How much does a Student Nurse Intern make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Student Nurse Intern in the United States is $71,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.
However, a Student Nurse Intern's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,101
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,609 to $79,802
Key Factors That Influence Student Nurse Intern Salaries
A Student Nurse Intern's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Student Nurse Intern 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 Student Nurse Interns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $79,481.
California: $79,180.
Massachusetts: $78,124.
District of Columbia$79,481
California$79,180
Massachusetts$78,124
Washington$77,837
New Jersey$77,809
Alaska$77,708
Connecticut$76,717
New York$76,315
Hawaii$75,031
Rhode Island$74,428
Maryland$74,018
Minnesota$73,458
Colorado$73,243
Illinois$73,171
Oregon$72,898
Delaware$72,697
New Hampshire$72,571
Virginia$72,288
Pennsylvania$71,463
Nevada$71,046
North Dakota$70,910
Michigan$70,695
Wisconsin$70,616
Vermont$70,458
Texas$70,020
Maine$69,991
Arizona$69,948
Ohio$69,898
Georgia$69,237
Indiana$68,907
Wyoming$68,843
Utah$68,742
Iowa$68,699
Kansas$68,354
Louisiana$68,254
North Carolina$68,218
Missouri$68,204
Florida$67,924
Montana$67,773
Nebraska$67,629
Kentucky$67,550
South Carolina$67,263
Tennessee$67,084
Idaho$67,012
New Mexico$66,488
Oklahoma$66,373
Alabama$65,950
South Dakota$65,239
Arkansas$64,851
West Virginia$64,643
Mississippi$64,019
Top Paying Cities for Student Nurse Interns
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: $90,543
San Francisco: $89,552
Oakland: $87,665
San Jose, CA$90,543
San Francisco, CA$89,552
Oakland, CA$87,665
New York, NY$82,653
Paramus, NJ$81,648
Queens Village, NY$81,645
Passaic, NJ$81,577
Bergenfield, NJ$81,570
Stamford, CT$81,412
Huntington, NY$81,383
Newark, NJ$80,852
Bridgeport, CT$80,701
Vallejo, CA$80,558
New Brunswick, NJ$80,529
Petaluma, CA$80,486
Middlesex, NJ$80,350
Somerset, NJ$80,300
Santa Cruz, CA$80,206
Boston, MA$79,768
Monterey, CA$79,516
Seattle, WA$79,352
Santa Rosa, CA$79,338
Los Angeles, CA$79,316
Juneau, AK$79,129
Washington, DC$79,051
Orange, CA$78,795
Santa Ana, CA$78,605
Long Beach, CA$78,534
Anaheim, CA$78,519
Anchorage, AK$78,483
Santa Maria, CA$78,268
Everett, WA$78,254
Danbury, CT$78,001
Bremerton, WA$77,902
Tacoma, WA$77,644
New Suffolk, NY$77,642
Sacramento, CA$77,622
Santa Barbara, CA$77,543
Trenton, NJ$77,464
San Diego, CA$77,464
Brockton, MA$77,385
Fairbanks, AK$77,209
Lompoc, CA$77,026
Lowell, MA$76,968
Ventura, CA$76,954
Nashua, NH$76,940
Stockton, CA$76,933
Modesto, CA$76,409
Poughkeepsie, NY$76,251
Olympia, WA$76,114
Kennewick, WA$76,114
New Haven, CT$76,086
Lawrence, MA$75,827
Hartford, CT$75,756
Riverside, CA$75,741
New Bedford, MA$75,669
Richland, WA$75,669
Bakersfield, CA$75,569
San Bernardino, CA$75,540
New Britain, CT$75,533
Atlantic City, NJ$75,533
New London, CT$75,504
Norwich, CT$75,483
Portsmouth, NH$75,468
Boulder, CO$75,316
Portland, OR$75,217
Worcester, MA$75,210
Minneapolis, MN$74,987
Philadelphia, PA$74,887
Honolulu, HI$74,650
Saint Paul, MN$74,616
Vineland, NJ$74,600
Providence, RI$74,392
Chicago, IL$74,183
Bellingham, WA$74,097
Springfield, MA$74,040
Baltimore, MD$74,018
Chico, CA$73,839
Pittsfield, MA$73,645
Manchester, NH$73,509
Spokane, WA$73,193
Denver, CO$73,186
Albany, NY$72,848
Troy, NY$72,820
Nassau, NY$72,743
Schenectady, NY$72,669
Wilmington, DE$72,611
Burlington, VT$72,511
Salem, OR$72,482
