What are the main factors that influence a Float Pool 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 Pool Nurse's salary?

A Float Pool Nurse's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $72,512, a Float Pool Nurse (2-4 years)earns $82,184, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $95,565,

What are the highest paying states for a Float Pool Nurse?

Float Pool Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Pool Nurse roles are District of Columbia $91,623, California $91,275, Massachusetts $90,059. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Pool Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Float Pool Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Float Pool Registered Nurse: $123,100; Float Nurse - RN: $123,080; Registered Nurse Float: $85,843; Rn Float Pool: $83,996; PCA Float Pool: $82,953.

How do different companies affect a Float Pool Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Pool 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 Pool Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Float Pool Nurse make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Pool Nurse in the United States is $82,752 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Float Pool Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,493
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,242 to $90,468
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,226

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Float Pool Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,468	$7,539	$1,740	$43
Average	$82,752	$6,896	$1,591	$40
25th Percentile	$77,242	$6,437	$1,485	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Float Pool Nurse Salaries

A Float Pool 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 Pool 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 Pool Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,623.
California: $91,275.
Massachusetts: $90,059.

District of Columbia $91,623 California $91,275 Massachusetts $90,059 Washington $89,728 New Jersey $89,695 Alaska $89,579 Connecticut $88,437 New York $87,973

Hawaii $86,492 Rhode Island $85,797 Maryland $85,325 Minnesota $84,680 Colorado $84,432 Illinois $84,349 Oregon $84,034 Delaware $83,803

New Hampshire $83,657 Virginia $83,331 Pennsylvania $82,379 Nevada $81,899 North Dakota $81,742 Michigan $81,494 Wisconsin $81,403 Vermont $81,221

Texas $80,716 Maine $80,683 Arizona $80,633 Ohio $80,575 Georgia $79,814 Indiana $79,433 Wyoming $79,359 Utah $79,243

Iowa $79,193 Kansas $78,796 Louisiana $78,680 North Carolina $78,639 Missouri $78,622 Florida $78,300 Montana $78,126 Nebraska $77,960

Kentucky $77,869 South Carolina $77,538 Tennessee $77,332 Idaho $77,249 New Mexico $76,645 Oklahoma $76,512 Alabama $76,024 South Dakota $75,205

Arkansas $74,758 West Virginia $74,518 Mississippi $73,798

Top Paying Cities for Float Pool 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: $104,375
San Francisco: $103,232
Oakland: $101,056

