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: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $73,064, a Float Nurse (2-4 years)earns $82,813, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $96,267,

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 $90,341, California $89,999, Massachusetts $88,799. 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: $153,618; Float Pool Registered Nurse: $123,100; Float Nurse - RN: $123,068; Float Manager: $106,382; Registered Nurse Float: $85,891.

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 March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Nurse in the United States is $81,594 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): $94,666
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,745 to $88,437
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,419

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Float Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,437	$7,370	$1,701	$43
Average	$81,594	$6,800	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,745	$6,312	$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 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: $90,341.
California: $89,999.
Massachusetts: $88,799.

District of Columbia $90,341 California $89,999 Massachusetts $88,799 Washington $88,473 New Jersey $88,440 Alaska $88,326 Connecticut $87,200 New York $86,743

Hawaii $85,282 Rhode Island $84,597 Maryland $84,132 Minnesota $83,496 Colorado $83,251 Illinois $83,169 Oregon $82,859 Delaware $82,631

New Hampshire $82,487 Virginia $82,166 Pennsylvania $81,227 Nevada $80,754 North Dakota $80,599 Michigan $80,354 Wisconsin $80,264 Vermont $80,085

Texas $79,587 Maine $79,555 Arizona $79,506 Ohio $79,448 Georgia $78,698 Indiana $78,322 Wyoming $78,249 Utah $78,135

Iowa $78,086 Kansas $77,694 Louisiana $77,580 North Carolina $77,539 Missouri $77,523 Florida $77,205 Montana $77,033 Nebraska $76,870

Kentucky $76,780 South Carolina $76,454 Tennessee $76,250 Idaho $76,168 New Mexico $75,573 Oklahoma $75,442 Alabama $74,961 South Dakota $74,153

Arkansas $73,712 West Virginia $73,476 Mississippi $72,766

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: $102,915
San Francisco: $101,903
Oakland: $99,643