Portland, ME$72,260
Yakima, WA$72,188
Rochester, MN$71,965
Reno, NV$71,929
Fresno, CA$71,929
Milwaukee, WI$71,865
Detroit, MI$71,793
Ann Arbor, MI$71,781
Allentown, PA$71,771
Colorado Springs, CO$71,649
Syracuse, NY$71,614
Carson City, NV$71,614
Houston, TX$71,513
Eugene, OR$71,477
Gary, IN$71,391
Springfield, OR$71,334
Bismarck, ND$71,319
Galveston, TX$71,269
Medford, OR$71,161
Fort Collins, CO$71,133
Concord, NH$71,097
Austin, TX$71,075
Mesa, AZ$70,924
Reading, PA$70,917
Phoenix, AZ$70,910
Dallas, TX$70,888
Saint Cloud, MN$70,820
Madison, WI$70,723
Utica, NY$70,530
Rochester, NY$70,415
Des Moines, IA$70,408
Raleigh, NC$70,400
Atlanta, GA$70,293
Battle Creek, MI$70,271
Salt Lake City, UT$70,250
Lancaster, PA$70,142
Harrisburg, PA$70,041
Kansas City, MO$69,970
Champaign, IL$69,955
Kansas City, KS$69,955
Fort Worth, TX$69,948
Columbus, OH$69,936
Boca Raton, FL$69,919
Pittsburgh, PA$69,891
Richmond, VA$69,862
Indianapolis, IN$69,848
Cleveland, OH$69,840
Las Vegas, NV$69,754
Cincinnati, OH$69,754
Petersburg, VA$69,647
Huntsville, AL$69,539
Lansing, MI$69,491
Lebanon, PA$69,481
Pueblo, CO$69,474
Appleton, WI$69,453
Buffalo, NY$69,424
Dayton, OH$69,403
Racine, WI$69,388
Charlotte, NC$69,381
Saint Louis, MO$69,359
York, PA$69,316
Elkhart, IN$69,316
Gastonia, NC$69,303
Billings, MT$69,286
Beaumont, TX$69,266
Lorain, OH$69,252
Benton Harbor, MI$69,237
Toledo, OH$69,223
Binghamton, NY$69,187
Rock Hill, SC$69,180
Rockford, IL$69,144
Springfield, IL$69,115
Elyria, OH$69,108
Fargo, ND$69,108
Flagstaff, AZ$69,058
Fort Lauderdale, FL$69,015
Duluth, MN$68,972
Miami, FL$68,972
Cheyenne, WY$68,922
Grand Forks, ND$68,922
Bangor, ME$68,764
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,685
Durham, NC$68,655
Louisville, KY$68,649
Grand Rapids, MI$68,634
Hialeah, FL$68,627
Casper, WY$68,527
Scranton, PA$68,441
New Orleans, LA$68,419
Virginia Beach, VA$68,412
Akron, OH$68,376
Peoria, IL$68,283
Sarasota, FL$68,268
Nashville, TN$68,218
Omaha, NE$68,218
Green Bay, WI$68,218
Baton Rouge, LA$68,182
Charleston, SC$68,168
Jamestown, NY$68,132
Davenport, IA$68,132
Tucson, AZ$68,096
Saint Petersburg, FL$68,053
Tampa, FL$68,039
Evansville, IN$67,996
Port Arthur, TX$67,996
Bradenton, FL$67,967
Santa Fe, NM$67,838
Orlando, FL$67,708
Clearwater, FL$67,687
Canton, OH$67,536
La Crosse, WI$67,536
Albuquerque, NM$67,493
Newport News, VA$67,486
High Point, NC$67,464
Ogden, UT$67,436
Corpus Christi, TX$67,378
Norfolk, VA$67,335
Laramie, WY$67,335
Rock Island, IL$67,292
Saginaw, MI$67,278
Jacksonville, FL$67,270
Salisbury, NC$67,256
Boise, ID$67,242
Moline, IL$67,206
Fort Myers, FL$67,184
Memphis, TN$67,170
Tulsa, OK$67,134
Waterloo, IA$67,091
Spartanburg, SC$67,019
Lincoln, NE$66,983
Fort Wayne, IN$66,969
Provo, UT$66,962
Cedar Falls, IA$66,876
San Antonio, TX$66,847
Greensboro, NC$66,818
South Bend, IN$66,811
Savannah, GA$66,732
Muskegon, MI$66,703
Birmingham, AL$66,696
Winston Salem, NC$66,661
Lake Charles, LA$66,488
Anderson, IN$66,474
Lexington, KY$66,452
Augusta, GA$66,431
Greenville, SC$66,431
Lima, OH$66,373
Wichita, KS$66,366
Tuscaloosa, AL$66,366
Columbia, SC$66,301
Springfield, OH$66,287
Asheville, NC$66,172
Bloomington, IN$66,122
Knoxville, TN$65,863
Shreveport, LA$65,856
Wilmington, NC$65,763
Roanoke, VA$65,763
Topeka, KS$65,634
Frankfort, KY$65,626
Oklahoma City, OK$65,576
Chillicothe, OH$65,548
Longview, TX$65,540
Melbourne, FL$65,533
Sioux Falls, SD$65,418
Mobile, AL$65,411
Terre Haute, IN$65,383
Altoona, PA$65,339
Amarillo, TX$65,289
Killeen, TX$65,268
Fayetteville, AR$65,210
