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

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

How does experience change A Rns's salary?

A Rns's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $71,872, a Rns (2-4 years)earns $81,461, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $94,706,

What are the highest paying states for a Rns?

Rns salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Rns roles are District of Columbia $88,861, California $88,524, Massachusetts $87,344. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Rns roles make?

Salaries for Rns level roles vary by specialization: RNs and other select roles Walk in Interviews: $86,241; Travel RNs: $85,602; LB RNs vaccination Support: $66,944; Private Duty RNs LPNs: $58,812; RNs LPNs: $56,471.

How do different companies affect a Rns's salary?

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

Rns Salary in the United States

How much does a Rns make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rns in the United States is $80,257 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Rns'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): $74,480 to $86,967
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,221

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Rns Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,967	$7,247	$1,672	$42
Average	$80,257	$6,688	$1,543	$39
25th Percentile	$74,480	$6,207	$1,432	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Rns Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $88,861.
California: $88,524.
Massachusetts: $87,344.

District of Columbia $88,861 California $88,524 Massachusetts $87,344 Washington $87,023 New Jersey $86,991 Alaska $86,879 Connecticut $85,771 New York $85,322

Hawaii $83,885 Rhode Island $83,211 Maryland $82,753 Minnesota $82,127 Colorado $81,887 Illinois $81,806 Oregon $81,501 Delaware $81,277

New Hampshire $81,135 Virginia $80,819 Pennsylvania $79,896 Nevada $79,431 North Dakota $79,278 Michigan $79,037 Wisconsin $78,949 Vermont $78,773

Texas $78,283 Maine $78,251 Arizona $78,203 Ohio $78,147 Georgia $77,408 Indiana $77,039 Wyoming $76,967 Utah $76,854

Iowa $76,806 Kansas $76,421 Louisiana $76,309 North Carolina $76,269 Missouri $76,253 Florida $75,940 Montana $75,771 Nebraska $75,610

Kentucky $75,522 South Carolina $75,201 Tennessee $75,001 Idaho $74,920 New Mexico $74,334 Oklahoma $74,206 Alabama $73,732 South Dakota $72,938

Arkansas $72,505 West Virginia $72,272 Mississippi $71,574

Top Paying Cities for 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: $101,229
San Francisco: $100,120
Oakland: $98,010

