How much does a Registered Nurses RN make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Registered Nurses RN in the United States is $75,388 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.
However, a Registered Nurses RN's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,399
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,686 to $84,292
Key Factors That Influence Registered Nurses RN Salaries
A Registered Nurses RN'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 Registered Nurses RN 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 Registered Nurses RNs. 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: $95,087
San Francisco: $94,046
Oakland: $92,064
San Jose, CA$95,087
San Francisco, CA$94,046
Oakland, CA$92,064
New York, NY$86,801
Paramus, NJ$85,746
Queens Village, NY$85,742
Passaic, NJ$85,671
Bergenfield, NJ$85,664
Stamford, CT$85,498
Huntington, NY$85,467
Newark, NJ$84,910
Bridgeport, CT$84,751
Vallejo, CA$84,601
New Brunswick, NJ$84,571
Petaluma, CA$84,525
Middlesex, NJ$84,382
Somerset, NJ$84,329
Santa Cruz, CA$84,231
Boston, MA$83,772
Monterey, CA$83,507
Seattle, WA$83,334
Santa Rosa, CA$83,319
Los Angeles, CA$83,297
Juneau, AK$83,101
Washington, DC$83,018
Orange, CA$82,749
Santa Ana, CA$82,550
Long Beach, CA$82,475
Anaheim, CA$82,460
Anchorage, AK$82,422
Santa Maria, CA$82,196
Everett, WA$82,181
Danbury, CT$81,916
Bremerton, WA$81,811
Tacoma, WA$81,540
New Suffolk, NY$81,539
Sacramento, CA$81,517
Santa Barbara, CA$81,435
Trenton, NJ$81,352
San Diego, CA$81,352
Brockton, MA$81,269
Fairbanks, AK$81,084
Lompoc, CA$80,892
Lowell, MA$80,831
Ventura, CA$80,816
Nashua, NH$80,801
Stockton, CA$80,794
Modesto, CA$80,243
Poughkeepsie, NY$80,078
Olympia, WA$79,934
Kennewick, WA$79,934
New Haven, CT$79,904
Lawrence, MA$79,633
Hartford, CT$79,557
Riverside, CA$79,542
New Bedford, MA$79,467
Richland, WA$79,467
Bakersfield, CA$79,361
San Bernardino, CA$79,331
New Britain, CT$79,324
Atlantic City, NJ$79,324
New London, CT$79,294
Norwich, CT$79,271
Portsmouth, NH$79,256
Boulder, CO$79,096
Portland, OR$78,992
Worcester, MA$78,984
Minneapolis, MN$78,751
Philadelphia, PA$78,645
Honolulu, HI$78,396
Saint Paul, MN$78,360
Vineland, NJ$78,344
Providence, RI$78,125
Chicago, IL$77,906
Bellingham, WA$77,816
Springfield, MA$77,756
Baltimore, MD$77,733
Chico, CA$77,545
Pittsfield, MA$77,341
Manchester, NH$77,198
Spokane, WA$76,866
Denver, CO$76,858
Albany, NY$76,504
Troy, NY$76,474
Nassau, NY$76,393
Schenectady, NY$76,316
Wilmington, DE$76,255
Burlington, VT$76,150
Salem, OR$76,120
Portland, ME$75,886
Yakima, WA$75,811
Rochester, MN$75,577
Reno, NV$75,539
Fresno, CA$75,539
Milwaukee, WI$75,471
Detroit, MI$75,396
Ann Arbor, MI$75,383
Allentown, PA$75,373
Colorado Springs, CO$75,245
Syracuse, NY$75,207
Carson City, NV$75,207
Houston, TX$75,102
Eugene, OR$75,064
Gary, IN$74,974
Springfield, OR$74,913
Bismarck, ND$74,898
Galveston, TX$74,846
Medford, OR$74,733
Fort Collins, CO$74,702
Concord, NH$74,665
Austin, TX$74,642
Mesa, AZ$74,484
Reading, PA$74,476
Phoenix, AZ$74,469
Dallas, TX$74,446
Saint Cloud, MN$74,374
Madison, WI$74,273
Utica, NY$74,069
Rochester, NY$73,948
Des Moines, IA$73,941
Raleigh, NC$73,933
Atlanta, GA$73,820
Battle Creek, MI$73,798
Salt Lake City, UT$73,775
Lancaster, PA$73,662
Harrisburg, PA$73,556
Kansas City, MO$73,481
Champaign, IL$73,466
Kansas City, KS$73,466
Fort Worth, TX$73,458
Columbus, OH$73,446
Boca Raton, FL$73,428
Pittsburgh, PA$73,398
Richmond, VA$73,368
Indianapolis, IN$73,353
Cleveland, OH$73,345
Las Vegas, NV$73,255
Cincinnati, OH$73,255
Petersburg, VA$73,142
Huntsville, AL$73,029
Lansing, MI$72,978
Lebanon, PA$72,968
Pueblo, CO$72,961
Appleton, WI$72,938
Buffalo, NY$72,908
Dayton, OH$72,886
Racine, WI$72,870
Charlotte, NC$72,863
Saint Louis, MO$72,840
York, PA$72,795
Elkhart, IN$72,795
Gastonia, NC$72,781
Billings, MT$72,763
Beaumont, TX$72,742
Lorain, OH$72,727
Benton Harbor, MI$72,712
Toledo, OH$72,697
Binghamton, NY$72,659
Rock Hill, SC$72,652
Rockford, IL$72,614
Springfield, IL$72,584
Elyria, OH$72,576
Fargo, ND$72,576
Flagstaff, AZ$72,524
Fort Lauderdale, FL$72,478
Duluth, MN$72,433
Miami, FL$72,433
Cheyenne, WY$72,380
Grand Forks, ND$72,380
Bangor, ME$72,215
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,132
Durham, NC$72,100
Louisville, KY$72,094
Grand Rapids, MI$72,079
Hialeah, FL$72,071
Casper, WY$71,966
