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 $73,050, a Float Nurse (2-4 years)earns $82,796, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $96,258,

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 $90,317, California $89,975, Massachusetts $88,776. 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: $153,658; Float Pool Registered Nurse: $123,100; Float Nurse - RN: $123,074; Registered Nurse Float: $85,871; Float Pool Nurse: $82,779.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Nurse in the United States is $81,573 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): $94,601
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,701 to $88,392
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,355

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Float Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,392	$7,366	$1,700	$42
Average	$81,573	$6,798	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,701	$6,308	$1,456	$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: $90,317.
California: $89,975.
Massachusetts: $88,776.

District of Columbia $90,317 California $89,975 Massachusetts $88,776 Washington $88,449 New Jersey $88,417 Alaska $88,303 Connecticut $87,177 New York $86,720

Hawaii $85,260 Rhode Island $84,575 Maryland $84,110 Minnesota $83,473 Colorado $83,229 Illinois $83,147 Oregon $82,837 Delaware $82,609

New Hampshire $82,465 Virginia $82,144 Pennsylvania $81,206 Nevada $80,733 North Dakota $80,578 Michigan $80,333 Wisconsin $80,243 Vermont $80,064

Texas $79,566 Maine $79,533 Arizona $79,485 Ohio $79,427 Georgia $78,677 Indiana $78,302 Wyoming $78,228 Utah $78,114

Iowa $78,065 Kansas $77,674 Louisiana $77,559 North Carolina $77,519 Missouri $77,502 Florida $77,184 Montana $77,013 Nebraska $76,850

Kentucky $76,760 South Carolina $76,434 Tennessee $76,230 Idaho $76,148 New Mexico $75,553 Oklahoma $75,422 Alabama $74,941 South Dakota $74,133

Arkansas $73,693 West Virginia $73,456 Mississippi $72,747

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: $102,888
San Francisco: $101,761
Oakland: $99,617