Chattanooga, TN$65,189
Sioux City, IA$65,124
Idaho Falls, ID$65,110
Lynchburg, VA$65,052
Gainesville, FL$64,959
Portsmouth, OH$64,923
Little Rock, AR$64,909
Lafayette, LA$64,880
Youngstown, OH$64,880
Daytona Beach, FL$64,837
Clarksville, TN$64,830
Pensacola, FL$64,823
Temple, TX$64,818
Hopkinsville, KY$64,607
Erie, PA$64,593
Florence, SC$64,564
Charleston, WV$64,449
Great Falls, MT$64,413
Macon, GA$64,313
Tallahassee, FL$64,306
Fayetteville, NC$64,291
Waco, TX$64,277
Helena, MT$64,227
Pine Bluff, AR$64,199
Vincennes, IN$64,112
Lubbock, TX$64,083
Alamogordo, NM$64,040
Twin Falls, ID$63,976
Rapid City, SD$63,954
Jackson, MS$63,825
Huntington, WV$63,820
Greenville, MS$63,818
Parkersburg, WV$63,744
Montgomery, AL$63,731
Wichita Falls, TX$63,660
Springfield, MO$63,660
Biloxi, MS$63,624
Monroe, LA$63,552
Johnstown, PA$63,502
Sumter, SC$63,473
Columbus, GA$63,466
Pascagoula, MS$63,329
Abilene, TX$63,329
Kingsport, TN$63,143
Albany, GA$63,143
Gulfport, MS$63,121
Alexandria, LA$62,884
Fort Smith, AR$62,705
El Paso, TX$62,511
Las Cruces, NM$62,188
Harlingen, TX$62,006
Pocatello, ID$61,994
Florence, AL$61,901
Brownsville, TX$61,887
Mcallen, TX$61,736
Dothan, AL$61,635
Columbus, MS$61,209
Altus, OK$60,874
Lawton, OK$60,738
Pierre, SD$60,480
What Skills Can Increase a Student Nurse Intern's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 4.92% 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.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 2.93% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
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 Student Nurse Intern's salary.
Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Student Nurse Intern Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Student Nurse Intern roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Student Nurse Intern positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Student Nurse Intern as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Student Nurse Intern
Understanding how a Student Nurse Intern'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.
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$63,609
Average$71,786/year
$79,802
$5,301
Average$5,982/month
$6,650
$1,223
Average$1,380/week
$1,535
$31
Average$35/hour
$38
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$79,802
$6,650
$1,535
$38
Average
$71,786
$5,982
$1,380
$35
25th Percentile
$63,609
$5,301
$1,223
$31
Salaries of Jobs related to Student Nurse Intern
Student Nurse Tech$95,100
Nurse Intern$80,492
Student Nurse Assistant$62,679
School Nurse$62,459
Operations Intern$52,072
Marketing Intern$45,513
Student Intern$44,096
Pharmacy Intern$40,052
Student Nurse Extern$38,490
Student Nurse$38,467
Student Nurse Technician$34,835
Salary Trends for Student Nurse Intern
Salaries for a Student Nurse Intern can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $64,253 in 2023
to around $60,356 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Student Nurse Intern salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Student Nurse Intern
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Common company salaries for Student Nurse Intern
Here are companies hiring for Student Nurse Intern and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Student Nurse Intern
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Student Nurse Intern?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Student Nurse Intern roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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