What are the main factors that influence a Hospital Rn's salary?

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

How does experience change A Hospital Rn's salary?

A Hospital Rn's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $71,864, a Hospital Rn (2-4 years)earns $81,450, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $94,712,

What are the highest paying states for a Hospital Rn?

Hospital Rn salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Hospital Rn roles are District of Columbia $88,848, California $88,511, Massachusetts $87,332. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Hospital Rn roles make?

Salaries for Hospital Rn level roles vary by specialization: Hospital Administrator: $229,512; Hospital Pharmacist: $151,400; RN House Supervisor: $109,960; New York Presbyterian Hospital Registered Nurse (RN): $102,323; RN Hospital PRN: $97,409.

How do different companies affect a Hospital Rn's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Hospital Rn 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.

Hospital Rn Salary in the United States

How much does a Hospital Rn make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hospital Rn in the United States is $80,246 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,075
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,464 to $86,961
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,201

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Hospital Rn Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,961	$7,247	$1,672	$42
Average	$80,246	$6,687	$1,543	$39
25th Percentile	$74,464	$6,205	$1,432	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Hospital Rn Salaries

A Hospital Rn'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 Hospital Rn 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 Hospital Rns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $88,848.
California: $88,511.
Massachusetts: $87,332.

District of Columbia $88,848 California $88,511 Massachusetts $87,332 Washington $87,011 New Jersey $86,978 Alaska $86,866 Connecticut $85,759 New York $85,309

Hawaii $83,873 Rhode Island $83,199 Maryland $82,741 Minnesota $82,116 Colorado $81,875 Illinois $81,795 Oregon $81,490 Delaware $81,265

New Hampshire $81,124 Virginia $80,808 Pennsylvania $79,885 Nevada $79,419 North Dakota $79,267 Michigan $79,026 Wisconsin $78,938 Vermont $78,761

Texas $78,272 Maine $78,240 Arizona $78,192 Ohio $78,135 Georgia $77,397 Indiana $77,028 Wyoming $76,956 Utah $76,843

Iowa $76,795 Kansas $76,410 Louisiana $76,298 North Carolina $76,258 Missouri $76,242 Florida $75,929 Montana $75,760 Nebraska $75,600

Kentucky $75,511 South Carolina $75,190 Tennessee $74,990 Idaho $74,909 New Mexico $74,324 Oklahoma $74,195 Alabama $73,722 South Dakota $72,927

Arkansas $72,494 West Virginia $72,261 Mississippi $71,563

Top Paying Cities for Hospital Rns

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: $101,214
San Francisco: $100,106
Oakland: $97,996