San Jose, CA $102,915

San Francisco, CA $101,903

Oakland, CA $99,643

New York, NY $94,560

Queens Village, NY $93,948

Paramus, NJ $93,295

Passaic, NJ $93,213

Bergenfield, NJ $93,132

Stamford, CT $93,009

Huntington, NY $92,928

Newark, NJ $92,397

Bridgeport, CT $92,234

New Brunswick, NJ $91,965

Vallejo, CA $91,794

Middlesex, NJ $91,745

Somerset, NJ $91,671

Petaluma, CA $91,484

Santa Cruz, CA $91,165

Boston, MA $91,002

Monterey, CA $90,594

Fairbanks, AK $90,537

Los Angeles, CA $90,382

Washington, DC $90,341

Seattle, WA $90,194

Santa Rosa, CA $90,178

Juneau, AK $89,942

Orange, CA $89,672

Anchorage, AK $89,525

Anaheim, CA $89,468

Santa Ana, CA $89,346

Nassau, NY $89,297

Long Beach, CA $89,264

Danbury, CT $89,240

Santa Maria, CA $88,962

Everett, WA $88,946

Bremerton, WA $88,546

Trenton, NJ $88,391

Sacramento, CA $88,359

San Diego, CA $88,318

Brockton, MA $88,285

Tacoma, WA $88,253

Santa Barbara, CA $88,138

Lowell, MA $87,812

New Suffolk, NY $87,779

Nashua, NH $87,681

Lompoc, CA $87,551

Ventura, CA $87,469

Stockton, CA $87,445

New Haven, CT $87,282

Atlantic City, NJ $87,069

Hartford, CT $86,890

Modesto, CA $86,849

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,670

New Britain, CT $86,629

Olympia, WA $86,515

Kennewick, WA $86,515

New London, CT $86,498

Norwich, CT $86,474

Lawrence, MA $86,433

Bakersfield, CA $86,204

Riverside, CA $86,090

New Bedford, MA $86,090

Richland, WA $86,009

Portsmouth, NH $85,943

Vineland, NJ $85,927

San Bernardino, CA $85,862

Boulder, CO $85,633

Worcester, MA $85,568

Portland, OR $85,495

Saint Paul, MN $85,397

Minneapolis, MN $85,397

Philadelphia, PA $85,282

Honolulu, HI $84,850

Springfield, MA $84,564

Providence, RI $84,556

Chicago, IL $84,320

Bellingham, WA $84,222

Baltimore, MD $84,132

Chico, CA $83,928

Wilmington, DE $83,789

Pittsfield, MA $83,708

Manchester, NH $83,553

Spokane, WA $83,194

Denver, CO $83,185

Albany, NY $82,802

Troy, NY $82,769

Schenectady, NY $82,598

Burlington, VT $82,419

Portland, ME $82,133

Salem, OR $82,068

Yakima, WA $82,051

Ann Arbor, MI $82,027

Rochester, MN $81,798

Fresno, CA $81,758

Reno, NV $81,758

Milwaukee, WI $81,684

Detroit, MI $81,603

Allentown, PA $81,578

Carson City, NV $81,570

Houston, TX $81,448

Colorado Springs, CO $81,439

Syracuse, NY $81,399

Eugene, OR $81,244

Bismarck, ND $81,146

Gary, IN $81,146

Galveston, TX $81,146

Springfield, OR $81,080

Medford, OR $80,885

Fort Collins, CO $80,852

Austin, TX $80,787

Mesa, AZ $80,615

Phoenix, AZ $80,599

Dallas, TX $80,574

Reading, PA $80,526

Saint Cloud, MN $80,493

Concord, NH $80,419

Madison, WI $80,387

Utica, NY $80,166

Raleigh, NC $80,101

Las Vegas, NV $80,093

Rochester, NY $80,036

Des Moines, IA $80,028

Atlanta, GA $79,897

Battle Creek, MI $79,873

Salt Lake City, UT $79,848

Lancaster, PA $79,726

Champaign, IL $79,710

Harrisburg, PA $79,612

Durham, NC $79,538

Kansas City, MO $79,530

Kansas City, KS $79,514

Fort Worth, TX $79,506

Boca Raton, FL $79,473

Cleveland, OH $79,465

Columbus, OH $79,448

Pittsburgh, PA $79,440

Richmond, VA $79,408

Indianapolis, IN $79,391

Cincinnati, OH $79,285

Petersburg, VA $79,163

Billings, MT $78,983

Lansing, MI $78,983

Huntsville, AL $78,983

Lebanon, PA $78,975

Dayton, OH $78,967

Pueblo, CO $78,967

Appleton, WI $78,943

Buffalo, NY $78,910

Racine, WI $78,869

Charlotte, NC $78,861

Saint Louis, MO $78,837

Springfield, IL $78,804

Elkhart, IN $78,788

York, PA $78,788

Gastonia, NC $78,779

Benton Harbor, MI $78,779

Beaumont, TX $78,730

Lorain, OH $78,714

Toledo, OH $78,681

Binghamton, NY $78,641

Rock Hill, SC $78,633

Rockford, IL $78,592

Fargo, ND $78,551

Elyria, OH $78,551

Flagstaff, AZ $78,494

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,445

Miami, FL $78,396

Duluth, MN $78,265

Bangor, ME $78,159

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,070

Louisville, KY $78,029

Grand Rapids, MI $78,012

Hialeah, FL $78,004

