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

A Program Nurse's salary grows with experience: a Program Nurse (0-2 years)earns $72,217, a Staff Nurse - RN II (2-4 years)earns $81,854, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $95,157,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Nurse?

Program Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Nurse roles are District of Columbia $80,661, California $80,355, Massachusetts $79,284. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Program Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Nurse Program Manager: $104,936; Infusion Nurse: $103,480; Flight Nurse: $94,810; OR Nurse: $88,930; Pediatric Nurse: $85,600.

How do different companies affect a Program Nurse's salary?

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

Program Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Program Nurse make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Nurse in the United States is $72,852 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,330
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,448 to $81,477
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,707

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,477	$6,790	$1,567	$39
Average	$72,852	$6,071	$1,401	$35
25th Percentile	$65,448	$5,454	$1,259	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Program Nurse Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $80,661.
California: $80,355.
Massachusetts: $79,284.

District of Columbia $80,661

California $80,355

Massachusetts $79,284

Washington $78,993

New Jersey $78,964

Alaska $78,862

Connecticut $77,856

New York $77,448

Hawaii $76,144

Rhode Island $75,532

Maryland $75,117

Minnesota $74,549

Colorado $74,330

Illinois $74,258

Oregon $73,981

Delaware $73,777

New Hampshire $73,648

Virginia $73,361

Pennsylvania $72,524

Nevada $72,101

North Dakota $71,963

Michigan $71,744

Wisconsin $71,664

Vermont $71,504

Texas $71,059

Maine $71,030

Arizona $70,987

Ohio $70,936

Georgia $70,265

Indiana $69,930

Wyoming $69,865

Utah $69,763

Iowa $69,719

Kansas $69,369

Louisiana $69,267

North Carolina $69,231

Missouri $69,216

Florida $68,932

Montana $68,779

Nebraska $68,633

Kentucky $68,553

South Carolina $68,262

Tennessee $68,080

Idaho $68,007

New Mexico $67,475

Oklahoma $67,358

Alabama $66,929

South Dakota $66,207

Arkansas $65,814

West Virginia $65,603

Mississippi $64,969

Top Paying Cities for Program 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: $91,888
San Francisco: $90,984
Oakland: $88,966

