What are the main factors that influence an RN Preceptor's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for RN Preceptor?

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

How does experience change An RN Preceptor's salary?

An RN Preceptor's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $74,454, a RN Preceptor (2-4 years)earns $84,387, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $98,122,

What are the highest paying states for an RN Preceptor?

RN Preceptor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN Preceptor roles are District of Columbia $94,079, California $93,722, Massachusetts $92,473. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN Preceptor roles make?

Salaries for RN Preceptor level roles vary by specialization: Pediatric Telemedicine Preceptor: $251,634; Paid preceptor: $136,527; Electrophysiology RN: $96,276; Gynecology Telemedicine Preceptor: $95,278; asn rn: $88,261.

How do different companies affect an RN Preceptor's salary?

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

RN Preceptor Salary in the United States

How much does an RN Preceptor make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an RN Preceptor in the United States is $84,970 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, an RN Preceptor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,113
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,316 to $92,897
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,168

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RN Preceptor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,897	$7,741	$1,786	$45
Average	$84,970	$7,081	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$79,316	$6,610	$1,525	$38

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Key Factors That Influence RN Preceptor Salaries

An RN Preceptor'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 RN Preceptor 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 RN Preceptors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $94,079.
California: $93,722.
Massachusetts: $92,473.

District of Columbia $94,079

California $93,722

Massachusetts $92,473

Washington $92,133

New Jersey $92,099

Alaska $91,980

Connecticut $90,808

New York $90,332

Hawaii $88,811

Rhode Island $88,097

Maryland $87,613

Minnesota $86,950

Colorado $86,695

Illinois $86,610

Oregon $86,287

Delaware $86,049

New Hampshire $85,900

Virginia $85,565

Pennsylvania $84,588

Nevada $84,095

North Dakota $83,934

Michigan $83,679

Wisconsin $83,585

Vermont $83,398

Texas $82,880

Maine $82,846

Arizona $82,795

Ohio $82,735

Georgia $81,954

Indiana $81,563

Wyoming $81,486

Utah $81,367

Iowa $81,316

Kansas $80,909

Louisiana $80,790

North Carolina $80,747

Missouri $80,730

Florida $80,399

Montana $80,220

Nebraska $80,050

Kentucky $79,957

South Carolina $79,617

Tennessee $79,405

Idaho $79,320

New Mexico $78,699

Oklahoma $78,563

Alabama $78,062

South Dakota $77,221

Arkansas $76,762

West Virginia $76,516

Mississippi $75,776

Top Paying Cities for RN Preceptors

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: $107,173
San Francisco: $105,999
Oakland: $103,766