San Jose, CA $102,888

San Francisco, CA $101,761

Oakland, CA $99,617

New York, NY $93,922

Paramus, NJ $92,780

Queens Village, NY $92,776

Passaic, NJ $92,699

Bergenfield, NJ $92,691

Stamford, CT $92,512

Huntington, NY $92,478

Newark, NJ $91,875

Bridgeport, CT $91,703

Vallejo, CA $91,541

New Brunswick, NJ $91,508

Petaluma, CA $91,459

Middlesex, NJ $91,304

Somerset, NJ $91,247

Santa Cruz, CA $91,141

Boston, MA $90,644

Monterey, CA $90,357

Seattle, WA $90,171

Santa Rosa, CA $90,154

Los Angeles, CA $90,130

Juneau, AK $89,918

Washington, DC $89,828

Orange, CA $89,538

Santa Ana, CA $89,322

Long Beach, CA $89,241

Anaheim, CA $89,224

Anchorage, AK $89,184

Santa Maria, CA $88,939

Everett, WA $88,923

Danbury, CT $88,635

Bremerton, WA $88,523

Tacoma, WA $88,229

New Suffolk, NY $88,228

Sacramento, CA $88,205

Santa Barbara, CA $88,115

Trenton, NJ $88,025

San Diego, CA $88,025

Brockton, MA $87,935

Fairbanks, AK $87,736

Lompoc, CA $87,528

Lowell, MA $87,462

Ventura, CA $87,446

Nashua, NH $87,430

Stockton, CA $87,422

Modesto, CA $86,826

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,647

Olympia, WA $86,492

Kennewick, WA $86,492

New Haven, CT $86,459

Lawrence, MA $86,165

Hartford, CT $86,084

Riverside, CA $86,067

New Bedford, MA $85,986

Richland, WA $85,986

Bakersfield, CA $85,872

San Bernardino, CA $85,839

New Britain, CT $85,831

Atlantic City, NJ $85,831

New London, CT $85,798

Norwich, CT $85,774

Portsmouth, NH $85,757

Boulder, CO $85,585

Portland, OR $85,472

Worcester, MA $85,464

Minneapolis, MN $85,211

Philadelphia, PA $85,097

Honolulu, HI $84,828

Saint Paul, MN $84,788

Vineland, NJ $84,770

Providence, RI $84,534

Chicago, IL $84,297

Bellingham, WA $84,199

Springfield, MA $84,134

Baltimore, MD $84,110

Chico, CA $83,906

Pittsfield, MA $83,686

Manchester, NH $83,531

Spokane, WA $83,172

Denver, CO $83,163

Albany, NY $82,780

Troy, NY $82,747

Nassau, NY $82,660

Schenectady, NY $82,576

Wilmington, DE $82,511

Burlington, VT $82,397

Salem, OR $82,364

Portland, ME $82,111

Yakima, WA $82,030

Rochester, MN $81,777

Reno, NV $81,736

Fresno, CA $81,736

Milwaukee, WI $81,663

Detroit, MI $81,581

Ann Arbor, MI $81,567

Allentown, PA $81,556

Colorado Springs, CO $81,418

Syracuse, NY $81,377

Carson City, NV $81,377

Houston, TX $81,263

Eugene, OR $81,222

Gary, IN $81,124

Springfield, OR $81,059

Bismarck, ND $81,043

Galveston, TX $80,985

Medford, OR $80,863

Fort Collins, CO $80,830

Concord, NH $80,790

Austin, TX $80,765

Mesa, AZ $80,594

Reading, PA $80,586

Phoenix, AZ $80,578

Dallas, TX $80,553

Saint Cloud, MN $80,475

Madison, WI $80,366

Utica, NY $80,145

Rochester, NY $80,015

Des Moines, IA $80,007

Raleigh, NC $79,998

Atlanta, GA $79,876

Battle Creek, MI $79,852

Salt Lake City, UT $79,827

Lancaster, PA $79,705

Harrisburg, PA $79,591

Kansas City, MO $79,509

Champaign, IL $79,493

Kansas City, KS $79,493

Fort Worth, TX $79,485

Columbus, OH $79,471

Boca Raton, FL $79,452

Pittsburgh, PA $79,419

Richmond, VA $79,387

Indianapolis, IN $79,370

Cleveland, OH $79,362

Las Vegas, NV $79,264

Cincinnati, OH $79,264

Petersburg, VA $79,142

Huntsville, AL $79,020

Lansing, MI $78,965

Lebanon, PA $78,954

Pueblo, CO $78,946

Appleton, WI $78,922

Buffalo, NY $78,889

Dayton, OH $78,865

Racine, WI $78,848

Charlotte, NC $78,840

Saint Louis, MO $78,816

York, PA $78,767

Elkhart, IN $78,767

Gastonia, NC $78,751

Billings, MT $78,732

Beaumont, TX $78,710

Lorain, OH $78,693

Benton Harbor, MI $78,677

Toledo, OH $78,661

Binghamton, NY $78,620

Rock Hill, SC $78,612

Rockford, IL $78,571

Springfield, IL $78,538

Elyria, OH $78,530

Fargo, ND $78,530

Flagstaff, AZ $78,473

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,424

Duluth, MN $78,375

Miami, FL $78,375

Cheyenne, WY $78,318

Grand Forks, ND $78,318

Bangor, ME $78,139

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,049

Durham, NC $78,015

Louisville, KY $78,008

Grand Rapids, MI $77,992

Hialeah, FL $77,984

Casper, WY $77,869

