 | 111,120 | 14 | $93,240 | $84,510 |
| Indiana | $89,150 | $83,500 | 68,980 | 12 | $99,320 | $81,150 |
| Wyoming | $88,600 | $83,760 | 5,330 | 2 | $97,920 | $86,000 |
| Nebraska | $88,330 | $84,730 | 24,720 | 3 | $90,860 | $84,600 |
| Ohio | $87,730 | $82,510 | 143,730 | 12 | $91,580 | $80,010 |
| South Carolina | $87,670 | $82,360 | 49,750 | 8 | $100,700 | $82,270 |
| West Virginia | $86,970 | $80,130 | 23,430 | 7 | $90,340 | $77,910 |
| Kentucky | $86,140 | $81,040 | 50,300 | 5 | $90,190 | $83,380 |
| Missouri | $85,900 | $81,780 | 76,310 | 8 | $92,700 | $76,820 |
| Tennessee | $85,390 | $81,500 | 72,200 | 10 | $92,350 | $71,990 |
| Oklahoma | $85,060 | $82,920 | 38,270 | 4 | $87,380 | $76,570 |
| Louisiana | $84,190 | $80,230 | 48,970 | 10 | $89,570 | $75,670 |
| North Dakota | $83,600 | $80,730 | 11,340 | 4 | $84,740 | $79,490 |
| Kansas | $82,360 | $79,320 | 33,800 | 4 | $88,670 | $77,800 |
| Arkansas | $81,520 | $78,940 | 29,400 | 5 | $85,890 | $77,970 |
| Iowa | $80,540 | $78,630 | 34,420 | 8 | $85,670 | $75,840 |
| Mississippi | $78,950 | $77,090 | 29,060 | 3 | $84,430 | $74,300 |
| South Dakota | $77,140 | $78,060 | 14,710 | 2 | $84,070 | $74,700 |
| Alabama | $77,020 | $77,080 | 54,340 | 12 | $86,590 | $70,530 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,190 | $39,880 | 21,270 | 6 | $47,790 | $39,630 |
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Registered Nurses salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $194,950 | $216,740 | $93.73 | 22,930 |
| Vallejo, CA | $182,820 | $203,290 | $87.89 | 4,120 |
| San Francisco, CA | $176,900 | $186,610 | $85.05 | 41,750 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,000 | $174,550 | $81.73 | 3,720 |
| Sacramento, CA | $164,200 | $171,460 | $78.94 | 23,590 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $159,830 | $170,960 | $76.84 | 1,750 |
| Yuba City, CA | $150,970 | $149,320 | $72.58 | 1,080 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $147,410 | $138,820 | $70.87 | 2,180 |
| Stockton, CA | $145,400 | $134,580 | $69.91 | 5,460 |
| San Diego, CA | $145,060 | $139,520 | $69.74 | 28,680 |
| Modesto, CA | $143,670 | $132,590 | $69.07 | 4,850 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $140,370 | $135,560 | $67.48 | 109,360 |
| Salinas, CA | $138,810 | $134,910 | $66.73 | 3,180 |
| Riverside, CA | $136,670 | $133,940 | $65.71 | 35,290 |
| Chico, CA | $134,900 | $127,360 | $64.86 | 2,170 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $134,680 | $137,360 | $64.75 | 3,280 |
| Oxnard, CA | $133,710 | $131,160 | $64.28 | 5,710 |
| Redding, CA | $133,700 | $134,350 | $64.28 | 1,720 |
| Merced, CA | $129,700 | $131,620 | $62.35 | 1,050 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $128,200 | $128,810 | $61.63 | 5,620 |
| Hanford, CA | $127,640 | $128,160 | $61.37 | 710 |
| Kahului, HI | $127,320 | $144,350 | $61.21 | 1,270 |
| Fresno, CA | $126,880 | $125,420 | $61.00 | 11,030 |
| Bend, OR | $126,700 | $135,010 | $60.91 | 2,500 |
| Seattle, WA | $126,390 | $128,260 | $60.76 | 39,900 |
| Salem, OR | $125,750 | $131,750 | $60.46 | 4,010 |
| Portland, OR | $125,230 | $130,310 | $60.21 | 24,220 |
| Honolulu, HI | $124,740 | $139,260 | $59.97 | 9,680 |
| Visalia, CA | $124,110 | $125,180 | $59.67 | 2,990 |
| Boston, MA | $121,820 | $106,180 | $58.57 | 64,240 |