San Jose, CA $101,229

San Francisco, CA $100,120

Oakland, CA $98,010

New York, NY $92,408

Paramus, NJ $91,284

Queens Village, NY $91,280

Passaic, NJ $91,204

Bergenfield, NJ $91,196

Stamford, CT $91,020

Huntington, NY $90,987

Newark, NJ $90,394

Bridgeport, CT $90,225

Vallejo, CA $90,065

New Brunswick, NJ $90,033

Petaluma, CA $89,985

Middlesex, NJ $89,832

Somerset, NJ $89,776

Santa Cruz, CA $89,672

Boston, MA $89,182

Monterey, CA $88,900

Seattle, WA $88,717

Santa Rosa, CA $88,700

Los Angeles, CA $88,676

Juneau, AK $88,468

Washington, DC $88,379

Orange, CA $88,094

Santa Ana, CA $87,882

Long Beach, CA $87,802

Anaheim, CA $87,786

Anchorage, AK $87,745

Santa Maria, CA $87,505

Everett, WA $87,489

Danbury, CT $87,206

Bremerton, WA $87,095

Tacoma, WA $86,806

New Suffolk, NY $86,805

Sacramento, CA $86,782

Santa Barbara, CA $86,694

Trenton, NJ $86,606

San Diego, CA $86,606

Brockton, MA $86,517

Fairbanks, AK $86,321

Lompoc, CA $86,116

Lowell, MA $86,051

Ventura, CA $86,036

Nashua, NH $86,020

Stockton, CA $86,012

Modesto, CA $85,426

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,249

Olympia, WA $85,097

Kennewick, WA $85,097

New Haven, CT $85,065

Lawrence, MA $84,776

Hartford, CT $84,696

Riverside, CA $84,680

New Bedford, MA $84,599

Richland, WA $84,599

Bakersfield, CA $84,487

San Bernardino, CA $84,455

New Britain, CT $84,447

Atlantic City, NJ $84,447

New London, CT $84,415

Norwich, CT $84,391

Portsmouth, NH $84,375

Boulder, CO $84,204

Portland, OR $84,094

Worcester, MA $84,086

Minneapolis, MN $83,837

Philadelphia, PA $83,725

Honolulu, HI $83,460

Saint Paul, MN $83,421

Vineland, NJ $83,403

Providence, RI $83,171

Chicago, IL $82,938

Bellingham, WA $82,842

Springfield, MA $82,777

Baltimore, MD $82,753

Chico, CA $82,553

Pittsfield, MA $82,336

Manchester, NH $82,184

Spokane, WA $81,830

Denver, CO $81,822

Albany, NY $81,445

Troy, NY $81,413

Nassau, NY $81,327

Schenectady, NY $81,245

Wilmington, DE $81,180

Burlington, VT $81,068

Salem, OR $81,036

Portland, ME $80,787

Yakima, WA $80,707

Rochester, MN $80,458

Reno, NV $80,418

Fresno, CA $80,418

Milwaukee, WI $80,346

Detroit, MI $80,265

Ann Arbor, MI $80,252

Allentown, PA $80,241

Colorado Springs, CO $80,105

Syracuse, NY $80,065

Carson City, NV $80,065

Houston, TX $79,952

Eugene, OR $79,912

Gary, IN $79,816

Springfield, OR $79,752

Bismarck, ND $79,736

Galveston, TX $79,680

Medford, OR $79,559

Fort Collins, CO $79,527

Concord, NH $79,487

Austin, TX $79,463

Mesa, AZ $79,294

Reading, PA $79,286

Phoenix, AZ $79,278

Dallas, TX $79,254

Saint Cloud, MN $79,177

Madison, WI $79,070

Utica, NY $78,853

Rochester, NY $78,724

Des Moines, IA $78,716

Raleigh, NC $78,708

Atlanta, GA $78,588

Battle Creek, MI $78,564

Salt Lake City, UT $78,540

Lancaster, PA $78,420

Harrisburg, PA $78,307

Kansas City, MO $78,227

Champaign, IL $78,211

Kansas City, KS $78,211

Fort Worth, TX $78,203

Columbus, OH $78,189

Boca Raton, FL $78,171

Pittsburgh, PA $78,139

Richmond, VA $78,107

Indianapolis, IN $78,090

Cleveland, OH $78,082

Las Vegas, NV $77,986

Cincinnati, OH $77,986

Petersburg, VA $77,866

Huntsville, AL $77,745

Lansing, MI $77,692

Lebanon, PA $77,681

Pueblo, CO $77,673

Appleton, WI $77,649

Buffalo, NY $77,617

Dayton, OH $77,593

Racine, WI $77,577

Charlotte, NC $77,569

Saint Louis, MO $77,545

York, PA $77,497

Elkhart, IN $77,497

Gastonia, NC $77,481

Billings, MT $77,462

Beaumont, TX $77,440

Lorain, OH $77,424

Benton Harbor, MI $77,408

Toledo, OH $77,392

Binghamton, NY $77,352

Rock Hill, SC $77,344

Rockford, IL $77,304

Springfield, IL $77,272

Elyria, OH $77,264

Fargo, ND $77,264

Flagstaff, AZ $77,208

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,159

Duluth, MN $77,111

Miami, FL $77,111

Cheyenne, WY $77,055

Grand Forks, ND $77,055

Bangor, ME $76,879

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,790

Durham, NC $76,757

Louisville, KY $76,750

Grand Rapids, MI $76,734

Hialeah, FL $76,726

Casper, WY $76,614

Scranton, PA $76,517

New Orleans, LA $76,493

Virginia Beach, VA $76,485

Akron, OH $76,445

Peoria, IL $76,341

Sarasota, FL $76,325

Nashville, TN $76,269

Omaha, NE $76,269

Green Bay, WI $76,269

Baton Rouge, LA $76,228

Charleston, SC $76,212

Jamestown, NY $76,172

Davenport, IA $76,172

