Nurse Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Nurse make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Minnesota is $88,472 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,239
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,584 to $96,725
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,224

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,725	$8,060	$1,860	$47
Average	$88,472	$7,373	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$82,584	$6,882	$1,588	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

A 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for 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:

Conger: $84,705
Courtland: $84,609
Darfur: $84,173

Conger, MN $84,705 Courtland, MN $84,609 Darfur, MN $84,173 Delavan, MN $84,187 Eagle Lake, MN $85,407 Easton, MN $84,219 Ellendale, MN $85,408 Elmore, MN $83,784

Elysian, MN $85,832 Emmons, MN $84,037 Essig, MN $84,284 Fairmont, MN $84,009 Freeborn, MN $84,824 Frost, MN $83,919 Garden City, MN $84,180 Geneva, MN $85,621

Glenville, MN $84,404 Good Thunder, MN $84,331 Granada, MN $83,927 Hanska, MN $83,928 Hartland, MN $84,897 Hayward, MN $84,891 Henderson, MN $86,360 Hollandale, MN $85,251

Hope, MN $85,668 Huntley, MN $84,122 Janesville, MN $85,238 Kasota, MN $85,559 Kiester, MN $84,053 Kilkenny, MN $86,244 Lafayette, MN $84,776 Lake Crystal, MN $84,315

La Salle, MN $84,086 Le Center, MN $86,420 Le Sueur, MN $86,233 Lewisville, MN $83,999 Madelia, MN $84,064 Madison Lake, MN $85,644 Mapleton, MN $84,373 Minnesota Lake, MN $84,418

Montgomery, MN $86,729 New Prague, MN $87,804 New Richland, MN $85,101 New Ulm, MN $84,272 Nicollet, MN $85,069 Northrop, MN $84,524 Pemberton, MN $84,803 Saint Clair, MN $85,347

Saint James, MN $84,002 Saint Peter, MN $85,752 Sanborn, MN $83,667 Searles, MN $84,139 Sleepy Eye, MN $83,864 Springfield, MN $83,785 Truman, MN $84,025 Twin Lakes, MN $84,265

Vernon Center, MN $84,124 Waldorf, MN $84,610 Waseca, MN $85,388 Waterville, MN $85,980 Wells, MN $84,424 Winnebago, MN $84,174 Windom, MN $83,883 Adrian, MN $81,701

Alpha, MN $83,639 Arco, MN $83,524 Avoca, MN $83,475 Balaton, MN $83,314 Beaver Creek, MN $79,607 Bigelow, MN $82,478 Bingham Lake, MN $83,758 Brewster, MN $83,515

Butterfield, MN $83,854 Ceylon, MN $83,704 Chandler, MN $82,158 Currie, MN $83,630 Dovray, MN $83,957 Dunnell, MN $83,577 Starbuck, MN $83,586 Morris, MN $83,639

Crane Lake, MN $82,775 Cromwell, MN $83,089 Grand Rapids, MN $83,113 Ely, MN $82,896 Embarrass, MN $82,778 Esko, MN $83,066 Eveleth, MN $82,904 Finlayson, MN $83,316

Floodwood, MN $82,854 Forbes, MN $82,633 Gilbert, MN $82,881 Goodland, MN $82,753 Hibbing, MN $82,695 Hill City, MN $83,018 Holyoke, MN $83,082 Hoyt Lakes, MN $82,895

Iron, MN $82,654 Jacobson, MN $82,805 Keewatin, MN $83,067 Kerrick, MN $83,226 Kettle River, MN $83,222 Kinney, MN $82,783 Mcgregor, MN $83,098 Makinen, MN $82,795

Marble, MN $83,016 Meadowlands, MN $82,815 Melrude, MN $82,783 Moose Lake, MN $83,403 Afton, MN $88,666 Almelund, MN $86,458 Bayport, MN $88,520 Bethel, MN $87,766

Braham, MN $85,239 Brook Park, MN $83,905 Cambridge, MN $86,219 Cannon Falls, MN $86,607 Castle Rock, MN $88,006 Cedar, MN $88,167 Center City, MN $87,020 Chisago City, MN $87,776

Circle Pines, MN $89,323 Cottage Grove, MN $88,892 Dalbo, MN $85,226 Wirt, MN $82,873 Thief River Falls, MN $83,366 Alvarado, MN $83,109 Angle Inlet, MN $83,073 Argyle, MN $83,212