| Medford, OR | $120,520 | $127,030 | $57.94 | 2,370 |
| New York, NY | $119,600 | $119,720 | $57.50 | 197,740 |
| Eugene, OR | $117,700 | $113,720 | $56.59 | 3,590 |
| Albany, OR | $117,590 | $111,920 | $56.54 | 580 |
| Olympia, WA | $117,110 | $125,020 | $56.30 | 2,250 |
| Anchorage, AK | $116,660 | $115,290 | $56.09 | 4,990 |
| Bremerton, WA | $116,580 | $107,220 | $56.05 | 1,410 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $114,640 | $106,710 | $55.12 | 540 |
| Kennewick, WA | $114,560 | $106,410 | $55.08 | 2,560 |
| Worcester, MA | $113,910 | $100,240 | $54.76 | 10,070 |
| El Centro, CA | $113,380 | $103,450 | $54.51 | 950 |
| Spokane, WA | $113,280 | $111,750 | $54.46 | 6,850 |
| Barnstable, MA | $112,730 | $103,380 | $54.20 | 1,860 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $112,440 | $116,970 | $54.06 | 810 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $112,290 | $112,280 | $53.99 | 1,330 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $111,740 | $105,660 | $53.72 | 8,370 |
| Yakima, WA | $111,730 | $102,950 | $53.71 | 1,610 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $111,200 | $106,730 | $53.46 | 1,190 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $109,000 | $103,450 | $52.40 | 10,980 |
| New Haven, CT | $108,670 | $104,490 | $52.24 | 10,050 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $108,420 | $104,980 | $52.12 | 1,510 |
| Rochester, MN | $106,510 | $101,660 | $51.21 | 6,390 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $106,480 | $103,040 | $51.19 | 43,600 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $106,360 | $103,940 | $51.13 | 20,410 |
| Boulder, CO | $105,650 | $103,290 | $50.79 | 3,140 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $105,010 | $104,950 | $50.48 | 1,230 |
| Reno, NV | $104,870 | $107,520 | $50.42 | 4,850 |
| Washington, DC | $104,590 | $102,710 | $50.28 | 46,830 |
| Kingston, NY | $104,300 | $101,030 | $50.15 | 1,000 |
| Trenton, NJ | $103,700 | $99,990 | $49.86 | 5,180 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $103,680 | $100,790 | $49.85 | 1,090 |
| Waterbury, CT | $103,200 | $101,690 | $49.61 | 3,050 |
| Hartford, CT | $103,080 | $101,470 | $49.56 | 13,850 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $102,250 | $102,890 | $49.16 | 5,760 |
| Providence, RI | $102,040 | $99,880 | $49.06 | 15,180 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $101,980 | $105,290 | $49.03 | 2,910 |
| Vineland, NJ | $101,600 | $103,380 | $48.85 | 1,590 |
| Amherst, MA | $101,570 | $101,270 | $48.83 | 1,150 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $101,400 | $101,180 | $48.75 | 73,790 |
| Ithaca, NY | $101,390 | $100,320 | $48.75 | 940 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $101,090 | $100,830 | $48.60 | 53,700 |
| Denver, CO | $100,920 | $101,130 | $48.52 | 30,380 |
| Dallas, TX | $100,820 | $101,420 | $48.47 | 76,680 |
| Florence, SC | $100,700 | $81,170 | $48.41 | 3,120 |
| Mankato, MN | $100,560 | $103,400 | $48.35 | 1,570 |
| Madison, WI | $100,430 | $101,190 | $48.29 | 10,650 |
| Houston, TX | $100,290 | $99,830 | $48.21 | 65,910 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $100,040 | $99,320 | $48.10 | 3,400 |
| Carson City, NV | $99,960 | $101,370 | $48.06 | 820 |