Tucson, AZ $76,132

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,084

Tampa, FL $76,068

Evansville, IN $76,020

Port Arthur, TX $76,020

Bradenton, FL $75,988

Santa Fe, NM $75,843

Orlando, FL $75,699

Clearwater, FL $75,675

Canton, OH $75,506

La Crosse, WI $75,506

Albuquerque, NM $75,458

Newport News, VA $75,450

High Point, NC $75,426

Ogden, UT $75,394

Corpus Christi, TX $75,330

Norfolk, VA $75,281

Laramie, WY $75,281

Rock Island, IL $75,233

Saginaw, MI $75,217

Jacksonville, FL $75,209

Salisbury, NC $75,193

Boise, ID $75,177

Moline, IL $75,137

Fort Myers, FL $75,113

Memphis, TN $75,097

Tulsa, OK $75,057

Waterloo, IA $75,009

Spartanburg, SC $74,928

Lincoln, NE $74,888

Fort Wayne, IN $74,872

Provo, UT $74,864

Cedar Falls, IA $74,768

San Antonio, TX $74,736

Greensboro, NC $74,704

South Bend, IN $74,696

Savannah, GA $74,607

Muskegon, MI $74,575

Birmingham, AL $74,567

Winston Salem, NC $74,528

Lake Charles, LA $74,334

Anderson, IN $74,318

Lexington, KY $74,294

Augusta, GA $74,270

Greenville, SC $74,270

Lima, OH $74,206

Wichita, KS $74,198

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,198

Columbia, SC $74,126

Springfield, OH $74,110

Asheville, NC $73,981

Bloomington, IN $73,925

Knoxville, TN $73,636

Shreveport, LA $73,628

Wilmington, NC $73,524

Roanoke, VA $73,524

Topeka, KS $73,379

Frankfort, KY $73,371

Oklahoma City, OK $73,315

Chillicothe, OH $73,283

Longview, TX $73,275

Melbourne, FL $73,267

Sioux Falls, SD $73,139

Mobile, AL $73,131

Terre Haute, IN $73,098

Altoona, PA $73,050

Amarillo, TX $72,994

Killeen, TX $72,970

Fayetteville, AR $72,906

Chattanooga, TN $72,882

Sioux City, IA $72,810

Idaho Falls, ID $72,793

Lynchburg, VA $72,729

Gainesville, FL $72,625

Portsmouth, OH $72,585

Little Rock, AR $72,569

Lafayette, LA $72,537

Youngstown, OH $72,537

Daytona Beach, FL $72,488

Clarksville, TN $72,480

Pensacola, FL $72,472

Temple, TX $72,467

Hopkinsville, KY $72,232

Erie, PA $72,216

Florence, SC $72,184

Charleston, WV $72,055

Great Falls, MT $72,015

Macon, GA $71,903

Tallahassee, FL $71,895

Fayetteville, NC $71,879

Waco, TX $71,862

Helena, MT $71,806

Pine Bluff, AR $71,776

Vincennes, IN $71,678

Lubbock, TX $71,646

Alamogordo, NM $71,598

Twin Falls, ID $71,525

Rapid City, SD $71,501

Jackson, MS $71,357

Huntington, WV $71,351

Greenville, MS $71,349

Parkersburg, WV $71,267

Montgomery, AL $71,253

Wichita Falls, TX $71,172

Springfield, MO $71,172

Biloxi, MS $71,132

Monroe, LA $71,052

Johnstown, PA $70,996

Sumter, SC $70,964

Columbus, GA $70,956

Pascagoula, MS $70,803

Abilene, TX $70,803

Kingsport, TN $70,594

Albany, GA $70,594

Gulfport, MS $70,570

Alexandria, LA $70,305

Fort Smith, AR $70,105

El Paso, TX $69,888

Las Cruces, NM $69,527

Harlingen, TX $69,323

Pocatello, ID $69,310

Florence, AL $69,206

Brownsville, TX $69,190

Mcallen, TX $69,021

Dothan, AL $68,909

Columbus, MS $68,432

Altus, OK $68,058

Lawton, OK $67,906

Pierre, SD $67,617

What Skills Can Increase a Rns'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 Rns'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	$82,665	3%
Accountability	$81,863	2%
Dedication	$81,863	2%
Partnering	$81,863	2%
Innovation	$81,863	2%
Commitment	$81,863	2%

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How Education impacts a Rns's Salary?

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

Rns Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Rns

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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Rns Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rns'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

$74,480

Average $80,257/year

$86,967

$6,207

Average $6,688/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	$86,967	$7,247	$1,672	$42
Average	$80,257	$6,688	$1,543	$39
25th Percentile	$74,480	$6,207	$1,432	$36

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Salary Trends for Rns

Salaries for a Rns can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $71,758 in 2023 to around $71,918 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Rns salary trends, .

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2024

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2023	$71,758
2024	$72,375
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