Badger, MN $83,266 Brooks, MN $83,287 Crookston, MN $83,148 Donaldson, MN $83,249 East Grand Forks, MN $83,007 Euclid, MN $83,065 Fisher, MN $83,012 Gatzke, MN $83,122

Goodridge, MN $83,182 Greenbush, MN $83,269 Grygla, MN $83,085 Hallock, MN $83,473 Halma, MN $83,244 Humboldt, MN $83,425 Karlstad, MN $83,301 Kennedy, MN $83,288

Lake Bronson, MN $83,228 Lancaster, MN $83,234 Mentor, MN $83,261 Middle River, MN $83,220 Newfolden, MN $83,241 Noyes, MN $83,499 Oak Island, MN $83,070 Oklee, MN $83,305

Oslo, MN $83,134 Plummer, MN $83,269 Red Lake Falls, MN $83,226 Roseau, MN $83,319 Saint Hilaire, MN $83,277 Saint Vincent, MN $83,432 Salol, MN $83,246 Stephen, MN $83,212

Strandquist, MN $83,186 Strathcona, MN $83,176 Viking, MN $83,145 Wannaska, MN $83,218 Warren, MN $83,113 Warroad, MN $83,345 Edgerton, MN $81,711 Georgetown, MN $83,286

Glyndon, MN $83,276 Morton, MN $83,731 Murdock, MN $83,560 New London, MN $84,293 Norcross, MN $83,326 Odessa, MN $83,264 Olivia, MN $83,718 Ortonville, MN $83,438

Pennock, MN $83,890 Porter, MN $83,421 Prinsburg, MN $83,752 Raymond, MN $83,634 Redwood Falls, MN $83,722 Renville, MN $83,629 Sacred Heart, MN $83,580 Seaforth, MN $83,824

Spicer, MN $84,370 Sunburg, MN $83,824 Taunton, MN $83,553 Vesta, MN $83,545 Wabasso, MN $83,637 Wanda, MN $83,942 Watson, MN $83,597 Wheaton, MN $83,424

Wood Lake, MN $83,565 Saint Cloud, MN $85,293 Albany, MN $84,800 Alexandria, MN $83,742 Ashby, MN $83,536 Avon, MN $85,050 Barrett, MN $83,481 Belgrade, MN $84,210

Bock, MN $85,224 Bowlus, MN $84,698 Brandon, MN $83,556 Brooten, MN $83,941 Buckman, MN $84,841 Burtrum, MN $84,359 Carlos, MN $83,568 Cold Spring, MN $85,136

Collegeville, MN $85,149 Cyrus, MN $83,543 Dalton, MN $83,499 Elrosa, MN $84,631 Waltham, MN $85,872 Evansville, MN $83,511 Farwell, MN $83,550 Flensburg, MN $84,399

Foley, MN $85,067 Foreston, MN $85,083 Freeport, MN $84,637 Garfield, MN $83,570 Gilman, MN $85,043 Glenwood, MN $83,741 Greenwald, MN $84,597 Grey Eagle, MN $84,317

Hillman, MN $84,267 Hoffman, MN $83,552 Holdingford, MN $84,811 Holmes City, MN $83,544 Isle, MN $83,361 Kensington, MN $83,524 Lastrup, MN $84,280 Little Falls, MN $84,348

Long Prairie, MN $84,019 Lowry, MN $83,569 Mc Grath, MN $83,118 Melrose, MN $84,473 Milaca, MN $84,961 Miltona, MN $83,566 Nelson, MN $83,588 New Munich, MN $84,595

Oak Park, MN $85,144 Ogilvie, MN $84,643 Onamia, MN $84,007 Osakis, MN $83,839 Parkers Prairie, MN $83,478 Paynesville, MN $84,871 Pease, MN $85,235 Pierz, MN $84,329

Rice, MN $85,010 Richmond, MN $84,999 Rockville, MN $85,201 Roscoe, MN $84,936 Royalton, MN $84,865 Saint Joseph, MN $85,247 Saint Stephen, MN $85,085 Saint Martin, MN $84,901

Sartell, MN $85,199 Sauk Centre, MN $84,170 Sauk Rapids, MN $85,156 Nashua, MN $83,429 Naytahwaush, MN $83,501 New York Mills, MN $83,465 Nielsville, MN $83,264 Ogema, MN $83,314