| Burlington, VT | $99,840 | $98,330 | $48.00 | 3,150 |
| Atlanta, GA | $99,760 | $100,490 | $47.96 | 56,460 |
| Helena, MT | $99,570 | $98,690 | $47.87 | 990 |
| Norwich, CT | $99,550 | $101,330 | $47.86 | 2,460 |
| Binghamton, NY | $99,450 | $101,720 | $47.81 | 2,570 |
| Lebanon, PA | $99,410 | $96,270 | $47.79 | 1,300 |
| South Bend, IN | $99,320 | $93,540 | $47.75 | 3,370 |
| Baltimore, MD | $99,100 | $99,550 | $47.64 | 30,930 |
| Springfield, MA | $98,850 | $98,410 | $47.52 | 5,830 |
| Bozeman, MT | $98,730 | $99,310 | $47.47 | 1,070 |
| Buffalo, NY | $98,560 | $99,060 | $47.39 | 13,830 |
| Albany, NY | $98,530 | $99,970 | $47.37 | 10,230 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $98,460 | $95,990 | $47.34 | 2,130 |
| Chicago, IL | $97,930 | $100,490 | $47.08 | 100,240 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $97,920 | $94,540 | $47.08 | 1,130 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $97,840 | $100,780 | $47.04 | 1,570 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $97,780 | $99,320 | $47.01 | 3,040 |
| Austin, TX | $97,610 | $97,890 | $46.93 | 18,920 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $97,420 | $97,600 | $46.84 | n/a |
| Battle Creek, MI | $97,210 | $97,520 | $46.74 | 1,480 |
| Manchester, NH | $96,880 | $98,600 | $46.58 | 5,210 |
| Reading, PA | $96,790 | $98,470 | $46.53 | 3,430 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $96,770 | $96,040 | $46.52 | 10,290 |
| Naples, FL | $96,750 | $93,330 | $46.51 | 3,110 |
| Duluth, MN | $96,640 | $96,940 | $46.46 | 4,410 |
| Allentown, PA | $96,590 | $101,440 | $46.44 | 10,860 |
| Killeen, TX | $96,440 | $93,440 | $46.36 | 5,340 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $96,320 | $96,140 | $46.31 | 6,800 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $96,210 | $98,910 | $46.26 | 2,060 |
| Watertown, NY | $96,070 | $96,070 | $46.19 | 900 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $96,050 | $97,360 | $46.18 | 22,400 |
| Boise, ID | $95,990 | $97,880 | $46.15 | 8,550 |
| Dover, DE | $95,830 | $91,620 | $46.07 | 1,700 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $95,810 | $104,000 | $46.06 | 1,030 |
| Tucson, AZ | $95,800 | $94,110 | $46.06 | 10,120 |
| Winchester, VA | $95,540 | $95,650 | $45.94 | 1,630 |
| Detroit, MI | $95,460 | $97,280 | $45.90 | 44,310 |
| La Crosse, WI | $95,460 | $98,370 | $45.89 | 2,920 |
| Saginaw, MI | $95,440 | $95,160 | $45.89 | 2,570 |
| Flint, MI | $94,990 | $97,780 | $45.67 | 3,910 |
| Miami, FL | $94,990 | $91,380 | $45.67 | 61,670 |
| Pueblo, CO | $94,340 | $95,720 | $45.36 | 2,040 |
| Elkhart, IN | $94,110 | $88,100 | $45.25 | 1,650 |
| San Antonio, TX | $93,760 | $94,370 | $45.08 | 23,660 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $93,750 | $85,270 | $45.07 | 1,030 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $93,660 | $96,770 | $45.03 | 9,210 |
| Greeley, CO | $93,490 | $96,300 | $44.95 | 1,390 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $93,450 | $85,890 | $44.93 | 14,070 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $93,420 | $94,780 | $44.92 | 930 |
| Racine, WI | $93,370 | $89,090 | $44.89 | 1,510 |
| York, PA | $93,310 | $96,210 | $44.86 | 3,680 |
| Charlotte, NC | $93,240 | $90,620 | $44.83 | 27,010 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $93,210 | $87,340 | $44.81 | 2,050 |
