A RN CCU'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 Experience Level Affects RN CCU Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a RN CCU's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $89,883
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,123
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,306
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,698
Expert (over 8 years): $98,012
Levels
Salary
Entry Level RN CCU
$89,883
Intermediate Level RN CCU
$90,123
Senior Level RN CCU
$93,306
Specialist Level RN CCU
$97,698
Expert Level RN CCU
$98,012
$89,8830 yr
$90,123< 2 yrs
$93,3062-4 yrs
$97,6985-8 yrs
$98,012> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do RN CCU 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 CCUs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $103,308.
California: $102,916.
Massachusetts: $101,544.
District of Columbia$103,308
California$102,916
Massachusetts$101,544
Washington$101,171
New Jersey$101,134
Alaska$101,003
Connecticut$99,716
New York$99,193
Hawaii$97,523
Rhode Island$96,739
Maryland$96,207
Minnesota$95,480
Colorado$95,200
Illinois$95,106
Oregon$94,752
Delaware$94,491
New Hampshire$94,326
Virginia$93,959
Pennsylvania$92,886
Nevada$92,345
North Dakota$92,167
Michigan$91,887
Wisconsin$91,785
Vermont$91,579
Texas$91,010
Maine$90,973
Arizona$90,917
Ohio$90,852
Georgia$89,993
Indiana$89,564
Wyoming$89,480
Utah$89,349
Iowa$89,293
Kansas$88,846
Louisiana$88,715
North Carolina$88,668
Missouri$88,650
Florida$88,286
Montana$88,090
Nebraska$87,903
Kentucky$87,801
South Carolina$87,427
Tennessee$87,194
Idaho$87,101
New Mexico$86,420
Oklahoma$86,270
Alabama$85,720
South Dakota$84,796
Arkansas$84,292
West Virginia$84,022
Mississippi$83,210
Top Paying Cities for RN CCUs
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: $117,686
San Francisco: $116,398
Oakland: $113,945
San Jose, CA$117,686
San Francisco, CA$116,398
Oakland, CA$113,945
New York, NY$107,431
Paramus, NJ$106,125
Queens Village, NY$106,120
Passaic, NJ$106,032
Bergenfield, NJ$106,023
Stamford, CT$105,818
Huntington, NY$105,780
Newark, NJ$105,090
Bridgeport, CT$104,893
Vallejo, CA$104,708
New Brunswick, NJ$104,670
Petaluma, CA$104,614
Middlesex, NJ$104,437
Somerset, NJ$104,372
Santa Cruz, CA$104,250
Boston, MA$103,681
Monterey, CA$103,354
Seattle, WA$103,140
Santa Rosa, CA$103,121
Los Angeles, CA$103,093
Juneau, AK$102,851
Washington, DC$102,748
Orange, CA$102,416
Santa Ana, CA$102,170
Long Beach, CA$102,076
Anaheim, CA$102,058
Anchorage, AK$102,011
Santa Maria, CA$101,731
Everett, WA$101,712
Danbury, CT$101,384
Bremerton, WA$101,255
Tacoma, WA$100,919
New Suffolk, NY$100,917
Sacramento, CA$100,891
Santa Barbara, CA$100,789
Trenton, NJ$100,686
San Diego, CA$100,686
Brockton, MA$100,583
Fairbanks, AK$100,355
Lompoc, CA$100,117
Lowell, MA$100,041
Ventura, CA$100,024
Nashua, NH$100,005
Stockton, CA$99,996
Modesto, CA$99,314
Poughkeepsie, NY$99,109
Olympia, WA$98,932
Kennewick, WA$98,932
New Haven, CT$98,895
Lawrence, MA$98,559
Hartford, CT$98,465
Riverside, CA$98,447
New Bedford, MA$98,353
Richland, WA$98,353
Bakersfield, CA$98,223
San Bernardino, CA$98,185
New Britain, CT$98,176
Atlantic City, NJ$98,176
New London, CT$98,139
Norwich, CT$98,111
Portsmouth, NH$98,092
Boulder, CO$97,894
Portland, OR$97,766
Worcester, MA$97,756
Minneapolis, MN$97,467
Philadelphia, PA$97,336
Honolulu, HI$97,028
Saint Paul, MN$96,984
Vineland, NJ$96,963
Providence, RI$96,693
Chicago, IL$96,422
Bellingham, WA$96,310
Springfield, MA$96,235
Baltimore, MD$96,207
Chico, CA$95,974
Pittsfield, MA$95,722
Manchester, NH$95,545
Spokane, WA$95,134
Denver, CO$95,125
Albany, NY$94,687
Troy, NY$94,649