Osage, MN $83,379 Ottertail, MN $83,538 Pelican Rapids, MN $83,452 Perham, MN $83,537 Perley, MN $83,325 Ponsford, MN $83,308 Richville, MN $83,465 Richwood, MN $83,353

Rochert, MN $83,385 Rothsay, MN $83,352 Sabin, MN $83,296 Shelly, MN $83,355 Tintah, MN $83,372 Twin Valley, MN $83,305 Ulen, MN $83,294 Underwood, MN $83,517

Vergas, MN $83,450 Vining, MN $83,445 Waubun, MN $83,320 Wendell, MN $83,406 White Earth, MN $83,582 Winger, MN $83,320 Wolf Lake, MN $83,383 Wolverton, MN $83,409

Bemidji, MN $83,486 Bagley, MN $83,382 Baudette, MN $83,177 Bena, MN $83,059 Big Falls, MN $82,807 Bigfork, MN $82,888 Birchdale, MN $82,905 Blackduck, MN $83,187

Bowstring, MN $82,985 Cass Lake, MN $83,314 Clearbrook, MN $83,349 Deer River, MN $83,049 Talmoon, MN $83,012 Effie, MN $82,819 Federal Dam, MN $83,199 Gonvick, MN $83,313

Gully, MN $83,250 Hines, MN $83,231 International Falls, MN $83,186 Kelliher, MN $83,135 Lengby, MN $83,344 Leonard, MN $83,288 Littlefork, MN $82,962 Loman, MN $82,945

Longville, MN $83,259 Marcell, MN $82,914 Margie, MN $82,872 Max, MN $82,994 Mizpah, MN $83,008 Northome, MN $82,998 Outing, MN $83,141 Pennington, MN $83,160

Ponemah, MN $83,315 Puposky, MN $83,255 Ranier, MN $83,520 Kabetogama, MN $82,878 Redby, MN $83,411 Redlake, MN $83,301 Remer, MN $83,078 Roosevelt, MN $83,172

Shevlin, MN $83,307 Solway, MN $83,329 South International Falls, MN $83,198 Spring Lake, MN $83,013 Squaw Lake, MN $83,001 Swift, MN $83,178 Tenstrike, MN $83,275 Trail, MN $83,219

Swanville, MN $84,312 Moorhead, MN $83,240 Upsala, MN $84,584 Villard, MN $83,786 Wahkon, MN $83,825 Waite Park, MN $85,291 West Union, MN $84,086 Brainerd, MN $83,673

Baxter, MN $83,774 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $83,383 Aitkin, MN $83,299 Akeley, MN $83,345 Aldrich, MN $83,431 Backus, MN $83,336 Benedict, MN $83,301 Bertha, MN $83,489

Browerville, MN $83,711 Clarissa, MN $83,605 Crosby, MN $83,383 Crosslake, MN $83,440 Cushing, MN $83,748 Deerwood, MN $83,449 Eagle Bend, MN $83,487 Emily, MN $83,217

Fifty Lakes, MN $83,220 Fort Ripley, MN $83,894 Garrison, MN $83,749 Hackensack, MN $83,324 Hewitt, MN $83,451 Ironton, MN $83,473 Jenkins, MN $83,442 Lake George, MN $83,375

Lake Hubert, MN $83,511 Laporte, MN $83,322 Menahga, MN $83,413 Merrifield, MN $83,447 Motley, MN $83,403 Nevis, MN $83,384 Nisswa, MN $83,519 Palisade, MN $83,026

Park Rapids, MN $83,435 Pequot Lakes, MN $83,457 Pillager, MN $83,495 Pine River, MN $83,345 Randall, MN $84,037 Sebeka, MN $83,368 Nimrod, MN $83,359 Staples, MN $83,465

Verndale, MN $83,409 Wadena, MN $83,535 Walker, MN $83,376 Detroit Lakes, MN $83,546 Ada, MN $83,297 Audubon, MN $83,435 Barnesville, MN $83,338 Battle Lake, MN $83,530

Bejou, MN $83,219 Beltrami, MN $83,286 Bluffton, MN $83,453 Borup, MN $83,289 Breckenridge, MN $83,619 Callaway, MN $83,346 Campbell, MN $83,424 Climax, MN $83,146

Clitherall, MN $83,476 Comstock, MN $83,326 Deer Creek, MN $83,453 Dent, MN $83,471 Dilworth, MN $83,234 Elbow Lake, MN $83,503 Elizabeth, MN $83,452 Erhard, MN $83,429

