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

A Float Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,049 for beginners, reaching about $83,407 at mid-level, and approach $86,860 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Float Nurse?

Float Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Nurse roles are District of Columbia $90,366, California $90,023, Massachusetts $88,823. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Float Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Float Pharmacist: $153,571; Float Manager: $106,398; Float Pool Registered Nurse: $101,000; Float Nurse - RN: $100,907; Registered Nurse Float: $85,912.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Float Nurse Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Nurse in the United States is $81,617 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,711
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,783 to $88,471
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,472

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Float Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,471	$7,373	$1,701	$43
Average	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,783	$6,315	$1,457	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Float Nurse Salaries

A Float 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 Float Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Float 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): $81,049
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,407
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,629
Expert (over 8 years): $86,860

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Float Nurse	$81,049
Intermediate Level Float Nurse	$81,211
Senior Level Float Nurse	$83,407
Specialist Level Float Nurse	$86,629
Expert Level Float Nurse	$86,860

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How Do Float 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 Float Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,366.
California: $90,023.
Massachusetts: $88,823.

District of Columbia $90,366 California $90,023 Massachusetts $88,823 Washington $88,497 New Jersey $88,464 Alaska $88,350 Connecticut $87,224 New York $86,767

Hawaii $85,306 Rhode Island $84,620 Maryland $84,155 Minnesota $83,518 Colorado $83,273 Illinois $83,192 Oregon $82,882 Delaware $82,653

New Hampshire $82,509 Virginia $82,188 Pennsylvania $81,249 Nevada $80,776 North Dakota $80,621 Michigan $80,376 Wisconsin $80,286 Vermont $80,107

Texas $79,609 Maine $79,576 Arizona $79,527 Ohio $79,470 Georgia $78,719 Indiana $78,344 Wyoming $78,270 Utah $78,156

Iowa $78,107 Kansas $77,715 Louisiana $77,601 North Carolina $77,560 Missouri $77,544 Florida $77,226 Montana $77,054 Nebraska $76,891

Kentucky $76,801 South Carolina $76,475 Tennessee $76,271 Idaho $76,189 New Mexico $75,593 Oklahoma $75,463 Alabama $74,981 South Dakota $74,173

Arkansas $73,732 West Virginia $73,496 Mississippi $72,786

Top Paying Cities for Float 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: $102,943
San Francisco: $101,931
Oakland: $99,670