Nassau, NY$94,549
Schenectady, NY$94,453
Wilmington, DE$94,379
Burlington, VT$94,248
Salem, OR$94,211
Portland, ME$93,921
Yakima, WA$93,828
Rochester, MN$93,539
Reno, NV$93,492
Fresno, CA$93,492
Milwaukee, WI$93,408
Detroit, MI$93,315
Ann Arbor, MI$93,299
Allentown, PA$93,287
Colorado Springs, CO$93,128
Syracuse, NY$93,082
Carson City, NV$93,082
Houston, TX$92,951
Eugene, OR$92,904
Gary, IN$92,792
Springfield, OR$92,718
Bismarck, ND$92,699
Galveston, TX$92,634
Medford, OR$92,494
Fort Collins, CO$92,457
Concord, NH$92,410
Austin, TX$92,382
Mesa, AZ$92,186
Reading, PA$92,177
Phoenix, AZ$92,167
Dallas, TX$92,139
Saint Cloud, MN$92,050
Madison, WI$91,925
Utica, NY$91,673
Rochester, NY$91,523
Des Moines, IA$91,514
Raleigh, NC$91,505
Atlanta, GA$91,365
Battle Creek, MI$91,337
Salt Lake City, UT$91,309
Lancaster, PA$91,169
Harrisburg, PA$91,038
Kansas City, MO$90,945
Champaign, IL$90,926
Kansas City, KS$90,926
Fort Worth, TX$90,917
Columbus, OH$90,901
Boca Raton, FL$90,880
Pittsburgh, PA$90,842
Richmond, VA$90,805
Indianapolis, IN$90,786
Cleveland, OH$90,777
Las Vegas, NV$90,665
Cincinnati, OH$90,665
Petersburg, VA$90,525
Huntsville, AL$90,385
Lansing, MI$90,323
Lebanon, PA$90,310
Pueblo, CO$90,301
Appleton, WI$90,273
Buffalo, NY$90,236
Dayton, OH$90,208
Racine, WI$90,189
Charlotte, NC$90,180
Saint Louis, MO$90,152
York, PA$90,096
Elkhart, IN$90,096
Gastonia, NC$90,078
Billings, MT$90,056
Beaumont, TX$90,031
Lorain, OH$90,012
Benton Harbor, MI$89,993
Toledo, OH$89,975
Binghamton, NY$89,928
Rock Hill, SC$89,919
Rockford, IL$89,872
Springfield, IL$89,835
Elyria, OH$89,825
Fargo, ND$89,825
Flagstaff, AZ$89,760
Fort Lauderdale, FL$89,704
Duluth, MN$89,648
Miami, FL$89,648
Cheyenne, WY$89,583
Grand Forks, ND$89,583
Bangor, ME$89,377
Cedar Rapids, IA$89,275
Durham, NC$89,236
Louisville, KY$89,228
Grand Rapids, MI$89,209
Hialeah, FL$89,200
Casper, WY$89,070
Scranton, PA$88,958
New Orleans, LA$88,930
Virginia Beach, VA$88,920
Akron, OH$88,874
Peoria, IL$88,752
Sarasota, FL$88,734
Nashville, TN$88,668
Omaha, NE$88,668
Green Bay, WI$88,668
Baton Rouge, LA$88,622
Charleston, SC$88,603
Jamestown, NY$88,556
Davenport, IA$88,556
Tucson, AZ$88,510
Saint Petersburg, FL$88,454
Tampa, FL$88,435
Evansville, IN$88,379
Port Arthur, TX$88,379
Bradenton, FL$88,342
Santa Fe, NM$88,174
Orlando, FL$88,006
Clearwater, FL$87,978
Canton, OH$87,782
La Crosse, WI$87,782
Albuquerque, NM$87,726
Newport News, VA$87,717
High Point, NC$87,689
Ogden, UT$87,651
Corpus Christi, TX$87,577
Norfolk, VA$87,521
Laramie, WY$87,521
Rock Island, IL$87,465
Saginaw, MI$87,446
Jacksonville, FL$87,437
Salisbury, NC$87,418
Boise, ID$87,399
Moline, IL$87,353
Fort Myers, FL$87,325
Memphis, TN$87,306
Tulsa, OK$87,259
Waterloo, IA$87,203
Spartanburg, SC$87,110
Lincoln, NE$87,063
Fort Wayne, IN$87,045
Provo, UT$87,035
Cedar Falls, IA$86,923
San Antonio, TX$86,886
Greensboro, NC$86,849
South Bend, IN$86,840
Savannah, GA$86,737
Muskegon, MI$86,700
Birmingham, AL$86,690
Winston Salem, NC$86,645
Lake Charles, LA$86,420
Anderson, IN$86,401
Lexington, KY$86,373
Augusta, GA$86,345
Greenville, SC$86,345
Lima, OH$86,270
Wichita, KS$86,261
Tuscaloosa, AL$86,261
Columbia, SC$86,177
Springfield, OH$86,158
Asheville, NC$86,009
Bloomington, IN$85,944
Knoxville, TN$85,608
Shreveport, LA$85,599
Wilmington, NC$85,477
Roanoke, VA$85,477
Topeka, KS$85,309
Frankfort, KY$85,299
Oklahoma City, OK$85,235
Chillicothe, OH$85,197
Longview, TX$85,188
Melbourne, FL$85,179
Sioux Falls, SD$85,029
Mobile, AL$85,020
Terre Haute, IN$84,983
Altoona, PA$84,927
Amarillo, TX$84,861
Killeen, TX$84,833
Fayetteville, AR$84,759
Chattanooga, TN$84,731
Sioux City, IA$84,647
Idaho Falls, ID$84,628