Casper, WY $77,890

Scranton, PA $77,792

New Orleans, LA $77,768

Virginia Beach, VA $77,759

Akron, OH $77,719

Peoria, IL $77,613

Sarasota, FL $77,596

Green Bay, WI $77,539

Baton Rouge, LA $77,498

Charleston, SC $77,482

Nashville, TN $77,458

Jamestown, NY $77,441

Davenport, IA $77,441

Tucson, AZ $77,400

Cheyenne, WY $77,376

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,351

Tampa, FL $77,335

Omaha, NE $77,319

Port Arthur, TX $77,286

Evansville, IN $77,286

Bradenton, FL $77,254

Santa Fe, NM $77,107

Orlando, FL $77,025

Clearwater, FL $76,935

Canton, OH $76,764

La Crosse, WI $76,764

Grand Forks, ND $76,740

Albuquerque, NM $76,715

Tulsa, OK $76,715

Newport News, VA $76,707

High Point, NC $76,682

Ogden, UT $76,650

Corpus Christi, TX $76,585

Laramie, WY $76,536

Norfolk, VA $76,536

Rock Island, IL $76,487

Saginaw, MI $76,470

Jacksonville, FL $76,462

Salisbury, NC $76,446

Memphis, TN $76,429

Moline, IL $76,389

Fort Myers, FL $76,364

Waterloo, IA $76,258

Spartanburg, SC $76,177

Lincoln, NE $76,136

Fort Wayne, IN $76,119

Birmingham, AL $76,030

Cedar Falls, IA $76,013

Provo, UT $76,005

Springfield, OH $75,997

San Antonio, TX $75,981

Greensboro, NC $75,948

South Bend, IN $75,940

Winston Salem, NC $75,932

Boise, ID $75,907

Savannah, GA $75,850

Muskegon, MI $75,703

Lima, OH $75,605

Lake Charles, LA $75,573

Anderson, IN $75,556

Lexington, KY $75,532

Augusta, GA $75,507

Greenville, SC $75,507

Wichita, KS $75,434

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,434

Columbia, SC $75,361

Bloomington, IN $75,157

Roanoke, VA $75,108

Asheville, NC $75,002

Knoxville, TN $74,863

Shreveport, LA $74,855

Wilmington, NC $74,749

Frankfort, KY $74,594

Oklahoma City, OK $74,536

Chillicothe, OH $74,504

Longview, TX $74,496

Topeka, KS $74,471

Mobile, AL $74,349

Terre Haute, IN $74,316

Erie, PA $74,308

Altoona, PA $74,267

Melbourne, FL $74,243

Amarillo, TX $74,210

Killeen, TX $74,186

Fayetteville, AR $74,120

Sioux Falls, SD $74,063

Chattanooga, TN $74,014

Idaho Falls, ID $74,006

Gainesville, FL $73,835

Portsmouth, OH $73,794

Little Rock, AR $73,778

Lynchburg, VA $73,778

Lafayette, LA $73,745

Youngstown, OH $73,745

Temple, TX $73,712

Daytona Beach, FL $73,696

Clarksville, TN $73,688

Pensacola, FL $73,680

Hopkinsville, KY $73,435

Charleston, WV $73,427

Florence, SC $73,386

Sioux City, IA $73,337

Macon, GA $73,100

Tallahassee, FL $73,092

Fayetteville, NC $73,076

Waco, TX $73,060

Wichita Falls, TX $73,060

Pine Bluff, AR $73,027

Vincennes, IN $72,872

Lubbock, TX $72,839

Great Falls, MT $72,790

Alamogordo, NM $72,782

Abilene, TX $72,717

Rapid City, SD $72,611

Monroe, LA $72,611

Albany, GA $72,562

Huntington, WV $72,554

Jackson, MS $72,546

Greenville, MS $72,537

Parkersburg, WV $72,456

Montgomery, AL $72,440

Johnstown, PA $72,423

Springfield, MO $72,358

Biloxi, MS $72,317

Sumter, SC $72,146

Columbus, GA $72,138

Twin Falls, ID $72,089

Pascagoula, MS $71,983

Kingsport, TN $71,770

Gulfport, MS $71,746

Alexandria, LA $71,477

Fort Smith, AR $71,273

El Paso, TX $71,052

Helena, MT $70,946

Las Cruces, NM $70,685

Harlingen, TX $70,457

Pocatello, ID $70,383

Florence, AL $70,359

Brownsville, TX $70,343

Dothan, AL $70,212

Mcallen, TX $70,171

Columbus, MS $69,567

Altus, OK $69,192

Lawton, OK $69,037

Pierre, SD $68,743

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	$84,042	3%
Accountability	$83,226	2%
Dedication	$83,226	2%
Partnering	$83,226	2%
Innovation	$83,226	2%
Commitment	$83,226	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 March 01, 2026

$75,745

Average $81,594/year

$88,437

$6,312

Average $6,800/month

$7,370

$1,457

Average $1,569/week

$1,701

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,437	$7,370	$1,701	$43
Average	$81,594	$6,800	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,745	$6,312	$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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