| Portland, ME | $93,200 | $88,470 | $44.81 | 6,970 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $93,180 | $93,410 | $44.80 | 2,420 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $93,170 | $92,770 | $44.80 | 2,240 |
| Waco, TX | $93,150 | $92,890 | $44.78 | 2,570 |
| Lewiston, ID | $93,040 | $87,650 | $44.73 | 730 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $93,000 | $84,240 | $44.71 | 1,130 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $92,820 | $93,890 | $44.63 | 960 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $92,700 | $85,010 | $44.57 | 1,910 |
| Tampa, FL | $92,690 | $85,470 | $44.56 | 38,720 |
| Burlington, NC | $92,600 | $84,180 | $44.52 | 1,080 |
| Lancaster, PA | $92,380 | $89,620 | $44.41 | 5,640 |
| Nashville, TN | $92,350 | $84,040 | $44.40 | 25,100 |
| Rochester, NY | $92,250 | $86,570 | $44.35 | 12,340 |
| Greenville, NC | $92,160 | $81,670 | $44.31 | 3,770 |
| Yuma, AZ | $92,130 | $94,320 | $44.29 | 1,640 |
| Utica, NY | $92,110 | $94,300 | $44.28 | 2,600 |
| Rome, GA | $92,030 | $83,880 | $44.25 | 1,740 |
| Richmond, VA | $92,010 | $93,580 | $44.24 | 15,700 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $91,990 | $83,060 | $44.23 | 3,430 |
| Raleigh, NC | $91,890 | $84,830 | $44.18 | 12,780 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $91,830 | $82,860 | $44.15 | 8,700 |
| Charleston, SC | $91,710 | $92,800 | $44.09 | 9,760 |
| Cleveland, OH | $91,580 | $83,940 | $44.03 | 28,240 |
| Kankakee, IL | $91,550 | $86,220 | $44.02 | 1,390 |
| Augusta, GA | $91,530 | $87,760 | $44.00 | 6,880 |
| Lewiston, ME | $91,470 | $85,870 | $43.98 | 1,280 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $91,430 | $86,120 | $43.96 | 10,180 |
| Salisbury, MD | $91,370 | $94,880 | $43.93 | 1,620 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $91,270 | $93,990 | $43.88 | 1,290 |
| Janesville, WI | $91,200 | $93,030 | $43.84 | 1,680 |
| Green Bay, WI | $91,140 | $84,700 | $43.82 | 4,680 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $91,100 | $88,200 | $43.80 | 3,300 |
| Billings, MT | $91,070 | $82,300 | $43.79 | 2,550 |
| Champaign, IL | $90,970 | $90,230 | $43.74 | 3,520 |
| Amarillo, TX | $90,910 | $86,850 | $43.71 | 3,030 |
| Omaha, NE | $90,860 | $84,600 | $43.68 | 13,200 |
| Williamsport, PA | $90,600 | $94,300 | $43.56 | 1,230 |
| Evansville, IN | $90,520 | $83,820 | $43.52 | 3,890 |
| Appleton, WI | $90,490 | $86,680 | $43.50 | 2,310 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $90,470 | $82,090 | $43.49 | 5,310 |
| Greensboro, NC | $90,430 | $82,860 | $43.48 | 6,240 |
| Traverse City, MI | $90,400 | $83,690 | $43.46 | 2,020 |
| Charleston, WV | $90,340 | $80,230 | $43.43 | 4,320 |
| Midland, MI | $90,330 | $86,360 | $43.43 | 1,380 |
| Bangor, ME | $90,270 | $93,940 | $43.40 | 2,190 |
| Lansing, MI | $90,220 | $84,320 | $43.38 | 4,120 |
| Louisville, KY | $90,190 | $84,850 | $43.36 | 18,180 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $90,030 | $85,380 | $43.29 | 560 |
| Staunton, VA | $89,960 | $92,390 | $43.25 | 1,500 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $89,940 | $83,650 | $43.24 | 28,520 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $89,910 | $83,920 | $43.23 | 13,740 |