Lynchburg, VA$84,554
Gainesville, FL$84,432
Portsmouth, OH$84,386
Little Rock, AR$84,367
Lafayette, LA$84,330
Youngstown, OH$84,330
Daytona Beach, FL$84,274
Clarksville, TN$84,264
Pensacola, FL$84,255
Temple, TX$84,248
Hopkinsville, KY$83,975
Erie, PA$83,956
Florence, SC$83,919
Charleston, WV$83,770
Great Falls, MT$83,723
Macon, GA$83,592
Tallahassee, FL$83,583
Fayetteville, NC$83,564
Waco, TX$83,546
Helena, MT$83,481
Pine Bluff, AR$83,445
Vincennes, IN$83,331
Lubbock, TX$83,294
Alamogordo, NM$83,238
Twin Falls, ID$83,154
Rapid City, SD$83,126
Jackson, MS$82,958
Huntington, WV$82,951
Greenville, MS$82,949
Parkersburg, WV$82,854
Montgomery, AL$82,837
Wichita Falls, TX$82,743
Springfield, MO$82,743
Biloxi, MS$82,697
Monroe, LA$82,603
Johnstown, PA$82,538
Sumter, SC$82,501
Columbus, GA$82,491
Pascagoula, MS$82,314
Abilene, TX$82,314
Kingsport, TN$82,072
Albany, GA$82,072
Gulfport, MS$82,044
Alexandria, LA$81,736
Fort Smith, AR$81,502
El Paso, TX$81,251
Las Cruces, NM$80,831
Harlingen, TX$80,594
Pocatello, ID$80,579
Florence, AL$80,457
Brownsville, TX$80,439
Mcallen, TX$80,243
Dothan, AL$80,112
Columbus, MS$79,558
Altus, OK$79,123
Lawton, OK$78,946
Pierre, SD$78,610
What Skills Can Increase a RN CCU's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 5.02% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Acute Care (Mentioned in 3.01% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Leadership
5.02%
Acute Care
3.01%
Home Care
2.02%
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 RN CCU's salary.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Delegation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Family Education: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Effective Communication
$99,837
7%
Delegation
$97,038
4%
Family Education
$97,038
4%
Accountability
$97,038
4%
Quality Improvement
$97,038
4%
Confidentiality
$96,105
3%
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RN CCU Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For RN CCU roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
RN CCU positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view RN CCU as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a RN CCU
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$102,636
$49.0
10%
How Education impacts a RN CCU's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many RN CCUs 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 a RN CCU with a Associate's Degree is between
$81,005
and $87,195).
RN CCU Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for RN CCU
No Diploma1.3%
High School1.3%
Associates32.5%
Bachelors59.3%
Masters6.3%
Doctorate0.7%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
1.3%
High School
1.3%
Associates
32.5%
Bachelors
59.3%
Masters
6.3%
Doctorate
0.7%
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RN CCU Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a RN CCU'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 RN CCU can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $208,750 in 2023
to around $203,037 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of RN CCU salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of RN CCU Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$208,750
2024
$210,991
2025
$203,037
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$208,750
2024
$210,991
2025
$203,037
2026
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Most common benefits for RN CCU
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for RN CCU
Here are companies hiring for RN CCU and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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