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Registered Nurses Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Registered Nursess in the United States earn a median salary of $93,600/year ($45/hr). Salaries range from $66,030 to $135,320 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$66K
10th percentile
$79K
25th percentile
$94K
Median
$108K
75th percentile
$135K
90th percentile

Registered Nurses salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
California$140K$67.47/hr326,720
Hawaii$136K$65.54/hr13,100
Oregon$124K$59.61/hr39,900
Washington$112K$53.93/hr64,690
Alaska$111K$53.22/hr7,040
New York$106K$50.77/hr204,120
District of Columbia$105K$50.27/hr9,790
New Jersey$103K$49.39/hr95,150
Nevada$102K$49.03/hr27,570
Massachusetts$102K$49.03/hr90,190
Connecticut$102K$48.84/hr39,020
Minnesota$101K$48.5/hr64,740
Rhode Island$100K$48.06/hr10,760
Arizona$97K$46.58/hr64,430
Maryland$97K$46.55/hr48,980
New Hampshire$97K$46.55/hr16,580
Delaware$93K$44.53/hr13,260
Texas$90K$43.27/hr261,050
Virginia$89K$42.7/hr77,420
New Mexico$88K$42.43/hr17,510
Pennsylvania$88K$42.12/hr146,840
Georgia$87K$41.61/hr97,410
Illinois$86K$41.54/hr139,900
Idaho$86K$41.39/hr14,540
Wisconsin$86K$41.38/hr64,960
Michigan$86K$41.19/hr104,210
Vermont$85K$40.94/hr7,240
Maine$83K$39.84/hr16,280
Florida$83K$39.83/hr218,100
Utah$82K$39.55/hr25,780
North Carolina$82K$39.36/hr108,510
Wyoming$82K$39.32/hr5,180
Montana$82K$39.21/hr10,540
Ohio$81K$39.06/hr138,360
Oklahoma$81K$39.02/hr32,870
Nebraska$81K$38.95/hr24,180
Indiana$81K$38.82/hr68,950
West Virginia$80K$38.46/hr21,740
Kentucky$80K$38.42/hr48,170
South Carolina$80K$38.41/hr50,300
Missouri$80K$38.35/hr74,270
Tennessee$79K$38/hr67,990
Louisiana$79K$37.92/hr46,790
North Dakota$78K$37.62/hr11,000
Kansas$78K$37.53/hr32,640
Arkansas$77K$37.08/hr28,320
Iowa$77K$37/hr33,480
Mississippi$74K$35.8/hr29,400
Alabama$71K$34.16/hr53,340
South Dakota$70K$33.42/hr14,500

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Virgin Islands$74K470
Puerto Rico$38K22,430
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