San Jose, CA $104,375

San Francisco, CA $103,232

Oakland, CA $101,056

New York, NY $95,280

Paramus, NJ $94,121

Queens Village, NY $94,117

Passaic, NJ $94,038

Bergenfield, NJ $94,031

Stamford, CT $93,849

Huntington, NY $93,815

Newark, NJ $93,203

Bridgeport, CT $93,029

Vallejo, CA $92,864

New Brunswick, NJ $92,831

Petaluma, CA $92,781

Middlesex, NJ $92,624

Somerset, NJ $92,566

Santa Cruz, CA $92,459

Boston, MA $91,954

Monterey, CA $91,663

Seattle, WA $91,474

Santa Rosa, CA $91,457

Los Angeles, CA $91,432

Juneau, AK $91,217

Washington, DC $91,126

Orange, CA $90,832

Santa Ana, CA $90,613

Long Beach, CA $90,530

Anaheim, CA $90,514

Anchorage, AK $90,473

Santa Maria, CA $90,224

Everett, WA $90,208

Danbury, CT $89,916

Bremerton, WA $89,802

Tacoma, WA $89,504

New Suffolk, NY $89,503

Sacramento, CA $89,480

Santa Barbara, CA $89,388

Trenton, NJ $89,297

San Diego, CA $89,297

Brockton, MA $89,206

Fairbanks, AK $89,004

Lompoc, CA $88,793

Lowell, MA $88,726

Ventura, CA $88,710

Nashua, NH $88,693

Stockton, CA $88,685

Modesto, CA $88,081

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,899

Olympia, WA $87,742

Kennewick, WA $87,742

New Haven, CT $87,709

Lawrence, MA $87,411

Hartford, CT $87,328

Riverside, CA $87,311

New Bedford, MA $87,229

Richland, WA $87,229

Bakersfield, CA $87,113

San Bernardino, CA $87,080

New Britain, CT $87,071

Atlantic City, NJ $87,071

New London, CT $87,038

Norwich, CT $87,014

Portsmouth, NH $86,997

Boulder, CO $86,822

Portland, OR $86,707

Worcester, MA $86,699

Minneapolis, MN $86,443

Philadelphia, PA $86,327

Honolulu, HI $86,054

Saint Paul, MN $86,014

Vineland, NJ $85,996

Providence, RI $85,756

Chicago, IL $85,516

Bellingham, WA $85,416

Springfield, MA $85,350

Baltimore, MD $85,325

Chico, CA $85,119

Pittsfield, MA $84,895

Manchester, NH $84,738

Spokane, WA $84,374

Denver, CO $84,365

Albany, NY $83,977

Troy, NY $83,943

Nassau, NY $83,855

Schenectady, NY $83,770

Wilmington, DE $83,703

Burlington, VT $83,588

Salem, OR $83,554

Portland, ME $83,298

Yakima, WA $83,215

Rochester, MN $82,959

Reno, NV $82,917

Fresno, CA $82,917

Milwaukee, WI $82,843

Detroit, MI $82,760

Ann Arbor, MI $82,746

Allentown, PA $82,735

Colorado Springs, CO $82,595

Syracuse, NY $82,553

Carson City, NV $82,553

Houston, TX $82,437

Eugene, OR $82,396

Gary, IN $82,297

Springfield, OR $82,230

Bismarck, ND $82,214

Galveston, TX $82,156

Medford, OR $82,032

Fort Collins, CO $81,999

Concord, NH $81,957

Austin, TX $81,933

Mesa, AZ $81,759

Reading, PA $81,751

Phoenix, AZ $81,742

Dallas, TX $81,717

Saint Cloud, MN $81,638

Madison, WI $81,527

Utica, NY $81,304

Rochester, NY $81,171

Des Moines, IA $81,163

Raleigh, NC $81,155

Atlanta, GA $81,031

Battle Creek, MI $81,006

Salt Lake City, UT $80,981

Lancaster, PA $80,857

Harrisburg, PA $80,741

Kansas City, MO $80,658

Champaign, IL $80,642

Kansas City, KS $80,642

Fort Worth, TX $80,633

Columbus, OH $80,619

Boca Raton, FL $80,600

Pittsburgh, PA $80,567

Richmond, VA $80,534

Indianapolis, IN $80,518

Cleveland, OH $80,509

Las Vegas, NV $80,410

Cincinnati, OH $80,410

Petersburg, VA $80,286

Huntsville, AL $80,162

Lansing, MI $80,106

Lebanon, PA $80,095

Pueblo, CO $80,087

Appleton, WI $80,062

Buffalo, NY $80,029

Dayton, OH $80,004

Racine, WI $79,988

Charlotte, NC $79,980

Saint Louis, MO $79,955

York, PA $79,905

Elkhart, IN $79,905

Gastonia, NC $79,889

Billings, MT $79,870

Beaumont, TX $79,847

Lorain, OH $79,831

Benton Harbor, MI $79,814

Toledo, OH $79,798

Binghamton, NY $79,756

Rock Hill, SC $79,748

Rockford, IL $79,707

Springfield, IL $79,673

Elyria, OH $79,665

Fargo, ND $79,665

Flagstaff, AZ $79,607

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,558

Duluth, MN $79,508

Miami, FL $79,508

Cheyenne, WY $79,450

Grand Forks, ND $79,450

Bangor, ME $79,268

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,177

Durham, NC $79,142

Louisville, KY $79,136

Grand Rapids, MI $79,119

Hialeah, FL $79,111

Casper, WY $78,995

Scranton, PA $78,896

New Orleans, LA $78,871

Virginia Beach, VA $78,862

Akron, OH $78,821

Peoria, IL $78,714

Sarasota, FL $78,697

Nashville, TN $78,639

Omaha, NE $78,639

Green Bay, WI $78,639

Baton Rouge, LA $78,598

Charleston, SC $78,581

Jamestown, NY $78,540

Davenport, IA $78,540

Tucson, AZ $78,498

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,449

Tampa, FL $78,432

Evansville, IN $78,383

Port Arthur, TX $78,383

Bradenton, FL $78,349

Santa Fe, NM $78,200

Orlando, FL $78,051

Clearwater, FL $78,027

Canton, OH $77,853