Scranton, PA$71,875
New Orleans, LA$71,853
Virginia Beach, VA$71,845
Akron, OH$71,807
Peoria, IL$71,709
Sarasota, FL$71,694
Nashville, TN$71,642
Omaha, NE$71,642
Green Bay, WI$71,642
Baton Rouge, LA$71,604
Charleston, SC$71,589
Jamestown, NY$71,551
Davenport, IA$71,551
Tucson, AZ$71,513
Saint Petersburg, FL$71,468
Tampa, FL$71,453
Evansville, IN$71,408
Port Arthur, TX$71,408
Bradenton, FL$71,378
Santa Fe, NM$71,242
Orlando, FL$71,106
Clearwater, FL$71,084
Canton, OH$70,925
La Crosse, WI$70,925
Albuquerque, NM$70,880
Newport News, VA$70,873
High Point, NC$70,850
Ogden, UT$70,820
Corpus Christi, TX$70,760
Norfolk, VA$70,714
Laramie, WY$70,714
Rock Island, IL$70,669
Saginaw, MI$70,654
Jacksonville, FL$70,646
Salisbury, NC$70,631
Boise, ID$70,616
Moline, IL$70,579
Fort Myers, FL$70,556
Memphis, TN$70,541
Tulsa, OK$70,503
Waterloo, IA$70,458
Spartanburg, SC$70,383
Lincoln, NE$70,345
Fort Wayne, IN$70,330
Provo, UT$70,322
Cedar Falls, IA$70,232
San Antonio, TX$70,202
Greensboro, NC$70,172
South Bend, IN$70,164
Savannah, GA$70,081
Muskegon, MI$70,051
Birmingham, AL$70,043
Winston Salem, NC$70,006
Lake Charles, LA$69,825
Anderson, IN$69,810
Lexington, KY$69,787
Augusta, GA$69,764
Greenville, SC$69,764
Lima, OH$69,704
Wichita, KS$69,697
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,697
Columbia, SC$69,629
Springfield, OH$69,614
Asheville, NC$69,493
Bloomington, IN$69,440
Knoxville, TN$69,169
Shreveport, LA$69,161
Wilmington, NC$69,063
Roanoke, VA$69,063
Topeka, KS$68,928
Frankfort, KY$68,919
Oklahoma City, OK$68,867
Chillicothe, OH$68,837
Longview, TX$68,830
Melbourne, FL$68,822
Sioux Falls, SD$68,701
Mobile, AL$68,694
Terre Haute, IN$68,664
Altoona, PA$68,619
Amarillo, TX$68,566
Killeen, TX$68,543
Fayetteville, AR$68,483
Chattanooga, TN$68,460
Sioux City, IA$68,392
Idaho Falls, ID$68,377
Lynchburg, VA$68,317
Gainesville, FL$68,219
Portsmouth, OH$68,181
Little Rock, AR$68,166
Lafayette, LA$68,136
Youngstown, OH$68,136
Daytona Beach, FL$68,091
Clarksville, TN$68,083
Pensacola, FL$68,076
Temple, TX$68,070
Hopkinsville, KY$67,850
Erie, PA$67,834
Florence, SC$67,804
Charleston, WV$67,684
Great Falls, MT$67,646
Macon, GA$67,540
Tallahassee, FL$67,533
Fayetteville, NC$67,518
Waco, TX$67,503
Helena, MT$67,450
Pine Bluff, AR$67,421
Vincennes, IN$67,329
Lubbock, TX$67,299
Alamogordo, NM$67,254
Twin Falls, ID$67,186
Rapid City, SD$67,164
Jackson, MS$67,028
Huntington, WV$67,023
Greenville, MS$67,020
Parkersburg, WV$66,943
Montgomery, AL$66,930
Wichita Falls, TX$66,854
Springfield, MO$66,854
Biloxi, MS$66,817
Monroe, LA$66,741
Johnstown, PA$66,689
Sumter, SC$66,658
Columbus, GA$66,651
Pascagoula, MS$66,508
Abilene, TX$66,508
Kingsport, TN$66,312
Albany, GA$66,312
Gulfport, MS$66,289
Alexandria, LA$66,040
Fort Smith, AR$65,852
El Paso, TX$65,648
Las Cruces, NM$65,309
Harlingen, TX$65,117
Pocatello, ID$65,105
Florence, AL$65,007
Brownsville, TX$64,992
Mcallen, TX$64,834
Dothan, AL$64,728
Columbus, MS$64,281
Altus, OK$63,929
Lawton, OK$63,786
Pierre, SD$63,515
What Skills Can Increase a Registered Nurses RN'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 Registered Nurses RN'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%.
Registered Nurses RN Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Registered Nurses RN 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, Registered Nurses RN positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Registered Nurses RN as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Registered Nurses RN
Understanding how a Registered Nurses RN'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 Registered Nurses RN can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $65,334 in 2023
to around $61,371 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Registered Nurses RN salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Registered Nurses RN
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Common company salaries for Registered Nurses RN
Here are companies hiring for Registered Nurses RN 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 Registered Nurses RN
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Registered Nurses RN?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Registered Nurses RN roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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