| Kenosha, WI | $89,880 | $83,110 | $43.21 | 1,730 |
| Syracuse, NY | $89,850 | $86,960 | $43.20 | 8,180 |
| Missoula, MT | $89,780 | $82,160 | $43.16 | 1,570 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $89,660 | $82,680 | $43.10 | 890 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $89,630 | $84,230 | $43.09 | 25,800 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $89,570 | $90,690 | $43.06 | 2,460 |
| Macon, GA | $89,490 | $85,070 | $43.03 | 3,100 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $89,350 | $89,450 | $42.96 | 16,870 |
| Wausau, WI | $89,340 | $89,190 | $42.95 | 1,830 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $89,310 | $83,520 | $42.94 | 18,940 |
| Deltona, FL | $89,210 | $84,180 | $42.89 | 6,600 |
| Springfield, IL | $89,200 | $84,220 | $42.88 | 4,110 |
| Orlando, FL | $89,170 | $83,550 | $42.87 | 30,150 |
| Asheville, NC | $89,130 | $81,590 | $42.85 | 4,680 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $88,880 | $88,260 | $42.73 | 480 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $88,880 | $82,370 | $42.73 | 29,360 |
| Brunswick, GA | $88,860 | $82,630 | $42.72 | 1,010 |
| Shreveport, LA | $88,850 | $80,080 | $42.72 | 6,390 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $88,800 | $82,740 | $42.69 | 950 |
| Columbus, OH | $88,780 | $83,900 | $42.68 | 30,510 |
| Roanoke, VA | $88,750 | $80,090 | $42.67 | 4,670 |
| Dayton, OH | $88,720 | $82,510 | $42.65 | 11,640 |
| Topeka, KS | $88,670 | $81,820 | $42.63 | 3,190 |
| Provo, UT | $88,580 | $81,780 | $42.59 | 4,770 |
| Michigan City, IN | $88,470 | $82,300 | $42.53 | 790 |
| El Paso, TX | $88,420 | $86,100 | $42.51 | 7,320 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $88,350 | $83,310 | $42.48 | 1,280 |
| St. Louis, MO | $88,310 | $83,180 | $42.46 | 35,200 |
| Lafayette, IN | $88,270 | $80,790 | $42.44 | 2,080 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $88,250 | $84,750 | $42.43 | 870 |
| St. George, UT | $88,230 | $86,380 | $42.42 | 1,910 |
| Athens, GA | $88,160 | $82,200 | $42.39 | 2,400 |
| Farmington, NM | $88,150 | $83,070 | $42.38 | 840 |
| College Station, TX | $88,090 | $83,090 | $42.35 | 2,950 |
| Columbia, SC | $88,030 | $81,920 | $42.32 | 9,400 |
| Gainesville, FL | $88,020 | $81,870 | $42.32 | 7,470 |
| Huntington, WV | $87,960 | $81,010 | $42.29 | 5,580 |
| Morgantown, WV | $87,930 | $80,130 | $42.27 | 4,510 |
| Ogden, UT | $87,930 | $81,840 | $42.27 | 3,890 |
| Wilmington, NC | $87,900 | $80,970 | $42.26 | 5,040 |
| Savannah, GA | $87,860 | $86,760 | $42.24 | 4,200 |
| Odessa, TX | $87,820 | $81,370 | $42.22 | 1,140 |
| Kansas City, MO | $87,740 | $83,040 | $42.18 | 29,650 |
| Logan, UT | $87,670 | $86,120 | $42.15 | 830 |
| Lubbock, TX | $87,660 | $81,480 | $42.14 | 5,070 |
| Sebastian, FL | $87,660 | $81,300 | $42.15 | 1,880 |
| Kokomo, IN | $87,650 | $83,370 | $42.14 | 740 |
| Sebring, FL | $87,570 | $85,690 | $42.10 | 930 |
| Scranton, PA | $87,560 | $82,650 | $42.10 | 5,400 |
| Rockford, IL | $87,550 | $80,930 | $42.09 | 4,620 |
| Decatur, IL | $87,530 | $87,170 | $42.08 | 790 |
| State College, PA | $87,480 | $81,480 | $42.06 | 1,310 |
| Tulsa, OK | $87,380 | $84,790 | $42.01 | 10,880 |
| Memphis, TN | $87,370 | $81,500 | $42.01 | 13,760 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $87,300 | $80,900 | $41.97 | 5,440 |