San Jose, CA $101,214

San Francisco, CA $100,106

Oakland, CA $97,996

New York, NY $92,394

Paramus, NJ $91,271

Queens Village, NY $91,267

Passaic, NJ $91,191

Bergenfield, NJ $91,183

Stamford, CT $91,007

Huntington, NY $90,974

Newark, NJ $90,381

Bridgeport, CT $90,212

Vallejo, CA $90,052

New Brunswick, NJ $90,020

Petaluma, CA $89,972

Middlesex, NJ $89,819

Somerset, NJ $89,763

Santa Cruz, CA $89,659

Boston, MA $89,169

Monterey, CA $88,887

Seattle, WA $88,704

Santa Rosa, CA $88,688

Los Angeles, CA $88,664

Juneau, AK $88,455

Washington, DC $88,367

Orange, CA $88,081

Santa Ana, CA $87,869

Long Beach, CA $87,789

Anaheim, CA $87,773

Anchorage, AK $87,733

Santa Maria, CA $87,492

Everett, WA $87,476

Danbury, CT $87,193

Bremerton, WA $87,083

Tacoma, WA $86,794

New Suffolk, NY $86,792

Sacramento, CA $86,770

Santa Barbara, CA $86,682

Trenton, NJ $86,593

San Diego, CA $86,593

Brockton, MA $86,505

Fairbanks, AK $86,308

Lompoc, CA $86,104

Lowell, MA $86,039

Ventura, CA $86,023

Nashua, NH $86,007

Stockton, CA $85,999

Modesto, CA $85,414

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,237

Olympia, WA $85,085

Kennewick, WA $85,085

New Haven, CT $85,053

Lawrence, MA $84,764

Hartford, CT $84,683

Riverside, CA $84,667

New Bedford, MA $84,587

Richland, WA $84,587

Bakersfield, CA $84,475

San Bernardino, CA $84,443

New Britain, CT $84,435

Atlantic City, NJ $84,435

New London, CT $84,403

Norwich, CT $84,378

Portsmouth, NH $84,362

Boulder, CO $84,192

Portland, OR $84,082

Worcester, MA $84,074

Minneapolis, MN $83,825

Philadelphia, PA $83,712

Honolulu, HI $83,448

Saint Paul, MN $83,409

Vineland, NJ $83,391

Providence, RI $83,159

Chicago, IL $82,926

Bellingham, WA $82,830

Springfield, MA $82,766

Baltimore, MD $82,741

Chico, CA $82,541

Pittsfield, MA $82,324

Manchester, NH $82,172

Spokane, WA $81,819

Denver, CO $81,811

Albany, NY $81,433

Troy, NY $81,401

Nassau, NY $81,315

Schenectady, NY $81,233

Wilmington, DE $81,169

Burlington, VT $81,056

Salem, OR $81,024

Portland, ME $80,775

Yakima, WA $80,695

Rochester, MN $80,446

Reno, NV $80,406

Fresno, CA $80,406

Milwaukee, WI $80,334

Detroit, MI $80,254

Ann Arbor, MI $80,240

Allentown, PA $80,230

Colorado Springs, CO $80,093

Syracuse, NY $80,053

Carson City, NV $80,053

Houston, TX $79,941

Eugene, OR $79,901

Gary, IN $79,804

Springfield, OR $79,740

Bismarck, ND $79,724

Galveston, TX $79,668

Medford, OR $79,548

Fort Collins, CO $79,516

Concord, NH $79,475

Austin, TX $79,451

Mesa, AZ $79,283

Reading, PA $79,275

Phoenix, AZ $79,267

Dallas, TX $79,243

Saint Cloud, MN $79,166

Madison, WI $79,058

Utica, NY $78,841

Rochester, NY $78,713

Des Moines, IA $78,705

Raleigh, NC $78,697

Atlanta, GA $78,577

Battle Creek, MI $78,553

Salt Lake City, UT $78,529

Lancaster, PA $78,408

Harrisburg, PA $78,296

Kansas City, MO $78,216

Champaign, IL $78,200

Kansas City, KS $78,200

Fort Worth, TX $78,192

Columbus, OH $78,178

Boca Raton, FL $78,159

Pittsburgh, PA $78,127

Richmond, VA $78,095

Indianapolis, IN $78,079

Cleveland, OH $78,071

Las Vegas, NV $77,975

Cincinnati, OH $77,975

Petersburg, VA $77,854

Huntsville, AL $77,734

Lansing, MI $77,680

Lebanon, PA $77,670

Pueblo, CO $77,662

Appleton, WI $77,638

Buffalo, NY $77,606

Dayton, OH $77,582

Racine, WI $77,566

Charlotte, NC $77,558

Saint Louis, MO $77,533

York, PA $77,485

Elkhart, IN $77,485

Gastonia, NC $77,470

Billings, MT $77,451

Beaumont, TX $77,429

Lorain, OH $77,413

Benton Harbor, MI $77,397

Toledo, OH $77,381

Binghamton, NY $77,341

Rock Hill, SC $77,333

Rockford, IL $77,293

Springfield, IL $77,261

Elyria, OH $77,253

Fargo, ND $77,253

Flagstaff, AZ $77,196

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,148

Duluth, MN $77,100

Miami, FL $77,100

Cheyenne, WY $77,044

Grand Forks, ND $77,044

Bangor, ME $76,867

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,779

Durham, NC $76,745

Louisville, KY $76,739

Grand Rapids, MI $76,723

Hialeah, FL $76,715

Casper, WY $76,603

Scranton, PA $76,506

New Orleans, LA $76,482

Virginia Beach, VA $76,474

Akron, OH $76,434

Peoria, IL $76,330

Sarasota, FL $76,314

Nashville, TN $76,258

Omaha, NE $76,258

Green Bay, WI $76,258

Baton Rouge, LA $76,217

Charleston, SC $76,201

Jamestown, NY $76,161

Davenport, IA $76,161

Tucson, AZ $76,121

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,073

Tampa, FL $76,057

Evansville, IN $76,009

Port Arthur, TX $76,009

Bradenton, FL $75,977

Santa Fe, NM $75,832

Orlando, FL $75,688

Clearwater, FL $75,664

Canton, OH $75,495

La Crosse, WI $75,495

Albuquerque, NM $75,447

Newport News, VA $75,439

High Point, NC $75,415

Ogden, UT $75,383

Corpus Christi, TX $75,319

Norfolk, VA $75,271

Laramie, WY $75,271

Rock Island, IL $75,222

Saginaw, MI $75,206

Jacksonville, FL $75,198

Salisbury, NC $75,182