San Jose, CA $107,173

San Francisco, CA $105,999

Oakland, CA $103,766

New York, NY $97,834

Paramus, NJ $96,644

Queens Village, NY $96,640

Passaic, NJ $96,559

Bergenfield, NJ $96,552

Stamford, CT $96,365

Huntington, NY $96,330

Newark, NJ $95,702

Bridgeport, CT $95,523

Vallejo, CA $95,354

New Brunswick, NJ $95,320

Petaluma, CA $95,269

Middlesex, NJ $95,107

Somerset, NJ $95,048

Santa Cruz, CA $94,937

Boston, MA $94,419

Monterey, CA $94,121

Seattle, WA $93,926

Santa Rosa, CA $93,909

Los Angeles, CA $93,884

Juneau, AK $93,663

Washington, DC $93,569

Orange, CA $93,267

Santa Ana, CA $93,042

Long Beach, CA $92,957

Anaheim, CA $92,940

Anchorage, AK $92,898

Santa Maria, CA $92,643

Everett, WA $92,626

Danbury, CT $92,327

Bremerton, WA $92,210

Tacoma, WA $91,904

New Suffolk, NY $91,902

Sacramento, CA $91,878

Santa Barbara, CA $91,785

Trenton, NJ $91,691

San Diego, CA $91,691

Brockton, MA $91,598

Fairbanks, AK $91,390

Lompoc, CA $91,173

Lowell, MA $91,104

Ventura, CA $91,088

Nashua, NH $91,071

Stockton, CA $91,063

Modesto, CA $90,442

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,255

Olympia, WA $90,094

Kennewick, WA $90,094

New Haven, CT $90,060

Lawrence, MA $89,754

Hartford, CT $89,669

Riverside, CA $89,652

New Bedford, MA $89,567

Richland, WA $89,567

Bakersfield, CA $89,448

San Bernardino, CA $89,414

New Britain, CT $89,406

Atlantic City, NJ $89,406

New London, CT $89,372

Norwich, CT $89,346

Portsmouth, NH $89,329

Boulder, CO $89,149

Portland, OR $89,032

Worcester, MA $89,023

Minneapolis, MN $88,760

Philadelphia, PA $88,641

Honolulu, HI $88,361

Saint Paul, MN $88,320

Vineland, NJ $88,301

Providence, RI $88,055

Chicago, IL $87,808

Bellingham, WA $87,706

Springfield, MA $87,638

Baltimore, MD $87,613

Chico, CA $87,400

Pittsfield, MA $87,171

Manchester, NH $87,009

Spokane, WA $86,636

Denver, CO $86,627

Albany, NY $86,228

Troy, NY $86,194

Nassau, NY $86,103

Schenectady, NY $86,015

Wilmington, DE $85,947

Burlington, VT $85,828

Salem, OR $85,794

Portland, ME $85,531

Yakima, WA $85,446

Rochester, MN $85,183

Reno, NV $85,140

Fresno, CA $85,140

Milwaukee, WI $85,064

Detroit, MI $84,979

Ann Arbor, MI $84,964

Allentown, PA $84,953

Colorado Springs, CO $84,809

Syracuse, NY $84,766

Carson City, NV $84,766

Houston, TX $84,647

Eugene, OR $84,605

Gary, IN $84,503

Springfield, OR $84,435

Bismarck, ND $84,418

Galveston, TX $84,358

Medford, OR $84,231

Fort Collins, CO $84,197

Concord, NH $84,154

Austin, TX $84,129

Mesa, AZ $83,951

Reading, PA $83,942

Phoenix, AZ $83,934

Dallas, TX $83,908

Saint Cloud, MN $83,827

Madison, WI $83,713

Utica, NY $83,483

Rochester, NY $83,347

Des Moines, IA $83,339

Raleigh, NC $83,330

Atlanta, GA $83,203

Battle Creek, MI $83,177

Salt Lake City, UT $83,152

Lancaster, PA $83,024

Harrisburg, PA $82,905

Kansas City, MO $82,820

Champaign, IL $82,803

Kansas City, KS $82,803

Fort Worth, TX $82,795

Columbus, OH $82,781

Boca Raton, FL $82,761

Pittsburgh, PA $82,727

Richmond, VA $82,693

Indianapolis, IN $82,676

Cleveland, OH $82,668

Las Vegas, NV $82,566

Cincinnati, OH $82,566

Petersburg, VA $82,438

Huntsville, AL $82,311

Lansing, MI $82,254

Lebanon, PA $82,243

Pueblo, CO $82,234

Appleton, WI $82,209

Buffalo, NY $82,175

Dayton, OH $82,149

Racine, WI $82,132

Charlotte, NC $82,124

Saint Louis, MO $82,098

York, PA $82,047

Elkhart, IN $82,047

Gastonia, NC $82,031

Billings, MT $82,011

Beaumont, TX $81,988

Lorain, OH $81,971

Benton Harbor, MI $81,954

Toledo, OH $81,937

Binghamton, NY $81,894

Rock Hill, SC $81,886

Rockford, IL $81,843

Springfield, IL $81,809

Elyria, OH $81,801

Fargo, ND $81,801

Flagstaff, AZ $81,741

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,690

Duluth, MN $81,639

Miami, FL $81,639

Cheyenne, WY $81,580

Grand Forks, ND $81,580

Bangor, ME $81,393

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,299

Durham, NC $81,264

Louisville, KY $81,257

Grand Rapids, MI $81,240

Hialeah, FL $81,232

Casper, WY $81,113

Scranton, PA $81,011

New Orleans, LA $80,985

Virginia Beach, VA $80,977

Akron, OH $80,934

Peoria, IL $80,824

Sarasota, FL $80,807

Nashville, TN $80,747

Omaha, NE $80,747

Green Bay, WI $80,747

Baton Rouge, LA $80,705

Charleston, SC $80,688

Jamestown, NY $80,645

Davenport, IA $80,645

Tucson, AZ $80,603

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,552

Tampa, FL $80,535

Evansville, IN $80,484

Port Arthur, TX $80,484

Bradenton, FL $80,450

Santa Fe, NM $80,297

Orlando, FL $80,144

Clearwater, FL $80,118

Canton, OH $79,940

La Crosse, WI $79,940

Albuquerque, NM $79,889

Newport News, VA $79,880

