How much does a PRN Registered Nurse make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a PRN Registered Nurse in the United States is $74,394 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.
However, a PRN Registered Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,180
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,793 to $83,180
Key Factors That Influence PRN Registered Nurse Salaries
A PRN Registered Nurse'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 PRN Registered 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 PRN Registered Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $93,833
San Francisco: $92,805
Oakland: $90,849
San Jose, CA$93,833
San Francisco, CA$92,805
Oakland, CA$90,849
New York, NY$85,656
Paramus, NJ$84,615
Queens Village, NY$84,611
Passaic, NJ$84,540
Bergenfield, NJ$84,533
Stamford, CT$84,370
Huntington, NY$84,339
Newark, NJ$83,790
Bridgeport, CT$83,633
Vallejo, CA$83,484
New Brunswick, NJ$83,455
Petaluma, CA$83,410
Middlesex, NJ$83,269
Somerset, NJ$83,217
Santa Cruz, CA$83,120
Boston, MA$82,666
Monterey, CA$82,405
Seattle, WA$82,235
Santa Rosa, CA$82,220
Los Angeles, CA$82,197
Juneau, AK$82,004
Washington, DC$81,922
Orange, CA$81,657
Santa Ana, CA$81,461
Long Beach, CA$81,387
Anaheim, CA$81,372
Anchorage, AK$81,335
Santa Maria, CA$81,111
Everett, WA$81,096
Danbury, CT$80,835
Bremerton, WA$80,732
Tacoma, WA$80,464
New Suffolk, NY$80,463
Sacramento, CA$80,442
Santa Barbara, CA$80,360
Trenton, NJ$80,278
San Diego, CA$80,278
Brockton, MA$80,196
Fairbanks, AK$80,014
Lompoc, CA$79,824
Lowell, MA$79,764
Ventura, CA$79,750
Nashua, NH$79,735
Stockton, CA$79,728
Modesto, CA$79,185
Poughkeepsie, NY$79,021
Olympia, WA$78,880
Kennewick, WA$78,880
New Haven, CT$78,850
Lawrence, MA$78,582
Hartford, CT$78,508
Riverside, CA$78,493
New Bedford, MA$78,418
Richland, WA$78,418
Bakersfield, CA$78,314
San Bernardino, CA$78,284
New Britain, CT$78,277
Atlantic City, NJ$78,277
New London, CT$78,247
Norwich, CT$78,225
Portsmouth, NH$78,210
Boulder, CO$78,052
Portland, OR$77,950
Worcester, MA$77,942
Minneapolis, MN$77,712
Philadelphia, PA$77,607
Honolulu, HI$77,362
Saint Paul, MN$77,326
Vineland, NJ$77,310
Providence, RI$77,094
Chicago, IL$76,878
Bellingham, WA$76,789
Springfield, MA$76,730
Baltimore, MD$76,707
Chico, CA$76,521
Pittsfield, MA$76,320
Manchester, NH$76,179
Spokane, WA$75,852
Denver, CO$75,844
Albany, NY$75,495
Troy, NY$75,465
Nassau, NY$75,385
Schenectady, NY$75,309
Wilmington, DE$75,249
Burlington, VT$75,145
Salem, OR$75,115
Portland, ME$74,885
Yakima, WA$74,810
Rochester, MN$74,580
Reno, NV$74,542
Fresno, CA$74,542
Milwaukee, WI$74,475
Detroit, MI$74,401
Ann Arbor, MI$74,388
Allentown, PA$74,379
Colorado Springs, CO$74,252
Syracuse, NY$74,215
Carson City, NV$74,215
Houston, TX$74,111
Eugene, OR$74,074
Gary, IN$73,984
Springfield, OR$73,925
Bismarck, ND$73,910
Galveston, TX$73,858
Medford, OR$73,746
Fort Collins, CO$73,717
Concord, NH$73,679
Austin, TX$73,657
Mesa, AZ$73,501
Reading, PA$73,493
Phoenix, AZ$73,486
Dallas, TX$73,464
Saint Cloud, MN$73,392
Madison, WI$73,293
Utica, NY$73,092
Rochester, NY$72,973
Des Moines, IA$72,965
Raleigh, NC$72,958
Atlanta, GA$72,846
Battle Creek, MI$72,824
Salt Lake City, UT$72,802
Lancaster, PA$72,690
Harrisburg, PA$72,586
Kansas City, MO$72,511
Champaign, IL$72,497
Kansas City, KS$72,497
Fort Worth, TX$72,489
Columbus, OH$72,476
Boca Raton, FL$72,459
Pittsburgh, PA$72,430
Richmond, VA$72,400
Indianapolis, IN$72,385
Cleveland, OH$72,378
Las Vegas, NV$72,288
Cincinnati, OH$72,288
Petersburg, VA$72,177
Huntsville, AL$72,065
Lansing, MI$72,015
Lebanon, PA$72,006
Pueblo, CO$71,998
Appleton, WI$71,976
Buffalo, NY$71,946
Dayton, OH$71,924
Racine, WI$71,909
Charlotte, NC$71,901
Saint Louis, MO$71,879
York, PA$71,834
Elkhart, IN$71,834
Gastonia, NC$71,820
Billings, MT$71,802
Beaumont, TX$71,782
Lorain, OH$71,768
Benton Harbor, MI$71,753
Toledo, OH$71,738
Binghamton, NY$71,701
Rock Hill, SC$71,693
Rockford, IL$71,656
Springfield, IL$71,626
Elyria, OH$71,619
Fargo, ND$71,619
Flagstaff, AZ$71,567
Fort Lauderdale, FL$71,522
Duluth, MN$71,477
Miami, FL$71,477
Cheyenne, WY$71,425
Grand Forks, ND$71,425
Bangor, ME$71,262
Cedar Rapids, IA$71,180
Durham, NC$71,149
Louisville, KY$71,143
Grand Rapids, MI$71,128
Hialeah, FL$71,120
Casper, WY$71,016
Scranton, PA$70,927
New Orleans, LA$70,905
Virginia Beach, VA$70,897