| Sarasota, FL | $87,060 | $86,130 | $41.85 | 8,380 |
| Erie, PA | $87,030 | $80,000 | $41.84 | 3,060 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $86,970 | $84,110 | $41.81 | 1,540 |
| Sherman, TX | $86,850 | $83,700 | $41.76 | 1,580 |
| Lincoln, NE | $86,730 | $87,530 | $41.70 | 4,200 |
| Midland, TX | $86,630 | $82,120 | $41.65 | 1,210 |
| New Orleans, LA | $86,630 | $81,850 | $41.65 | 11,530 |
| Altoona, PA | $86,610 | $82,410 | $41.64 | 1,390 |
| Victoria, TX | $86,610 | $83,680 | $41.64 | 1,080 |
| Toledo, OH | $86,600 | $81,050 | $41.63 | 7,890 |
| Montgomery, AL | $86,590 | $79,570 | $41.63 | 3,990 |
| Peoria, IL | $86,570 | $81,010 | $41.62 | 5,460 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $86,510 | $83,280 | $41.59 | 1,470 |
| Monroe, MI | $86,180 | $82,170 | $41.43 | 630 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $86,170 | $82,300 | $41.43 | 1,180 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | $86,160 | $82,640 | $41.42 | 1,470 |
| Brownsville, TX | $86,110 | $81,090 | $41.40 | 2,930 |
| Bloomington, IN | $86,080 | $80,370 | $41.39 | 1,630 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $86,080 | $82,920 | $41.39 | 16,530 |
| Akron, OH | $86,060 | $80,770 | $41.38 | 8,040 |
| Lexington, KY | $86,050 | $79,040 | $41.37 | 8,070 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $86,030 | $79,630 | $41.36 | 6,450 |
| Casper, WY | $86,000 | $83,760 | $41.35 | 870 |
| Beaumont, TX | $85,900 | $81,180 | $41.30 | 3,100 |
| Little Rock, AR | $85,890 | $81,070 | $41.30 | 11,550 |
| Iowa City, IA | $85,670 | $85,940 | $41.19 | 4,090 |
| Johnstown, PA | $85,640 | $84,390 | $41.18 | 1,190 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $85,400 | $80,450 | $41.06 | 2,200 |
| Mansfield, OH | $85,330 | $81,300 | $41.03 | 1,160 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $85,220 | $79,770 | $40.97 | 6,460 |
| Abilene, TX | $85,170 | $80,240 | $40.95 | 1,680 |
| Albany, GA | $85,130 | $80,390 | $40.93 | n/a |
| Columbia, MO | $85,120 | $84,330 | $40.92 | 3,680 |
| Canton, OH | $85,060 | $79,610 | $40.90 | 3,830 |
| Dalton, GA | $85,060 | $83,290 | $40.89 | 1,000 |
| Elmira, NY | $85,040 | $82,820 | $40.88 | 730 |
| Greenville, SC | $85,030 | $81,400 | $40.88 | 9,730 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $85,000 | $81,520 | $40.86 | 1,510 |
| Auburn, AL | $84,890 | $78,040 | $40.81 | 1,430 |
| Longview, TX | $84,880 | $80,330 | $40.81 | 2,480 |
| Fargo, ND | $84,740 | $82,120 | $40.74 | 4,790 |
| Bloomington, IL | $84,690 | $79,970 | $40.72 | 1,990 |
| Lafayette, LA | $84,630 | $81,960 | $40.69 | 4,930 |
| Grand Island, NE | $84,600 | $82,590 | $40.67 | 830 |
| Hickory, NC | $84,510 | $80,060 | $40.63 | 3,020 |
| Sumter, SC | $84,470 | $86,260 | $40.61 | 670 |
| Gulfport, MS | $84,430 | $78,960 | $40.59 | 3,740 |
| Wheeling, WV | $84,420 | $78,280 | $40.59 | 1,680 |
| Johnson City, TN | $84,350 | $77,660 | $40.56 | 2,740 |
| Lawton, OK | $84,340 | $80,570 | $40.55 | 990 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $84,150 | $78,980 | $40.46 | 1,090 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $84,090 | $81,230 | $40.43 | 1,330 |
| Rapid City, SD | $84,070 | $79,380 | $40.42 | 2,480 |
