What are the main factors that influence a Diabetes Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Diabetes Nurse's salary?

A Diabetes Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,036 for beginners, reaching about $60,915 at mid-level, and approach $65,219 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Diabetes Nurse?

Diabetes Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Diabetes Nurse roles are District of Columbia $66,965, California $66,711, Massachusetts $65,822. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Diabetes Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Diabetes Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Diabetes Care Specialist: $85,140; Rn Diabetes Educator: $83,216; Diabetes Patient Educator: $82,013; Diabetes Education Coordinator: $82,000; Clinical RN Educator - Diabetes: $82,000.

How do different companies affect a Diabetes Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Diabetes Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Diabetes Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Diabetes Nurse make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Diabetes Nurse in the United States is $60,482 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Diabetes Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,771
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,075 to $70,055
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,601

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Diabetes Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,055	$5,838	$1,347	$34
Average	$60,482	$5,040	$1,163	$29
25th Percentile	$50,075	$4,173	$963	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Diabetes Nurse Salaries

A Diabetes Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Diabetes Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Diabetes Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,036
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,470
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,915
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,650
Expert (over 8 years): $65,219

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Diabetes Nurse	$59,036
Intermediate Level Diabetes Nurse	$59,470
Senior Level Diabetes Nurse	$60,915
Specialist Level Diabetes Nurse	$62,650
Expert Level Diabetes Nurse	$65,219

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How Do Diabetes Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Diabetes Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,965.
California: $66,711.
Massachusetts: $65,822.

District of Columbia $66,965 California $66,711 Massachusetts $65,822 Washington $65,580 New Jersey $65,556 Alaska $65,472 Connecticut $64,637 New York $64,298

Hawaii $63,216 Rhode Island $62,708 Maryland $62,363 Minnesota $61,891 Colorado $61,710 Illinois $61,649 Oregon $61,419 Delaware $61,250

New Hampshire $61,143 Virginia $60,905 Pennsylvania $60,210 Nevada $59,859 North Dakota $59,744 Michigan $59,562 Wisconsin $59,496 Vermont $59,363

Texas $58,994 Maine $58,970 Arizona $58,933 Ohio $58,891 Georgia $58,335 Indiana $58,056 Wyoming $58,002 Utah $57,917

Iowa $57,881 Kansas $57,591 Louisiana $57,506 North Carolina $57,476 Missouri $57,464 Florida $57,228 Montana $57,101 Nebraska $56,980

Kentucky $56,913 South Carolina $56,671 Tennessee $56,520 Idaho $56,460 New Mexico $56,018 Oklahoma $55,921 Alabama $55,565 South Dakota $54,966

Arkansas $54,639 West Virginia $54,464 Mississippi $53,938

Top Paying Cities for Diabetes Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $76,286
San Francisco: $75,536
Oakland: $73,860