La Crosse, WI $77,853

Albuquerque, NM $77,803

Newport News, VA $77,795

High Point, NC $77,770

Ogden, UT $77,737

Corpus Christi, TX $77,671

Norfolk, VA $77,621

Laramie, WY $77,621

Rock Island, IL $77,572

Saginaw, MI $77,555

Jacksonville, FL $77,547

Salisbury, NC $77,530

Boise, ID $77,514

Moline, IL $77,472

Fort Myers, FL $77,447

Memphis, TN $77,431

Tulsa, OK $77,389

Waterloo, IA $77,340

Spartanburg, SC $77,257

Lincoln, NE $77,216

Fort Wayne, IN $77,199

Provo, UT $77,191

Cedar Falls, IA $77,092

San Antonio, TX $77,058

Greensboro, NC $77,025

South Bend, IN $77,017

Savannah, GA $76,926

Muskegon, MI $76,893

Birmingham, AL $76,885

Winston Salem, NC $76,844

Lake Charles, LA $76,645

Anderson, IN $76,628

Lexington, KY $76,603

Augusta, GA $76,579

Greenville, SC $76,579

Lima, OH $76,512

Wichita, KS $76,504

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,504

Columbia, SC $76,430

Springfield, OH $76,413

Asheville, NC $76,281

Bloomington, IN $76,223

Knoxville, TN $75,925

Shreveport, LA $75,917

Wilmington, NC $75,809

Roanoke, VA $75,809

Topeka, KS $75,660

Frankfort, KY $75,651

Oklahoma City, OK $75,594

Chillicothe, OH $75,561

Longview, TX $75,552

Melbourne, FL $75,544

Sioux Falls, SD $75,412

Mobile, AL $75,403

Terre Haute, IN $75,370

Altoona, PA $75,321

Amarillo, TX $75,263

Killeen, TX $75,238

Fayetteville, AR $75,172

Chattanooga, TN $75,147

Sioux City, IA $75,072

Idaho Falls, ID $75,056

Lynchburg, VA $74,990

Gainesville, FL $74,882

Portsmouth, OH $74,841

Little Rock, AR $74,824

Lafayette, LA $74,791

Youngstown, OH $74,791

Daytona Beach, FL $74,741

Clarksville, TN $74,733

Pensacola, FL $74,725

Temple, TX $74,719

Hopkinsville, KY $74,477

Erie, PA $74,460

Florence, SC $74,427

Charleston, WV $74,295

Great Falls, MT $74,253

Macon, GA $74,137

Tallahassee, FL $74,129

Fayetteville, NC $74,113

Waco, TX $74,096

Helena, MT $74,038

Pine Bluff, AR $74,007

Vincennes, IN $73,906

Lubbock, TX $73,873

Alamogordo, NM $73,823

Twin Falls, ID $73,748

Rapid City, SD $73,724

Jackson, MS $73,575

Huntington, WV $73,569

Greenville, MS $73,566

Parkersburg, WV $73,482

Montgomery, AL $73,467

Wichita Falls, TX $73,384

Springfield, MO $73,384

Biloxi, MS $73,343

Monroe, LA $73,260

Johnstown, PA $73,202

Sumter, SC $73,169

Columbus, GA $73,161

Pascagoula, MS $73,004

Abilene, TX $73,004

Kingsport, TN $72,788

Albany, GA $72,788

Gulfport, MS $72,764

Alexandria, LA $72,491

Fort Smith, AR $72,284

El Paso, TX $72,060

Las Cruces, NM $71,688

Harlingen, TX $71,478

Pocatello, ID $71,464

Florence, AL $71,357

Brownsville, TX $71,340

Mcallen, TX $71,167

Dothan, AL $71,051

Columbus, MS $70,559

Altus, OK $70,174

Lawton, OK $70,016

Pierre, SD $69,718

What Skills Can Increase a Float Pool 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 Pool 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	$85,234	3%
Accountability	$84,407	2%
Dedication	$84,407	2%
Partnering	$84,407	2%
Innovation	$84,407	2%
Commitment	$84,407	2%

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Float Pool Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Float Pool Nurse 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, Float Pool Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Float Pool Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Float Pool Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$95,165	$46.0	15%
Biotechnology	$93,096	$45.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$88,958	$43.0	7%
Insurance	$86,889	$42.0	5%

How Education impacts a Float Pool Nurse's Salary?

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

Float Pool Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Pool 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 Pool Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Float Pool 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 August 01, 2026

$77,242

Average $82,752/year

$90,468

$6,437

Average $6,896/month

$7,539

$1,485

Average $1,591/week

$1,740

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,468	$7,539	$1,740	$43
Average	$82,752	$6,896	$1,591	$40
25th Percentile	$77,242	$6,437	$1,485	$37

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Salary Trends for Float Pool Nurse

Salaries for a Float Pool Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $72,420 in 2023 to around $72,581 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Pool Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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

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