Scranton, PA $77,772

New Orleans, LA $77,747

Virginia Beach, VA $77,739

Akron, OH $77,698

Peoria, IL $77,592

Sarasota, FL $77,576

Nashville, TN $77,519

Omaha, NE $77,519

Green Bay, WI $77,519

Baton Rouge, LA $77,478

Charleston, SC $77,462

Jamestown, NY $77,421

Davenport, IA $77,421

Tucson, AZ $77,380

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,331

Tampa, FL $77,315

Evansville, IN $77,266

Port Arthur, TX $77,266

Bradenton, FL $77,233

Santa Fe, NM $77,086

Orlando, FL $76,939

Clearwater, FL $76,915

Canton, OH $76,744

La Crosse, WI $76,744

Albuquerque, NM $76,695

Newport News, VA $76,687

High Point, NC $76,662

Ogden, UT $76,629

Corpus Christi, TX $76,564

Norfolk, VA $76,515

Laramie, WY $76,515

Rock Island, IL $76,466

Saginaw, MI $76,450

Jacksonville, FL $76,442

Salisbury, NC $76,426

Boise, ID $76,409

Moline, IL $76,368

Fort Myers, FL $76,344

Memphis, TN $76,328

Tulsa, OK $76,287

Waterloo, IA $76,238

Spartanburg, SC $76,156

Lincoln, NE $76,116

Fort Wayne, IN $76,099

Provo, UT $76,091

Cedar Falls, IA $75,993

San Antonio, TX $75,961

Greensboro, NC $75,928

South Bend, IN $75,920

Savannah, GA $75,830

Muskegon, MI $75,797

Birmingham, AL $75,789

Winston Salem, NC $75,749

Lake Charles, LA $75,553

Anderson, IN $75,536

Lexington, KY $75,512

Augusta, GA $75,487

Greenville, SC $75,487

Lima, OH $75,422

Wichita, KS $75,414

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,414

Columbia, SC $75,341

Springfield, OH $75,324

Asheville, NC $75,194

Bloomington, IN $75,137

Knoxville, TN $74,843

Shreveport, LA $74,835

Wilmington, NC $74,729

Roanoke, VA $74,729

Topeka, KS $74,582

Frankfort, KY $74,573

Oklahoma City, OK $74,517

Chillicothe, OH $74,484

Longview, TX $74,476

Melbourne, FL $74,468

Sioux Falls, SD $74,337

Mobile, AL $74,329

Terre Haute, IN $74,297

Altoona, PA $74,248

Amarillo, TX $74,190

Killeen, TX $74,166

Fayetteville, AR $74,101

Chattanooga, TN $74,076

Sioux City, IA $74,003

Idaho Falls, ID $73,987

Lynchburg, VA $73,921

Gainesville, FL $73,815

Portsmouth, OH $73,774

Little Rock, AR $73,758

Lafayette, LA $73,725

Youngstown, OH $73,725

Daytona Beach, FL $73,677

Clarksville, TN $73,668

Pensacola, FL $73,660

Temple, TX $73,655

Hopkinsville, KY $73,416

Erie, PA $73,399

Florence, SC $73,367

Charleston, WV $73,236

Great Falls, MT $73,195

Macon, GA $73,081

Tallahassee, FL $73,073

Fayetteville, NC $73,057

Waco, TX $73,040

Helena, MT $72,983

Pine Bluff, AR $72,952

Vincennes, IN $72,853

Lubbock, TX $72,820

Alamogordo, NM $72,771

Twin Falls, ID $72,698

Rapid City, SD $72,673

Jackson, MS $72,526

Huntington, WV $72,521

Greenville, MS $72,518

Parkersburg, WV $72,435

Montgomery, AL $72,420

Wichita Falls, TX $72,339

Springfield, MO $72,339

Biloxi, MS $72,298

Monroe, LA $72,216

Johnstown, PA $72,159

Sumter, SC $72,127

Columbus, GA $72,119

Pascagoula, MS $71,964

Abilene, TX $71,964

Kingsport, TN $71,751

Albany, GA $71,751

Gulfport, MS $71,727

Alexandria, LA $71,458

Fort Smith, AR $71,254

El Paso, TX $71,034

Las Cruces, NM $70,667

Harlingen, TX $70,459

Pocatello, ID $70,446

Florence, AL $70,340

Brownsville, TX $70,324

Mcallen, TX $70,153

Dothan, AL $70,038

Columbus, MS $69,554

Altus, OK $69,174

Lawton, OK $69,019

Pierre, SD $68,725

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	$84,020	3%
Accountability	$83,204	2%
Dedication	$83,204	2%
Partnering	$83,204	2%
Innovation	$83,204	2%
Commitment	$83,204	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 May 01, 2026

$75,701

Average $81,573/year

$88,392

$6,308

Average $6,798/month

$7,366

$1,456

Average $1,569/week

$1,700

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,392	$7,366	$1,700	$42
Average	$81,573	$6,798	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$75,701	$6,308	$1,456	$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

$72,934

2024

$73,562

2025

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2023	$72,934
2024	$73,562
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