Boise, ID $75,166

Moline, IL $75,126

Fort Myers, FL $75,102

Memphis, TN $75,086

Tulsa, OK $75,046

Waterloo, IA $74,998

Spartanburg, SC $74,917

Lincoln, NE $74,877

Fort Wayne, IN $74,861

Provo, UT $74,853

Cedar Falls, IA $74,757

San Antonio, TX $74,725

Greensboro, NC $74,693

South Bend, IN $74,685

Savannah, GA $74,596

Muskegon, MI $74,564

Birmingham, AL $74,556

Winston Salem, NC $74,517

Lake Charles, LA $74,324

Anderson, IN $74,308

Lexington, KY $74,284

Augusta, GA $74,259

Greenville, SC $74,259

Lima, OH $74,195

Wichita, KS $74,187

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,187

Columbia, SC $74,115

Springfield, OH $74,099

Asheville, NC $73,971

Bloomington, IN $73,914

Knoxville, TN $73,626

Shreveport, LA $73,617

Wilmington, NC $73,513

Roanoke, VA $73,513

Topeka, KS $73,369

Frankfort, KY $73,360

Oklahoma City, OK $73,305

Chillicothe, OH $73,272

Longview, TX $73,264

Melbourne, FL $73,256

Sioux Falls, SD $73,128

Mobile, AL $73,120

Terre Haute, IN $73,088

Altoona, PA $73,040

Amarillo, TX $72,984

Killeen, TX $72,959

Fayetteville, AR $72,895

Chattanooga, TN $72,871

Sioux City, IA $72,799

Idaho Falls, ID $72,783

Lynchburg, VA $72,719

Gainesville, FL $72,614

Portsmouth, OH $72,574

Little Rock, AR $72,558

Lafayette, LA $72,526

Youngstown, OH $72,526

Daytona Beach, FL $72,478

Clarksville, TN $72,470

Pensacola, FL $72,462

Temple, TX $72,456

Hopkinsville, KY $72,221

Erie, PA $72,205

Florence, SC $72,173

Charleston, WV $72,045

Great Falls, MT $72,005

Macon, GA $71,892

Tallahassee, FL $71,884

Fayetteville, NC $71,868

Waco, TX $71,852

Helena, MT $71,796

Pine Bluff, AR $71,765

Vincennes, IN $71,668

Lubbock, TX $71,635

Alamogordo, NM $71,587

Twin Falls, ID $71,515

Rapid City, SD $71,491

Jackson, MS $71,347

Huntington, WV $71,341

Greenville, MS $71,339

Parkersburg, WV $71,257

Montgomery, AL $71,242

Wichita Falls, TX $71,162

Springfield, MO $71,162

Biloxi, MS $71,122

Monroe, LA $71,042

Johnstown, PA $70,985

Sumter, SC $70,953

Columbus, GA $70,945

Pascagoula, MS $70,793

Abilene, TX $70,793

Kingsport, TN $70,584

Albany, GA $70,584

Gulfport, MS $70,560

Alexandria, LA $70,295

Fort Smith, AR $70,095

El Paso, TX $69,878

Las Cruces, NM $69,517

Harlingen, TX $69,313

Pocatello, ID $69,300

Florence, AL $69,196

Brownsville, TX $69,180

Mcallen, TX $69,011

Dothan, AL $68,899

Columbus, MS $68,422

Altus, OK $68,048

Lawton, OK $67,896

Pierre, SD $67,607

What Skills Can Increase a Hospital Rn'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 Hospital Rn'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	$82,653	3%
Accountability	$81,851	2%
Dedication	$81,851	2%
Partnering	$81,851	2%
Innovation	$81,851	2%
Commitment	$81,851	2%

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Hospital Rn Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Hospital Rn roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Hospital Rn positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Hospital Rn as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Hospital Rn

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$92,283	$44.0	15%
Biotechnology	$90,277	$43.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$86,264	$41.0	7%
Insurance	$84,258	$41.0	5%

How Education impacts a Hospital Rn's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Hospital Rns 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 Hospital Rn with a Associate's Degree is between $81,300 and $85,864).

Hospital Rn Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Hospital Rn

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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Hospital Rn Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hospital Rn'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 August 01, 2026

$74,464

Average $80,246/year

$86,961

$6,205

Average $6,687/month

$7,247

$1,432

Average $1,543/week

$1,672

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,961	$7,247	$1,672	$42
Average	$80,246	$6,687	$1,543	$39
25th Percentile	$74,464	$6,205	$1,432	$36

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Salary Trends for Hospital Rn

Salaries for a Hospital Rn can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $71,773 in 2023 to around $71,933 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Hospital Rn salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Hospital Rn Over Time

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2023

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2024

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2025

$71,933

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Hospital Rn?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Hospital Rn roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

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