San Jose, CA $91,888

San Francisco, CA $90,984

Oakland, CA $88,966

New York, NY $84,428

Queens Village, NY $83,881

Paramus, NJ $83,298

Passaic, NJ $83,226

Bergenfield, NJ $83,153

Stamford, CT $83,043

Huntington, NY $82,971

Newark, NJ $82,497

Bridgeport, CT $82,351

New Brunswick, NJ $82,111

Vallejo, CA $81,958

Middlesex, NJ $81,914

Somerset, NJ $81,849

Petaluma, CA $81,681

Santa Cruz, CA $81,397

Boston, MA $81,251

Monterey, CA $80,887

Fairbanks, AK $80,836

Los Angeles, CA $80,698

Washington, DC $80,661

Seattle, WA $80,530

Santa Rosa, CA $80,515

Juneau, AK $80,304

Orange, CA $80,064

Anchorage, AK $79,933

Anaheim, CA $79,882

Santa Ana, CA $79,772

Nassau, NY $79,729

Long Beach, CA $79,700

Danbury, CT $79,678

Santa Maria, CA $79,430

Everett, WA $79,415

Bremerton, WA $79,058

Trenton, NJ $78,920

Sacramento, CA $78,891

San Diego, CA $78,854

Brockton, MA $78,825

Tacoma, WA $78,796

Santa Barbara, CA $78,694

Lowell, MA $78,403

New Suffolk, NY $78,374

Nashua, NH $78,286

Lompoc, CA $78,170

Ventura, CA $78,097

Stockton, CA $78,075

New Haven, CT $77,929

Atlantic City, NJ $77,740

Hartford, CT $77,580

Modesto, CA $77,543

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,383

New Britain, CT $77,346

Olympia, WA $77,244

Kennewick, WA $77,244

New London, CT $77,230

Norwich, CT $77,208

Lawrence, MA $77,172

Bakersfield, CA $76,968

Riverside, CA $76,866

New Bedford, MA $76,866

Richland, WA $76,793

Portsmouth, NH $76,734

Vineland, NJ $76,720

San Bernardino, CA $76,662

Boulder, CO $76,458

Worcester, MA $76,399

Portland, OR $76,334

Saint Paul, MN $76,246

Minneapolis, MN $76,246

Philadelphia, PA $76,144

Honolulu, HI $75,758

Springfield, MA $75,503

Providence, RI $75,496

Chicago, IL $75,285

Bellingham, WA $75,197

Baltimore, MD $75,117

Chico, CA $74,935

Wilmington, DE $74,811

Pittsfield, MA $74,738

Manchester, NH $74,600

Spokane, WA $74,279

Denver, CO $74,272

Albany, NY $73,930

Troy, NY $73,901

Schenectady, NY $73,748

Burlington, VT $73,587

Portland, ME $73,332

Salem, OR $73,274

Yakima, WA $73,259

Ann Arbor, MI $73,238

Rochester, MN $73,034

Fresno, CA $72,997

Reno, NV $72,997

Milwaukee, WI $72,932

Detroit, MI $72,859

Allentown, PA $72,837

Carson City, NV $72,830

Houston, TX $72,720

Colorado Springs, CO $72,713

Syracuse, NY $72,677

Eugene, OR $72,538

Bismarck, ND $72,451

Gary, IN $72,451

Galveston, TX $72,451

Springfield, OR $72,393

Medford, OR $72,218

Fort Collins, CO $72,189

Austin, TX $72,130

Mesa, AZ $71,977

Phoenix, AZ $71,963

Dallas, TX $71,941

Reading, PA $71,897

Saint Cloud, MN $71,868

Concord, NH $71,802

Madison, WI $71,773

Utica, NY $71,577

Raleigh, NC $71,518

Las Vegas, NV $71,511

Rochester, NY $71,460

Des Moines, IA $71,453

Atlanta, GA $71,336

Battle Creek, MI $71,314

Salt Lake City, UT $71,292

Lancaster, PA $71,183

Champaign, IL $71,169

Harrisburg, PA $71,081

Durham, NC $71,016

Kansas City, MO $71,008

Kansas City, KS $70,994

Fort Worth, TX $70,987

Boca Raton, FL $70,957

Cleveland, OH $70,950

Columbus, OH $70,936

Pittsburgh, PA $70,928

Richmond, VA $70,899

Indianapolis, IN $70,885

Cincinnati, OH $70,790

Petersburg, VA $70,681

Billings, MT $70,520

Lansing, MI $70,520

Huntsville, AL $70,520

Lebanon, PA $70,513

Dayton, OH $70,506

Pueblo, CO $70,506

Appleton, WI $70,484

Buffalo, NY $70,455

Racine, WI $70,418

Charlotte, NC $70,411

Saint Louis, MO $70,389

Springfield, IL $70,360

Elkhart, IN $70,345

York, PA $70,345

Gastonia, NC $70,338

Benton Harbor, MI $70,338

Beaumont, TX $70,294

Lorain, OH $70,280

Toledo, OH $70,251

Binghamton, NY $70,214

Rock Hill, SC $70,207

Rockford, IL $70,171

Fargo, ND $70,134

Elyria, OH $70,134

Flagstaff, AZ $70,083

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,039

Miami, FL $69,996

Duluth, MN $69,879

Bangor, ME $69,784

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,704

Louisville, KY $69,668

Grand Rapids, MI $69,653

Hialeah, FL $69,646

Casper, WY $69,544

Scranton, PA $69,457

New Orleans, LA $69,435

Virginia Beach, VA $69,427

Akron, OH $69,391

Peoria, IL $69,296

Sarasota, FL $69,282

Green Bay, WI $69,231

Baton Rouge, LA $69,194

Charleston, SC $69,180

Nashville, TN $69,158

Jamestown, NY $69,143

Davenport, IA $69,143

Tucson, AZ $69,107