San Jose, CA $76,286

San Francisco, CA $75,536

Oakland, CA $73,860

New York, NY $70,092

Queens Village, NY $69,639

Paramus, NJ $69,155

Passaic, NJ $69,094

Bergenfield, NJ $69,034

Stamford, CT $68,943

Huntington, NY $68,883

Newark, NJ $68,490

Bridgeport, CT $68,369

New Brunswick, NJ $68,169

Vallejo, CA $68,042

Middlesex, NJ $68,006

Somerset, NJ $67,951

Petaluma, CA $67,812

Santa Cruz, CA $67,576

Boston, MA $67,455

Monterey, CA $67,153

Fairbanks, AK $67,111

Los Angeles, CA $66,996

Washington, DC $66,965

Seattle, WA $66,857

Santa Rosa, CA $66,844

Juneau, AK $66,669

Orange, CA $66,469

Anchorage, AK $66,361

Anaheim, CA $66,318

Santa Ana, CA $66,228

Nassau, NY $66,191

Long Beach, CA $66,167

Danbury, CT $66,149

Santa Maria, CA $65,943

Everett, WA $65,931

Bremerton, WA $65,635

Trenton, NJ $65,520

Sacramento, CA $65,496

San Diego, CA $65,466

Brockton, MA $65,441

Tacoma, WA $65,417

Santa Barbara, CA $65,332

Lowell, MA $65,091

New Suffolk, NY $65,066

Nashua, NH $64,994

Lompoc, CA $64,897

Ventura, CA $64,836

Stockton, CA $64,818

New Haven, CT $64,697

Atlantic City, NJ $64,540

Hartford, CT $64,407

Modesto, CA $64,377

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,244

New Britain, CT $64,214

Olympia, WA $64,129

Kennewick, WA $64,129

New London, CT $64,117

Norwich, CT $64,099

Lawrence, MA $64,068

Bakersfield, CA $63,899

Riverside, CA $63,814

New Bedford, MA $63,814

Richland, WA $63,754

Portsmouth, NH $63,705

Vineland, NJ $63,693

San Bernardino, CA $63,645

Boulder, CO $63,476

Worcester, MA $63,427

Portland, OR $63,373

Saint Paul, MN $63,300

Minneapolis, MN $63,300

Philadelphia, PA $63,216

Honolulu, HI $62,895

Springfield, MA $62,683

Providence, RI $62,677

Chicago, IL $62,502

Bellingham, WA $62,429

Baltimore, MD $62,363

Chico, CA $62,212

Wilmington, DE $62,109

Pittsfield, MA $62,048

Manchester, NH $61,933

Spokane, WA $61,667

Denver, CO $61,661

Albany, NY $61,377

Troy, NY $61,353

Schenectady, NY $61,226

Burlington, VT $61,093

Portland, ME $60,881

Salem, OR $60,833

Yakima, WA $60,820

Ann Arbor, MI $60,802

Rochester, MN $60,633

Fresno, CA $60,603

Reno, NV $60,603

Milwaukee, WI $60,548

Detroit, MI $60,488

Allentown, PA $60,470

Carson City, NV $60,464

Houston, TX $60,373

Colorado Springs, CO $60,367

Syracuse, NY $60,337

Eugene, OR $60,222

Bismarck, ND $60,149

Gary, IN $60,149

Galveston, TX $60,149

Springfield, OR $60,101

Medford, OR $59,956

Fort Collins, CO $59,931

Austin, TX $59,883

Mesa, AZ $59,756

Phoenix, AZ $59,744

Dallas, TX $59,726

Reading, PA $59,689

Saint Cloud, MN $59,665

Concord, NH $59,611

Madison, WI $59,587

Utica, NY $59,423

Raleigh, NC $59,375

Las Vegas, NV $59,369

Rochester, NY $59,327

Des Moines, IA $59,321

Atlanta, GA $59,224

Battle Creek, MI $59,206

Salt Lake City, UT $59,187

Lancaster, PA $59,097

Champaign, IL $59,085

Harrisburg, PA $59,012

Durham, NC $58,958

Kansas City, MO $58,952

Kansas City, KS $58,940

Fort Worth, TX $58,933

Boca Raton, FL $58,909

Cleveland, OH $58,903

Columbus, OH $58,891

Pittsburgh, PA $58,885

Richmond, VA $58,861

Indianapolis, IN $58,849

Cincinnati, OH $58,770

Petersburg, VA $58,679

Billings, MT $58,546

Lansing, MI $58,546

Huntsville, AL $58,546

Lebanon, PA $58,540

Dayton, OH $58,534

Pueblo, CO $58,534

Appleton, WI $58,516

Buffalo, NY $58,492

Racine, WI $58,462

Charlotte, NC $58,456

Saint Louis, MO $58,438

Springfield, IL $58,413

Elkhart, IN $58,401

York, PA $58,401

Gastonia, NC $58,395

Benton Harbor, MI $58,395

Beaumont, TX $58,359

Lorain, OH $58,347

Toledo, OH $58,323

Binghamton, NY $58,292

Rock Hill, SC $58,286

Rockford, IL $58,256

Fargo, ND $58,226

Elyria, OH $58,226

Flagstaff, AZ $58,183

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,147

Miami, FL $58,111

Duluth, MN $58,014

Bangor, ME $57,936

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,869

Louisville, KY $57,839

Grand Rapids, MI $57,827

Hialeah, FL $57,821

Casper, WY $57,736

Scranton, PA $57,663

New Orleans, LA $57,645

Virginia Beach, VA $57,639

Akron, OH $57,609

Peoria, IL $57,530

Sarasota, FL $57,518

Green Bay, WI $57,476

Baton Rouge, LA $57,446

Charleston, SC $57,434

Nashville, TN $57,415

Jamestown, NY $57,403

Davenport, IA $57,403

Tucson, AZ $57,373

Cheyenne, WY $57,355

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,337

Tampa, FL $57,325

Omaha, NE $57,313

Port Arthur, TX $57,288

Evansville, IN $57,288

Bradenton, FL $57,264

Santa Fe, NM $57,155

Orlando, FL $57,095

Clearwater, FL $57,028

Canton, OH $56,901

La Crosse, WI $56,901

Grand Forks, ND $56,883

Albuquerque, NM $56,865

Tulsa, OK $56,865

Newport News, VA $56,859

High Point, NC $56,841

Ogden, UT $56,817

Corpus Christi, TX $56,768

Laramie, WY $56,732

Norfolk, VA $56,732

Rock Island, IL $56,696

Saginaw, MI $56,684

Jacksonville, FL $56,677