Erskine, MN $83,359 Felton, MN $83,273 Fergus Falls, MN $83,590 Fertile, MN $83,321 Flom, MN $83,282 Fosston, MN $83,385 Foxhome, MN $83,362 Frazee, MN $83,456

Gary, MN $83,223 Halstad, MN $83,348 Wabasha, MN $85,672 Hawley, MN $83,287 Hendrum, MN $83,327 Henning, MN $83,487 Hitterdal, MN $83,293 Kent, MN $83,379

Lake Park, MN $83,308 Mcintosh, MN $83,357 Mahnomen, MN $83,354 Wilton, MN $83,307 Waskish, MN $82,966 Williams, MN $83,185 Mountain Iron, MN $82,727 Cotton, MN $82,902

Wayzata, MN $89,461 Navarre, MN $89,471 Young America, MN $87,417 Winsted, MN $86,522 Winthrop, MN $85,027 Zimmerman, MN $86,147 Minneapolis, MN $90,313 Nashwauk, MN $82,737

Orr, MN $82,766 Nett Lake, MN $83,301 Pengilly, MN $82,777 Virginia, MN $82,877 Saginaw, MN $83,031 Sawyer, MN $83,040 Side Lake, MN $82,743 Soudan, MN $82,990

Sturgeon Lake, MN $83,361 Swan River, MN $82,758 Swatara, MN $82,967 Taconite, MN $83,057 Tamarack, MN $82,951 Tower, MN $82,863 Twig, MN $83,055 Warba, MN $82,835

Willow River, MN $83,434 Winton, MN $83,376 Wrenshall, MN $83,063 Wright, MN $83,010 Duluth, MN $83,068 Rochester, MN $86,673 Adams, MN $84,951 Altura, MN $85,143

Austin, MN $85,447 Blooming Prairie, MN $85,946 Brownsdale, MN $85,759 Brownsville, MN $81,719 Dundas, MN $87,007 Elko New Market, MN $88,181 Faribault, MN $86,214 Farmington, MN $88,418

Forest Lake, MN $88,587 Frontenac, MN $85,788 Goodhue, MN $86,269 Grandy, MN $85,980 Grasston, MN $84,566 Hampton, MN $87,899 Harris, MN $86,135 Hastings, MN $88,134

Henriette, MN $84,590 Hinckley, MN $83,495 Hugo, MN $88,919 Isanti, MN $87,129 Lake City, MN $86,051 Lake Elmo, MN $89,038 Lakeland, MN $88,474 Lakeville, MN $88,621

Lindstrom, MN $87,371 Lonsdale, MN $87,289 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $88,247 Medford, MN $85,934 Mora, MN $84,133 Morristown, MN $85,916 Nerstrand, MN $86,018 Newport, MN $89,353

North Branch, MN $87,023 Northfield, MN $87,365 Owatonna, MN $85,907 Pine City, MN $84,629 Randolph, MN $87,642 Red Wing, MN $86,091 Rock Creek, MN $85,213 Rosemount, MN $88,931

Rush City, MN $85,515 Saint Francis, MN $87,617 Saint Paul Park, MN $89,149 Sandstone, MN $83,469 Scandia, MN $87,963 Shafer, MN $87,077 South Saint Paul, MN $89,552 Inver Grove Heights, MN $89,340

Waverly, MN $86,625 Byron, MN $86,679 Caledonia, MN $82,084 Canton, MN $83,730 Chatfield, MN $85,740 Claremont, MN $86,153 Dakota, MN $81,909 Dexter, MN $85,908

Dodge Center, MN $86,282 Dover, MN $85,931 Eitzen, MN $82,085 Elgin, MN $86,455 Elkton, MN $85,597 Eyota, MN $86,389 Fountain, MN $85,122 Grand Meadow, MN $85,868

Harmony, MN $84,011 Hayfield, MN $86,147 Hokah, MN $81,513 Homer, MN $82,492 Houston, MN $82,249 Kasson, MN $86,481 Kellogg, MN $85,516 Kenyon, MN $86,314

La Crescent, MN $81,495 Lanesboro, MN $84,030 Lansing, MN $85,608 Le Roy, MN $84,654 Lewiston, MN $84,131 Lyle, MN $84,618 Mabel, MN $83,495 Mantorville, MN $86,471