San Jose, CA $102,943

San Francisco, CA $101,931

Oakland, CA $99,670

New York, NY $94,585

Queens Village, NY $93,973

Paramus, NJ $93,320

Passaic, NJ $93,239

Bergenfield, NJ $93,157

Stamford, CT $93,035

Huntington, NY $92,953

Newark, NJ $92,423

Bridgeport, CT $92,259

New Brunswick, NJ $91,990

Vallejo, CA $91,819

Middlesex, NJ $91,770

Somerset, NJ $91,696

Petaluma, CA $91,508

Santa Cruz, CA $91,190

Boston, MA $91,027

Monterey, CA $90,619

Fairbanks, AK $90,562

Los Angeles, CA $90,407

Washington, DC $90,366

Seattle, WA $90,219

Santa Rosa, CA $90,203

Juneau, AK $89,966

Orange, CA $89,697

Anchorage, AK $89,550

Anaheim, CA $89,492

Santa Ana, CA $89,370

Nassau, NY $89,321

Long Beach, CA $89,288

Danbury, CT $89,264

Santa Maria, CA $88,986

Everett, WA $88,970

Bremerton, WA $88,570

Trenton, NJ $88,415

Sacramento, CA $88,383

San Diego, CA $88,342

Brockton, MA $88,309

Tacoma, WA $88,276

Santa Barbara, CA $88,162

Lowell, MA $87,836

New Suffolk, NY $87,803

Nashua, NH $87,705

Lompoc, CA $87,575

Ventura, CA $87,493

Stockton, CA $87,468

New Haven, CT $87,305

Atlantic City, NJ $87,093

Hartford, CT $86,913

Modesto, CA $86,873

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,693

New Britain, CT $86,652

Olympia, WA $86,538

Kennewick, WA $86,538

New London, CT $86,522

Norwich, CT $86,497

Lawrence, MA $86,456

Bakersfield, CA $86,228

Riverside, CA $86,114

New Bedford, MA $86,114

Richland, WA $86,032

Portsmouth, NH $85,967

Vineland, NJ $85,950

San Bernardino, CA $85,885

Boulder, CO $85,657

Worcester, MA $85,591

Portland, OR $85,518

Saint Paul, MN $85,420

Minneapolis, MN $85,420

Philadelphia, PA $85,306

Honolulu, HI $84,873

Springfield, MA $84,587

Providence, RI $84,579

Chicago, IL $84,342

Bellingham, WA $84,245

Baltimore, MD $84,155

Chico, CA $83,951

Wilmington, DE $83,812

Pittsfield, MA $83,730

Manchester, NH $83,575

Spokane, WA $83,216

Denver, CO $83,208

Albany, NY $82,824

Troy, NY $82,792

Schenectady, NY $82,620

Burlington, VT $82,441

Portland, ME $82,155

Salem, OR $82,090

Yakima, WA $82,074

Ann Arbor, MI $82,049

Rochester, MN $81,821

Fresno, CA $81,780

Reno, NV $81,780

Milwaukee, WI $81,706

Detroit, MI $81,625

Allentown, PA $81,600

Carson City, NV $81,592

Houston, TX $81,470

Colorado Springs, CO $81,461

Syracuse, NY $81,421

Eugene, OR $81,266

Bismarck, ND $81,168

Gary, IN $81,168

Galveston, TX $81,168

Springfield, OR $81,102

Medford, OR $80,906

Fort Collins, CO $80,874

Austin, TX $80,808

Mesa, AZ $80,637

Phoenix, AZ $80,621

Dallas, TX $80,596

Reading, PA $80,547

Saint Cloud, MN $80,515

Concord, NH $80,441

Madison, WI $80,409

Utica, NY $80,188

Raleigh, NC $80,123

Las Vegas, NV $80,115

Rochester, NY $80,058

Des Moines, IA $80,049

Atlanta, GA $79,919

Battle Creek, MI $79,894

Salt Lake City, UT $79,870

Lancaster, PA $79,747

Champaign, IL $79,731

Harrisburg, PA $79,633

Durham, NC $79,560

Kansas City, MO $79,552

Kansas City, KS $79,535

Fort Worth, TX $79,527

Boca Raton, FL $79,494

Cleveland, OH $79,486

Columbus, OH $79,470

Pittsburgh, PA $79,462

Richmond, VA $79,429

Indianapolis, IN $79,413

Cincinnati, OH $79,307

Petersburg, VA $79,184

Billings, MT $79,005

Lansing, MI $79,005

Huntsville, AL $79,005

Lebanon, PA $78,997

Dayton, OH $78,988

Pueblo, CO $78,988

Appleton, WI $78,964

Buffalo, NY $78,931

Racine, WI $78,891

Charlotte, NC $78,882

Saint Louis, MO $78,858

Springfield, IL $78,825

Elkhart, IN $78,809

York, PA $78,809

Gastonia, NC $78,801

Benton Harbor, MI $78,801

Beaumont, TX $78,752

Lorain, OH $78,735

Toledo, OH $78,703

Binghamton, NY $78,662

Rock Hill, SC $78,654

Rockford, IL $78,613

Fargo, ND $78,572

Elyria, OH $78,572

Flagstaff, AZ $78,515

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,466

Miami, FL $78,417

Duluth, MN $78,287

Bangor, ME $78,180

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,091

Louisville, KY $78,050

Grand Rapids, MI $78,034

Hialeah, FL $78,025

Casper, WY $77,911

Scranton, PA $77,813

New Orleans, LA $77,789

Virginia Beach, VA $77,781

Akron, OH $77,740

Peoria, IL $77,634

Sarasota, FL $77,617

Green Bay, WI $77,560

Baton Rouge, LA $77,519

Charleston, SC $77,503

Nashville, TN $77,479

Jamestown, NY $77,462

Davenport, IA $77,462

Tucson, AZ $77,421

Cheyenne, WY $77,397

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,372

Tampa, FL $77,356

Omaha, NE $77,340

Port Arthur, TX $77,307

Evansville, IN $77,307

Bradenton, FL $77,275

Santa Fe, NM $77,128

Orlando, FL $77,046

Clearwater, FL $76,956

Canton, OH $76,785

La Crosse, WI $76,785

Grand Forks, ND $76,760

Albuquerque, NM $76,736

Tulsa, OK $76,736

Newport News, VA $76,728