| Paducah, KY | $84,050 | $79,920 | $40.41 | 1,720 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $84,020 | $82,360 | $40.39 | 4,440 |
| San Angelo, TX | $84,000 | $80,080 | $40.39 | 1,710 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $84,000 | $81,130 | $40.39 | 8,290 |
| Crestview, FL | $83,970 | $81,260 | $40.37 | 1,900 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $83,920 | $82,690 | $40.35 | 4,800 |
| Beckley, WV | $83,910 | $78,680 | $40.34 | 1,320 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $83,840 | $78,080 | $40.31 | 890 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $83,840 | $80,410 | $40.31 | 1,430 |
| Lawrence, KS | $83,840 | $78,020 | $40.31 | 700 |
| Lakeland, FL | $83,680 | $84,030 | $40.23 | 6,140 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $83,650 | $79,120 | $40.22 | 1,870 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $83,440 | $78,590 | $40.12 | 1,160 |
| Muncie, IN | $83,430 | $79,500 | $40.11 | 1,220 |
| Jackson, MS | $83,390 | $82,630 | $40.09 | 8,700 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $83,380 | $77,930 | $40.09 | 870 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $83,370 | $81,550 | $40.08 | 1,600 |
| Alexandria, LA | $83,360 | $81,680 | $40.08 | 2,170 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $83,300 | $77,910 | $40.05 | 4,870 |
| Hinesville, GA | $83,270 | $82,490 | $40.03 | 270 |
| Lima, OH | $82,900 | $81,440 | $39.86 | 1,630 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $82,860 | $80,640 | $39.84 | 3,150 |
| Wildwood, FL | $82,800 | $77,110 | $39.81 | 960 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $82,760 | $79,000 | $39.79 | 910 |
| Great Falls, MT | $82,670 | $78,290 | $39.75 | 880 |
| Pocatello, ID | $82,640 | $78,780 | $39.73 | 830 |
| Clarksville, TN | $82,520 | $79,450 | $39.67 | 1,670 |
| Pensacola, FL | $82,280 | $77,890 | $39.56 | 5,070 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $82,270 | $81,400 | $39.56 | 1,410 |
| Sandusky, OH | $82,160 | $81,310 | $39.50 | 940 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $82,140 | $79,070 | $39.49 | 1,280 |
| Laredo, TX | $82,130 | $77,050 | $39.49 | 1,760 |
| Columbus, GA | $82,120 | $82,500 | $39.48 | 2,790 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $82,040 | $77,240 | $39.44 | 1,490 |
| Slidell, LA | $82,040 | $81,160 | $39.44 | 3,190 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $81,950 | $78,940 | $39.40 | 1,990 |
| Hammond, LA | $81,910 | $76,200 | $39.38 | 1,260 |
| Des Moines, IA | $81,710 | $78,630 | $39.29 | 8,130 |
| Bismarck, ND | $81,640 | $81,120 | $39.25 | 2,400 |
| Columbus, IN | $81,150 | $77,030 | $39.02 | 640 |
| Tyler, TX | $81,080 | $80,340 | $38.98 | 4,430 |
| Springfield, MO | $81,080 | $79,370 | $38.98 | 6,820 |
| Springfield, OH | $80,970 | $80,060 | $38.93 | 1,060 |
| McAllen, TX | $80,960 | $80,540 | $38.92 | 5,400 |
| Ocala, FL | $80,750 | $79,230 | $38.82 | 3,040 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $80,570 | $79,430 | $38.73 | 3,400 |
| Kingsport, TN | $80,250 | $76,730 | $38.58 | 2,660 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $80,160 | $78,370 | $38.54 | 2,880 |
| Youngstown, OH | $80,010 | $78,680 | $38.47 | 4,090 |
| Minot, ND | $79,490 | $80,490 | $38.22 | 620 |