Akron, OH$70,860
Peoria, IL$70,763
Sarasota, FL$70,748
Nashville, TN$70,696
Omaha, NE$70,696
Green Bay, WI$70,696
Baton Rouge, LA$70,659
Charleston, SC$70,644
Jamestown, NY$70,607
Davenport, IA$70,607
Tucson, AZ$70,570
Saint Petersburg, FL$70,525
Tampa, FL$70,510
Evansville, IN$70,466
Port Arthur, TX$70,466
Bradenton, FL$70,436
Santa Fe, NM$70,302
Orlando, FL$70,168
Clearwater, FL$70,146
Canton, OH$69,989
La Crosse, WI$69,989
Albuquerque, NM$69,945
Newport News, VA$69,937
High Point, NC$69,915
Ogden, UT$69,885
Corpus Christi, TX$69,826
Norfolk, VA$69,781
Laramie, WY$69,781
Rock Island, IL$69,737
Saginaw, MI$69,722
Jacksonville, FL$69,714
Salisbury, NC$69,699
Boise, ID$69,684
Moline, IL$69,647
Fort Myers, FL$69,625
Memphis, TN$69,610
Tulsa, OK$69,573
Waterloo, IA$69,528
Spartanburg, SC$69,454
Lincoln, NE$69,417
Fort Wayne, IN$69,402
Provo, UT$69,394
Cedar Falls, IA$69,305
San Antonio, TX$69,275
Greensboro, NC$69,246
South Bend, IN$69,238
Savannah, GA$69,156
Muskegon, MI$69,127
Birmingham, AL$69,119
Winston Salem, NC$69,083
Lake Charles, LA$68,903
Anderson, IN$68,888
Lexington, KY$68,866
Augusta, GA$68,844
Greenville, SC$68,844
Lima, OH$68,784
Wichita, KS$68,777
Tuscaloosa, AL$68,777
Columbia, SC$68,710
Springfield, OH$68,695
Asheville, NC$68,576
Bloomington, IN$68,524
Knoxville, TN$68,256
Shreveport, LA$68,249
Wilmington, NC$68,152
Roanoke, VA$68,152
Topeka, KS$68,018
Frankfort, KY$68,010
Oklahoma City, OK$67,959
Chillicothe, OH$67,929
Longview, TX$67,921
Melbourne, FL$67,914
Sioux Falls, SD$67,795
Mobile, AL$67,787
Terre Haute, IN$67,758
Altoona, PA$67,713
Amarillo, TX$67,661
Killeen, TX$67,639
Fayetteville, AR$67,579
Chattanooga, TN$67,557
Sioux City, IA$67,490
Idaho Falls, ID$67,475
Lynchburg, VA$67,415
Gainesville, FL$67,319
Portsmouth, OH$67,282
Little Rock, AR$67,267
Lafayette, LA$67,237
Youngstown, OH$67,237
Daytona Beach, FL$67,192
Clarksville, TN$67,185
Pensacola, FL$67,177
Temple, TX$67,172
Hopkinsville, KY$66,954
Erie, PA$66,939
Florence, SC$66,910
Charleston, WV$66,791
Great Falls, MT$66,753
Macon, GA$66,649
Tallahassee, FL$66,642
Fayetteville, NC$66,627
Waco, TX$66,612
Helena, MT$66,560
Pine Bluff, AR$66,532
Vincennes, IN$66,441
Lubbock, TX$66,411
Alamogordo, NM$66,367
Twin Falls, ID$66,300
Rapid City, SD$66,277
Jackson, MS$66,143
Huntington, WV$66,138
Greenville, MS$66,136
Parkersburg, WV$66,060
Montgomery, AL$66,047
Wichita Falls, TX$65,972
Springfield, MO$65,972
Biloxi, MS$65,935
Monroe, LA$65,861
Johnstown, PA$65,809
Sumter, SC$65,779
Columbus, GA$65,771
Pascagoula, MS$65,630
Abilene, TX$65,630
Kingsport, TN$65,437
Albany, GA$65,437
Gulfport, MS$65,414
Alexandria, LA$65,169
Fort Smith, AR$64,983
El Paso, TX$64,782
Las Cruces, NM$64,447
Harlingen, TX$64,258
Pocatello, ID$64,246
Florence, AL$64,150
Brownsville, TX$64,135
Mcallen, TX$63,978
Dothan, AL$63,874
Columbus, MS$63,432
Altus, OK$63,086
Lawton, OK$62,944
Pierre, SD$62,677
What Skills Can Increase a PRN Registered Nurse'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 PRN Registered Nurse'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%.
PRN Registered Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For PRN Registered Nurse 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, PRN Registered Nurse positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view PRN Registered Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a PRN Registered Nurse
Understanding how a PRN Registered 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.
Salaries for a PRN Registered Nurse can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $64,472 in 2023
to around $60,561 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of PRN Registered Nurse salary trends,
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Most common benefits for PRN Registered Nurse
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401 (k)
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Common company salaries for PRN Registered Nurse
Here are companies hiring for PRN Registered Nurse 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 PRN Registered Nurse
1. What industry pays the highest salary for PRN Registered Nurse?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for PRN Registered Nurse roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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