Cheyenne, WY $69,085

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,063

Tampa, FL $69,049

Omaha, NE $69,034

Port Arthur, TX $69,005

Evansville, IN $69,005

Bradenton, FL $68,976

Santa Fe, NM $68,845

Orlando, FL $68,772

Clearwater, FL $68,692

Canton, OH $68,539

La Crosse, WI $68,539

Grand Forks, ND $68,517

Albuquerque, NM $68,495

Tulsa, OK $68,495

Newport News, VA $68,488

High Point, NC $68,466

Ogden, UT $68,437

Corpus Christi, TX $68,378

Laramie, WY $68,335

Norfolk, VA $68,335

Rock Island, IL $68,291

Saginaw, MI $68,276

Jacksonville, FL $68,269

Salisbury, NC $68,255

Memphis, TN $68,240

Moline, IL $68,204

Fort Myers, FL $68,182

Waterloo, IA $68,087

Spartanburg, SC $68,014

Lincoln, NE $67,978

Fort Wayne, IN $67,963

Birmingham, AL $67,883

Cedar Falls, IA $67,868

Provo, UT $67,861

Springfield, OH $67,854

San Antonio, TX $67,839

Greensboro, NC $67,810

South Bend, IN $67,803

Winston Salem, NC $67,796

Boise, ID $67,774

Savannah, GA $67,723

Muskegon, MI $67,592

Lima, OH $67,504

Lake Charles, LA $67,475

Anderson, IN $67,460

Lexington, KY $67,439

Augusta, GA $67,417

Greenville, SC $67,417

Wichita, KS $67,351

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,351

Columbia, SC $67,286

Bloomington, IN $67,104

Roanoke, VA $67,060

Asheville, NC $66,965

Knoxville, TN $66,841

Shreveport, LA $66,834

Wilmington, NC $66,739

Frankfort, KY $66,601

Oklahoma City, OK $66,550

Chillicothe, OH $66,521

Longview, TX $66,513

Topeka, KS $66,492

Mobile, AL $66,382

Terre Haute, IN $66,353

Erie, PA $66,346

Altoona, PA $66,309

Melbourne, FL $66,288

Amarillo, TX $66,258

Killeen, TX $66,237

Fayetteville, AR $66,178

Sioux Falls, SD $66,127

Chattanooga, TN $66,084

Idaho Falls, ID $66,076

Gainesville, FL $65,923

Portsmouth, OH $65,887

Little Rock, AR $65,872

Lynchburg, VA $65,872

Lafayette, LA $65,843

Youngstown, OH $65,843

Temple, TX $65,814

Daytona Beach, FL $65,799

Clarksville, TN $65,792

Pensacola, FL $65,785

Hopkinsville, KY $65,566

Charleston, WV $65,559

Florence, SC $65,523

Sioux City, IA $65,479

Macon, GA $65,268

Tallahassee, FL $65,260

Fayetteville, NC $65,246

Waco, TX $65,231

Wichita Falls, TX $65,231

Pine Bluff, AR $65,202

Vincennes, IN $65,064

Lubbock, TX $65,035

Great Falls, MT $64,991

Alamogordo, NM $64,984

Abilene, TX $64,925

Rapid City, SD $64,831

Monroe, LA $64,831

Albany, GA $64,787

Huntington, WV $64,780

Jackson, MS $64,772

Greenville, MS $64,765

Parkersburg, WV $64,692

Montgomery, AL $64,678

Johnstown, PA $64,663

Springfield, MO $64,605

Biloxi, MS $64,568

Sumter, SC $64,415

Columbus, GA $64,408

Twin Falls, ID $64,364

Pascagoula, MS $64,270

Kingsport, TN $64,080

Gulfport, MS $64,058

Alexandria, LA $63,818

Fort Smith, AR $63,636

El Paso, TX $63,439

Helena, MT $63,344

Las Cruces, NM $63,111

Harlingen, TX $62,907

Pocatello, ID $62,842

Florence, AL $62,820

Brownsville, TX $62,805

Dothan, AL $62,689

Mcallen, TX $62,652

Columbus, MS $62,113

Altus, OK $61,778

Lawton, OK $61,640

Pierre, SD $61,377

What Skills Can Increase a Program 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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	4.92%
Pediatric	2.93%
Basic Life Support	2.24%

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 Program 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%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$75,766	4%
Leadership	$75,766	4%
Effective Communication	$75,037	3%
Commitment	$75,037	3%
Integrity	$74,309	2%
Delegation	$74,309	2%

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

Understanding how a Program 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 April 01, 2026

$65,448

Average $72,852/year

$81,477

$5,454

Average $6,071/month

$6,790

$1,259

Average $1,401/week

$1,567

$31

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,477	$6,790	$1,567	$39
Average	$72,852	$6,071	$1,401	$35
25th Percentile	$65,448	$5,454	$1,259	$31

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Salary Trends for Program Nurse

Salaries for a Program Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,102 in 2023 to around $59,274 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$63,102

2024

$60,644

2025

$59,274

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