| Panama City, FL | $79,170 | $75,310 | $38.06 | 1,610 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $79,150 | $73,660 | $38.05 | 340 |
| Texarkana, TX | $79,130 | $80,610 | $38.04 | 1,760 |
| Dubuque, IA | $79,120 | $76,790 | $38.04 | 1,280 |
| Manhattan, KS | $79,100 | $78,960 | $38.03 | 810 |
| Birmingham, AL | $78,940 | $78,680 | $37.95 | 17,850 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $78,840 | $75,250 | $37.90 | 2,590 |
| Davenport, IA | $78,800 | $77,150 | $37.88 | 3,520 |
| Mobile, AL | $78,800 | $79,490 | $37.89 | 5,260 |
| Monroe, LA | $78,600 | $78,270 | $37.79 | 2,340 |
| Knoxville, TN | $78,410 | $77,240 | $37.70 | 9,500 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $77,970 | $79,870 | $37.49 | 2,180 |
| Valdosta, GA | $77,970 | $74,360 | $37.48 | 1,110 |
| Weirton, WV | $77,910 | $77,400 | $37.46 | 1,190 |
| Wichita, KS | $77,800 | $76,540 | $37.40 | 7,460 |
| Ames, IA | $76,910 | $77,160 | $36.97 | 1,070 |
| Joplin, MO | $76,820 | $74,930 | $36.93 | 2,670 |
| Enid, OK | $76,570 | $78,060 | $36.81 | 810 |
| Waterloo, IA | $76,500 | $76,920 | $36.78 | 1,890 |
| Daphne, AL | $76,440 | $79,450 | $36.75 | 1,770 |
| Jackson, TN | $76,220 | $75,610 | $36.65 | 1,930 |
| Sioux City, IA | $75,840 | $75,840 | $36.46 | 1,600 |
| Morristown, TN | $75,800 | $75,680 | $36.44 | 710 |
| Houma, LA | $75,670 | $75,740 | $36.38 | 1,460 |
| Huntsville, AL | $75,210 | $77,090 | $36.16 | 6,800 |
| Gadsden, AL | $75,180 | $77,810 | $36.14 | 1,210 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $74,700 | $75,350 | $35.92 | 7,680 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $74,300 | $76,270 | $35.72 | 2,190 |
| Anniston, AL | $73,080 | $72,730 | $35.13 | 990 |
| Cleveland, TN | $71,990 | $72,800 | $34.61 | 630 |
| Florence, AL | $71,440 | $66,360 | $34.34 | 1,320 |
| Dothan, AL | $70,540 | $67,430 | $33.91 | 1,940 |
| Decatur, AL | $70,530 | $68,320 | $33.91 | 960 |
| San Juan, PR | $47,790 | $41,980 | $22.98 | 14,940 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $44,700 | $39,280 | $21.49 | 2,070 |
| Ponce, PR | $42,040 | $38,570 | $20.21 | 1,980 |
| Guayama, PR | $41,180 | $38,800 | $19.80 | 350 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $39,880 | $38,000 | $19.17 | 600 |
| Arecibo, PR | $39,630 | $37,460 | $19.05 | 870 |
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Registered Nurses salary: questions
Where do registered nurses make the most money?
In San Jose, CA, with an average of $194,950 a year, among the 380 metro areas we cover.
What is the average registered nurses salary in the U.S.?
$101,420 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $97,550, so half of registered nurses earn more than that and half less.
What salary should registered nurses ask for?
Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of registered nurses nationwide earn between $80,330 (25th percentile) and $112,350 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.
Which state pays registered nurses the most?
California, with a statewide average of $150,280 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).
Where is registered nurses pay the lowest?
Arecibo, PR, at $39,630 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1141.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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