Salisbury, NC $56,665

Memphis, TN $56,653

Moline, IL $56,623

Fort Myers, FL $56,605

Waterloo, IA $56,526

Spartanburg, SC $56,466

Lincoln, NE $56,436

Fort Wayne, IN $56,423

Birmingham, AL $56,357

Cedar Falls, IA $56,345

Provo, UT $56,339

Springfield, OH $56,333

San Antonio, TX $56,321

Greensboro, NC $56,296

South Bend, IN $56,290

Winston Salem, NC $56,284

Boise, ID $56,266

Savannah, GA $56,224

Muskegon, MI $56,115

Lima, OH $56,042

Lake Charles, LA $56,018

Anderson, IN $56,006

Lexington, KY $55,988

Augusta, GA $55,970

Greenville, SC $55,970

Wichita, KS $55,915

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,915

Columbia, SC $55,861

Bloomington, IN $55,710

Roanoke, VA $55,673

Asheville, NC $55,595

Knoxville, TN $55,492

Shreveport, LA $55,486

Wilmington, NC $55,407

Frankfort, KY $55,292

Oklahoma City, OK $55,250

Chillicothe, OH $55,226

Longview, TX $55,220

Topeka, KS $55,202

Mobile, AL $55,111

Terre Haute, IN $55,087

Erie, PA $55,081

Altoona, PA $55,051

Melbourne, FL $55,032

Amarillo, TX $55,008

Killeen, TX $54,990

Fayetteville, AR $54,942

Sioux Falls, SD $54,899

Chattanooga, TN $54,863

Idaho Falls, ID $54,857

Gainesville, FL $54,730

Portsmouth, OH $54,700

Little Rock, AR $54,688

Lynchburg, VA $54,688

Lafayette, LA $54,663

Youngstown, OH $54,663

Temple, TX $54,639

Daytona Beach, FL $54,627

Clarksville, TN $54,621

Pensacola, FL $54,615

Hopkinsville, KY $54,434

Charleston, WV $54,428

Florence, SC $54,397

Sioux City, IA $54,361

Macon, GA $54,186

Tallahassee, FL $54,180

Fayetteville, NC $54,168

Waco, TX $54,155

Wichita Falls, TX $54,155

Pine Bluff, AR $54,131

Vincennes, IN $54,016

Lubbock, TX $53,992

Great Falls, MT $53,956

Alamogordo, NM $53,950

Abilene, TX $53,901

Rapid City, SD $53,823

Monroe, LA $53,823

Albany, GA $53,786

Huntington, WV $53,780

Jackson, MS $53,774

Greenville, MS $53,768

Parkersburg, WV $53,708

Montgomery, AL $53,696

Johnstown, PA $53,684

Springfield, MO $53,635

Biloxi, MS $53,605

Sumter, SC $53,478

Columbus, GA $53,472

Twin Falls, ID $53,436

Pascagoula, MS $53,357

Kingsport, TN $53,200

Gulfport, MS $53,182

Alexandria, LA $52,982

Fort Smith, AR $52,831

El Paso, TX $52,668

Helena, MT $52,589

Las Cruces, NM $52,395

Harlingen, TX $52,226

Pocatello, ID $52,172

Florence, AL $52,153

Brownsville, TX $52,141

Dothan, AL $52,045

Mcallen, TX $52,014

Columbus, MS $51,567

Altus, OK $51,289

Lawton, OK $51,174

Pierre, SD $50,956

What Skills Can Increase a Diabetes Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.19% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Accounting (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.
Credit Card (Mentioned in 1.05% Job Postings): A credit card is a type of credit facility, provided by banks that allow customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved credit limit.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	5.19%
Accounting	1.67%
Credit Card	1.05%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Diabetes Nurse's salary.

Sustainability: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Cost Control: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Sustainability	$67,135	11%
Presentation	$64,716	7%
Cost Control	$64,111	6%
Front Office Operations	$63,506	5%
Office Management	$62,901	4%
Product Quality	$62,296	3%

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How Education impacts a Diabetes Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Diabetes Nurses enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Diabetes Nurse with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $60,265 and $70,483).

Diabetes Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Diabetes Nurse

No Diploma 22.0%

High School 22.0%

Associates 23.1%

Bachelors 50.5%

Masters 4.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	22.0%
High School	22.0%
Associates	23.1%
Bachelors	50.5%
Masters	4.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Diabetes Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Diabetes Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$50,075

Average $60,482/year

$70,055

$4,173

Average $5,040/month

$5,838

$963

Average $1,163/week

$1,347

$24

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,055	$5,838	$1,347	$34
Average	$60,482	$5,040	$1,163	$29
25th Percentile	$50,075	$4,173	$963	$24

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Salary Trends for Diabetes Nurse

Salaries for a Diabetes Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,251 in 2023 to around $53,118 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Diabetes Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$54,251

2024

$54,328

2025

$53,118

2026

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2023	$54,251
2024	$54,328
2025	$53,118
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