High Point, NC $76,703

Ogden, UT $76,671

Corpus Christi, TX $76,605

Laramie, WY $76,556

Norfolk, VA $76,556

Rock Island, IL $76,507

Saginaw, MI $76,491

Jacksonville, FL $76,483

Salisbury, NC $76,466

Memphis, TN $76,450

Moline, IL $76,409

Fort Myers, FL $76,385

Waterloo, IA $76,279

Spartanburg, SC $76,197

Lincoln, NE $76,156

Fort Wayne, IN $76,140

Birmingham, AL $76,050

Cedar Falls, IA $76,034

Provo, UT $76,026

Springfield, OH $76,018

San Antonio, TX $76,001

Greensboro, NC $75,969

South Bend, IN $75,960

Winston Salem, NC $75,952

Boise, ID $75,928

Savannah, GA $75,871

Muskegon, MI $75,724

Lima, OH $75,626

Lake Charles, LA $75,593

Anderson, IN $75,577

Lexington, KY $75,552

Augusta, GA $75,528

Greenville, SC $75,528

Wichita, KS $75,454

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,454

Columbia, SC $75,381

Bloomington, IN $75,177

Roanoke, VA $75,128

Asheville, NC $75,022

Knoxville, TN $74,883

Shreveport, LA $74,875

Wilmington, NC $74,769

Frankfort, KY $74,614

Oklahoma City, OK $74,557

Chillicothe, OH $74,524

Longview, TX $74,516

Topeka, KS $74,491

Mobile, AL $74,369

Terre Haute, IN $74,336

Erie, PA $74,328

Altoona, PA $74,287

Melbourne, FL $74,263

Amarillo, TX $74,230

Killeen, TX $74,206

Fayetteville, AR $74,140

Sioux Falls, SD $74,083

Chattanooga, TN $74,034

Idaho Falls, ID $74,026

Gainesville, FL $73,855

Portsmouth, OH $73,814

Little Rock, AR $73,798

Lynchburg, VA $73,798

Lafayette, LA $73,765

Youngstown, OH $73,765

Temple, TX $73,732

Daytona Beach, FL $73,716

Clarksville, TN $73,708

Pensacola, FL $73,700

Hopkinsville, KY $73,455

Charleston, WV $73,447

Florence, SC $73,406

Sioux City, IA $73,357

Macon, GA $73,120

Tallahassee, FL $73,112

Fayetteville, NC $73,096

Waco, TX $73,079

Wichita Falls, TX $73,079

Pine Bluff, AR $73,047

Vincennes, IN $72,892

Lubbock, TX $72,859

Great Falls, MT $72,810

Alamogordo, NM $72,802

Abilene, TX $72,737

Rapid City, SD $72,631

Monroe, LA $72,631

Albany, GA $72,582

Huntington, WV $72,573

Jackson, MS $72,565

Greenville, MS $72,557

Parkersburg, WV $72,475

Montgomery, AL $72,459

Johnstown, PA $72,443

Springfield, MO $72,378

Biloxi, MS $72,337

Sumter, SC $72,165

Columbus, GA $72,157

Twin Falls, ID $72,108

Pascagoula, MS $72,002

Kingsport, TN $71,790

Gulfport, MS $71,765

Alexandria, LA $71,496

Fort Smith, AR $71,292

El Paso, TX $71,072

Helena, MT $70,966

Las Cruces, NM $70,704

Harlingen, TX $70,476

Pocatello, ID $70,402

Florence, AL $70,378

Brownsville, TX $70,362

Dothan, AL $70,231

Mcallen, TX $70,190

Columbus, MS $69,586

Altus, OK $69,211

Lawton, OK $69,056

Pierre, SD $68,762

What Skills Can Increase a Float Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.16% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Nursing Process (Mentioned in 3.34% Job Postings): The nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first described as a four-stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.16%
Nursing Process	3.34%
Long Term Care	1.96%

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 Float Nurse's salary.

Telemetry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Telemetry	$84,065	3%
Accountability	$83,249	2%
Dedication	$83,249	2%
Partnering	$83,249	2%
Innovation	$83,249	2%
Commitment	$83,249	2%

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How Education impacts a Float Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Float Nurses enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Float Nurse with a Associate's Degree is between $81,300 and $85,864).

Float Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Nurse

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.1%

Associates 43.3%

Bachelors 48.9%

Masters 5.3%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.1%
Associates	43.3%
Bachelors	48.9%
Masters	5.3%
Doctorate	0.3%

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

Understanding how a Float 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

$75,783

Average $81,617/year

$88,471

$6,315

Average $6,801/month

$7,373

$1,457

Average $1,570/week

$1,701

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,471	$7,373	$1,701	$43
Average	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,783	$6,315	$1,457	$36

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Salary Trends for Float Nurse

Salaries for a Float Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $72,934 in 2023 to around $73,097 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$73,562

2025

$73,097

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2023	$72,934
2024	$73,562
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