Mazeppa, MN $86,351 Millville, MN $86,268 Minnesota City, MN $84,178 Oronoco, MN $86,679 Ostrander, MN $85,448 Peterson, MN $83,880 Pine Island, MN $86,473 Plainview, MN $85,964

Preston, MN $84,421 Racine, MN $86,161 Reads Landing, MN $85,658 Rollingstone, MN $84,540 Rose Creek, MN $85,011 Rushford, MN $83,301 Saint Charles, MN $85,513 Sargeant, MN $86,012

Spring Grove, MN $82,765 Spring Valley, MN $85,709 Stewartville, MN $86,388 Taopi, MN $84,775 Utica, MN $84,747 Ellsworth, MN $80,913 Fulda, MN $83,347 Garvin, MN $83,604

Hardwick, MN $80,658 Hendricks, MN $83,306 Heron Lake, MN $83,736 Hills, MN $79,497 Holland, MN $82,273 Ihlen, MN $80,731 Iona, MN $82,589 Ivanhoe, MN $83,477

Jackson, MN $83,723 Jasper, MN $80,345 Jeffers, MN $83,730 Kanaranzi, MN $80,700 Kenneth, MN $81,207 Lake Benton, MN $82,871 Lakefield, MN $83,604 Lake Wilson, MN $82,611

Lamberton, MN $83,655 Leota, MN $81,945 Lismore, MN $81,870 Luverne, MN $80,319 Lynd, MN $83,649 Magnolia, MN $80,840 Mountain Lake, MN $83,875 Odin, MN $83,856

Okabena, MN $83,708 Ormsby, MN $83,898 Pipestone, MN $81,813 Reading, MN $82,657 Revere, MN $83,614 Round Lake, MN $83,449 Rushmore, MN $82,143 Russell, MN $83,599

Ruthton, MN $82,720 Sherburn, MN $83,834 Slayton, MN $83,102 Steen, MN $80,073 Storden, MN $83,703 Tracy, MN $83,689 Trimont, MN $83,945 Trosky, MN $80,926

Tyler, MN $83,199 Walnut Grove, MN $83,633 Welcome, MN $83,946 Westbrook, MN $83,707 Wilmont, MN $82,375 Woodstock, MN $82,189 Worthington, MN $83,115 Beaver Bay, MN $83,022

Brimson, MN $82,751 Finland, MN $82,899 Grand Marais, MN $83,070 Grand Portage, MN $83,003 Hovland, MN $82,979 Isabella, MN $82,720 Knife River, MN $83,049 Lutsen, MN $83,026

Schroeder, MN $82,976 Silver Bay, MN $83,026 Tofte, MN $82,941 Two Harbors, MN $83,057 Adolph, MN $83,068 Alborn, MN $82,954 Angora, MN $82,681 Askov, MN $83,528

Aurora, MN $82,924 Babbitt, MN $82,912 Barnum, MN $83,071 Biwabik, MN $83,013 Bovey, MN $82,880 Britt, MN $82,737 Brookston, MN $83,001 Bruno, MN $83,339

Buhl, MN $82,790 Calumet, MN $83,065 Canyon, MN $82,972 Carlton, MN $83,053 Chisholm, MN $82,782 Cloquet, MN $83,044 Cohasset, MN $83,114 Coleraine, MN $83,279

Cook, MN $82,762 Albertville, MN $87,669 Annandale, MN $85,430 Anoka, MN $88,357 Andover, MN $88,916 Hopkins, MN $89,975 Burnsville, MN $89,206 Arlington, MN $86,026

Becker, MN $85,573 Big Lake, MN $86,043 Bird Island, MN $83,690 Osseo, MN $89,348 Brownton, MN $85,324 Buffalo, MN $86,863 Buffalo Lake, MN $84,336 Carver, MN $88,306

Champlin, MN $89,301 Chanhassen, MN $89,236 Chaska, MN $88,744 Clear Lake, MN $85,207 Clearwater, MN $85,191 Cokato, MN $85,601 Cologne, MN $87,979 Crystal Bay, MN $89,239

Darwin, MN $85,234 Dassel, MN $85,544 Dayton, MN $88,882 Delano, MN $87,894 Eden Valley, MN $85,005 Elk River, MN $87,438 Excelsior, MN $89,087 Fairfax, MN $83,830

Franklin, MN $83,692 Gaylord, MN $85,640 Gibbon, MN $84,327 Glencoe, MN $86,031 Green Isle, MN $86,479 Hamburg, MN $87,088 Hamel, MN $89,136 Hanover, MN $88,295