High Point, NC $79,855

Ogden, UT $79,821

Corpus Christi, TX $79,753

Norfolk, VA $79,702

Laramie, WY $79,702

Rock Island, IL $79,651

Saginaw, MI $79,634

Jacksonville, FL $79,626

Salisbury, NC $79,609

Boise, ID $79,592

Moline, IL $79,549

Fort Myers, FL $79,524

Memphis, TN $79,507

Tulsa, OK $79,464

Waterloo, IA $79,413

Spartanburg, SC $79,328

Lincoln, NE $79,286

Fort Wayne, IN $79,269

Provo, UT $79,260

Cedar Falls, IA $79,158

San Antonio, TX $79,124

Greensboro, NC $79,090

South Bend, IN $79,082

Savannah, GA $78,988

Muskegon, MI $78,954

Birmingham, AL $78,946

Winston Salem, NC $78,904

Lake Charles, LA $78,699

Anderson, IN $78,682

Lexington, KY $78,657

Augusta, GA $78,631

Greenville, SC $78,631

Lima, OH $78,563

Wichita, KS $78,555

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,555

Columbia, SC $78,478

Springfield, OH $78,461

Asheville, NC $78,326

Bloomington, IN $78,266

Knoxville, TN $77,960

Shreveport, LA $77,952

Wilmington, NC $77,841

Roanoke, VA $77,841

Topeka, KS $77,688

Frankfort, KY $77,679

Oklahoma City, OK $77,620

Chillicothe, OH $77,586

Longview, TX $77,578

Melbourne, FL $77,569

Sioux Falls, SD $77,433

Mobile, AL $77,425

Terre Haute, IN $77,391

Altoona, PA $77,340

Amarillo, TX $77,280

Killeen, TX $77,255

Fayetteville, AR $77,187

Chattanooga, TN $77,161

Sioux City, IA $77,085

Idaho Falls, ID $77,068

Lynchburg, VA $77,000

Gainesville, FL $76,890

Portsmouth, OH $76,847

Little Rock, AR $76,830

Lafayette, LA $76,796

Youngstown, OH $76,796

Daytona Beach, FL $76,745

Clarksville, TN $76,737

Pensacola, FL $76,728

Temple, TX $76,722

Hopkinsville, KY $76,473

Erie, PA $76,456

Florence, SC $76,422

Charleston, WV $76,286

Great Falls, MT $76,244

Macon, GA $76,125

Tallahassee, FL $76,116

Fayetteville, NC $76,099

Waco, TX $76,082

Helena, MT $76,023

Pine Bluff, AR $75,991

Vincennes, IN $75,887

Lubbock, TX $75,853

Alamogordo, NM $75,802

Twin Falls, ID $75,725

Rapid City, SD $75,700

Jackson, MS $75,547

Huntington, WV $75,541

Greenville, MS $75,539

Parkersburg, WV $75,452

Montgomery, AL $75,437

Wichita Falls, TX $75,352

Springfield, MO $75,352

Biloxi, MS $75,309

Monroe, LA $75,224

Johnstown, PA $75,165

Sumter, SC $75,131

Columbus, GA $75,122

Pascagoula, MS $74,961

Abilene, TX $74,961

Kingsport, TN $74,740

Albany, GA $74,740

Gulfport, MS $74,714

Alexandria, LA $74,434

Fort Smith, AR $74,221

El Paso, TX $73,992

Las Cruces, NM $73,610

Harlingen, TX $73,394

Pocatello, ID $73,380

Florence, AL $73,270

Brownsville, TX $73,253

Mcallen, TX $73,074

Dothan, AL $72,955

Columbus, MS $72,451

Altus, OK $72,055

Lawton, OK $71,893

Pierre, SD $71,587

What Skills Can Increase an RN Preceptor'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 an RN Preceptor'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	$87,519	3%
Accountability	$86,670	2%
Dedication	$86,670	2%
Partnering	$86,670	2%
Innovation	$86,670	2%
Commitment	$86,670	2%

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RN Preceptor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for an RN Preceptor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$97,716	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$95,591	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,343	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$89,219	$43.0	5%

How Education impacts an RN Preceptor's Salary?

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

RN Preceptor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN Preceptor

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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RN Preceptor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an RN Preceptor'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 July 01, 2026

$79,316

Average $84,970/year

$92,897

$6,610

Average $7,081/month

$7,741

$1,525

Average $1,634/week

$1,786

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,897	$7,741	$1,786	$45
Average	$84,970	$7,081	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$79,316	$6,610	$1,525	$38

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Salary Trends for RN Preceptor

Salaries for an RN Preceptor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $74,353 in 2023 to around $74,518 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN Preceptor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of RN Preceptor Over Time

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2023

$74,353

2024

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2025

$74,518

2026

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2024	$74,993
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