Hector, MN $83,903 Eden Prairie, MN $89,710 Minnetonka, MN $89,666 Maple Plain, MN $88,865 Howard Lake, MN $86,054 Hutchinson, MN $85,248 Jordan, MN $88,326 Kimball, MN $85,126

Lester Prairie, MN $86,646 Litchfield, MN $84,920 Long Lake, MN $89,250 Loretto, MN $88,507 Maple Lake, MN $85,727 Mayer, MN $87,446 Dennison, MN $86,202 Stacy, MN $87,785

Stanchfield, MN $85,605 Stillwater, MN $88,699 Taylors Falls, MN $86,401 Vermillion, MN $88,270 Warsaw, MN $86,123 Webster, MN $87,822 Welch, MN $86,753 Willernie, MN $89,236

Wyoming, MN $88,172 Saint Paul, MN $89,865 Mendota, MN $89,954 Minnetonka Beach, MN $89,267 Monticello, MN $86,006 Montrose, MN $87,178 Mound, MN $88,804 New Auburn, MN $86,014

New Germany, MN $87,134 Norwood Young America, MN $87,387 Plato, MN $86,806 Princeton, MN $85,585 Prior Lake, MN $88,830 Rockford, MN $88,288 Rogers, MN $88,650 Saint Bonifacius, MN $88,511

Saint Michael, MN $87,805 Santiago, MN $85,474 Savage, MN $89,315 Shakopee, MN $88,953 Silver Creek, MN $85,564 Silver Lake, MN $85,895 South Haven, MN $85,208 Norwood, MN $87,333

Spring Park, MN $89,032 Stewart, MN $84,731 Victoria, MN $88,748 Waconia, MN $88,175 Watertown, MN $87,832 Watkins, MN $85,080 Wanamingo, MN $86,331 West Concord, MN $86,280

Winona, MN $82,892 Stockton, MN $83,997 Wykoff, MN $85,484 Zumbro Falls, MN $86,365 Zumbrota, MN $86,321 Mankato, MN $85,180 Albert Lea, MN $84,973 Alden, MN $84,337

Amboy, MN $84,141 Belle Plaine, MN $87,623 Blue Earth, MN $84,003 Bricelyn, MN $84,054 Clarks Grove, MN $85,111 Cleveland, MN $85,965 Comfrey, MN $83,766 Willmar, MN $84,207

Alberta, MN $83,467 Appleton, MN $83,563 Atwater, MN $84,427 Barry, MN $83,510 Beardsley, MN $83,155 Bellingham, MN $83,294 Belview, MN $83,546 Benson, MN $83,638

Blomkest, MN $83,677 Boyd, MN $83,525 Browns Valley, MN $83,191 Canby, MN $83,377 Chokio, MN $83,470 Clara City, MN $83,663 Clarkfield, MN $83,587 Clements, MN $83,664

Clinton, MN $83,299 Clontarf, MN $83,506 Correll, MN $83,362 Cosmos, MN $84,401 Cottonwood, MN $83,616 Danube, MN $83,633 Danvers, MN $83,475 Dawson, MN $83,581

Donnelly, MN $83,465 Dumont, MN $83,354 Echo, MN $83,526 Ghent, MN $83,658 Graceville, MN $83,311 Granite Falls, MN $83,659 Grove City, MN $84,617 Hancock, MN $83,567

Hanley Falls, MN $83,563 Herman, MN $83,435 Holloway, MN $83,466 Kandiyohi, MN $84,267 Kerkhoven, MN $83,638 Lake Lillian, MN $84,016 Lucan, MN $83,595 Madison, MN $83,405

Marietta, MN $83,116 Marshall, MN $83,776 Maynard, MN $83,571 Milan, MN $83,581 Milroy, MN $83,575 Minneota, MN $83,633 Montevideo, MN $83,674 Morgan, MN $83,728

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$101,742	$49.0	15%
Biotechnology	$99,530	$48.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$95,107	$46.0	7%
Insurance	$92,895	$45.0	5%

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

Understanding how a 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 July 01, 2026

$82,584

Average $88,472/year

$96,725

$6,882

Average $7,373/month

$8,060

$1,588

Average $1,701/week

$1,860

$40

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,725	$8,060	$1,860	$47
Average	$88,472	$7,373	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$82,584	$6,882	$1,588	$40

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