What are the main factors that influence a RN COVID Testing's salary?

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

How does experience change A RN COVID Testing's salary?

A RN COVID Testing's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $72,953, a RN COVID Testing (2-4 years)earns $82,688, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $96,122,

What are the highest paying states for a RN COVID Testing?

RN COVID Testing salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN COVID Testing roles are District of Columbia $92,186, California $91,837, Massachusetts $90,613. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN COVID Testing roles make?

Salaries for RN COVID Testing level roles vary by specialization: Site supervisor COVID Testing: $119,428; RN COVID Testing and Vaccination Site: $84,219; RN COVID Vaccinator: $83,496; Clinician COVID Testing and Vaccination Site: $70,750; COVID Testing Technician: $69,543.

How do different companies affect a RN COVID Testing's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RN COVID Testing 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 COVID Testing Salary in the United States

How much does a RN COVID Testing make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN COVID Testing in the United States is $83,261 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,148
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,740 to $91,053
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,713

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RN COVID Testing Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,053	$7,588	$1,751	$44
Average	$83,261	$6,938	$1,601	$40
25th Percentile	$77,740	$6,478	$1,495	$37

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Key Factors That Influence RN COVID Testing Salaries

A RN COVID Testing'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 COVID Testing 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 COVID Testings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,186.
California: $91,837.
Massachusetts: $90,613.

District of Columbia $92,186

California $91,837

Massachusetts $90,613

Washington $90,280

New Jersey $90,246

Alaska $90,130

Connecticut $88,981

New York $88,515

Hawaii $87,024

Rhode Island $86,325

Maryland $85,850

Minnesota $85,201

Colorado $84,951

Illinois $84,868

Oregon $84,551

Delaware $84,318

New Hampshire $84,172

Virginia $83,844

Pennsylvania $82,886

Nevada $82,403

North Dakota $82,245

Michigan $81,995

Wisconsin $81,904

Vermont $81,720

Texas $81,213

Maine $81,179

Arizona $81,129

Ohio $81,071

Georgia $80,305

Indiana $79,922

Wyoming $79,847

Utah $79,731

Iowa $79,681

Kansas $79,281

Louisiana $79,164

North Carolina $79,123

Missouri $79,106

Florida $78,781

Montana $78,607

Nebraska $78,440

Kentucky $78,348

South Carolina $78,015

Tennessee $77,807

Idaho $77,724

New Mexico $77,116

Oklahoma $76,983

Alabama $76,492

South Dakota $75,667

Arkansas $75,218

West Virginia $74,976

Mississippi $74,252

Top Paying Cities for RN COVID Testings

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: $105,017
San Francisco: $103,984
Oakland: $101,678

San Jose, CA $105,017

San Francisco, CA $103,984

Oakland, CA $101,678

New York, NY $96,491

Queens Village, NY $95,866

Paramus, NJ $95,200

Passaic, NJ $95,117

Bergenfield, NJ $95,034

Stamford, CT $94,909

Huntington, NY $94,826

Newark, NJ $94,285

Bridgeport, CT $94,118

New Brunswick, NJ $93,843

Vallejo, CA $93,668

Middlesex, NJ $93,618

Somerset, NJ $93,544

Petaluma, CA $93,352

Santa Cruz, CA $93,027

Boston, MA $92,861

Monterey, CA $92,444

Fairbanks, AK $92,386

Los Angeles, CA $92,228

Washington, DC $92,186

Seattle, WA $92,036

Santa Rosa, CA $92,020

Juneau, AK $91,778

Orange, CA $91,504

Anchorage, AK $91,354

Anaheim, CA $91,295

Santa Ana, CA $91,171

Nassau, NY $91,121

Long Beach, CA $91,087

Danbury, CT $91,062

Santa Maria, CA $90,779

Everett, WA $90,763

Bremerton, WA $90,355

Trenton, NJ $90,196

Sacramento, CA $90,163

San Diego, CA $90,121

Brockton, MA $90,088

Tacoma, WA $90,055

Santa Barbara, CA $89,938

Lowell, MA $89,605

New Suffolk, NY $89,572

Nashua, NH $89,472

Lompoc, CA $89,339

Ventura, CA $89,256

Stockton, CA $89,231

New Haven, CT $89,064

Atlantic City, NJ $88,848

Hartford, CT $88,664

Modesto, CA $88,623

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,440

New Britain, CT $88,398

Olympia, WA $88,281

Kennewick, WA $88,281

New London, CT $88,265

Norwich, CT $88,240

Lawrence, MA $88,198

Bakersfield, CA $87,965

Riverside, CA $87,848

New Bedford, MA $87,848

Richland, WA $87,765

Portsmouth, NH $87,699

Vineland, NJ $87,682

San Bernardino, CA $87,615

Boulder, CO $87,382

Worcester, MA $87,316

Portland, OR $87,241

Saint Paul, MN $87,141

Minneapolis, MN $87,141

Philadelphia, PA $87,024

Honolulu, HI $86,583

Springfield, MA $86,291

Providence, RI $86,283

Chicago, IL $86,042

Bellingham, WA $85,942

Baltimore, MD $85,850

Chico, CA $85,642

Wilmington, DE $85,501

Pittsfield, MA $85,417

Manchester, NH $85,259

Spokane, WA $84,893

Denver, CO $84,884

Albany, NY $84,493

Troy, NY $84,460

Schenectady, NY $84,285

Burlington, VT $84,102

Portland, ME $83,810

Salem, OR $83,744

Yakima, WA $83,727

Ann Arbor, MI $83,702

Rochester, MN $83,469

Fresno, CA $83,427

Reno, NV $83,427

Milwaukee, WI $83,352

Detroit, MI $83,269

Allentown, PA $83,244

Carson City, NV $83,236

Houston, TX $83,111

Colorado Springs, CO $83,103

Syracuse, NY $83,061

Eugene, OR $82,903

Bismarck, ND $82,803

Gary, IN $82,803

Galveston, TX $82,803

Springfield, OR $82,736

Medford, OR $82,536

Fort Collins, CO $82,503

Austin, TX $82,437

Mesa, AZ $82,262

Phoenix, AZ $82,245

Dallas, TX $82,220

Reading, PA $82,170

Saint Cloud, MN $82,137

Concord, NH $82,062

Madison, WI $82,029

Utica, NY $81,804

Raleigh, NC $81,737

Las Vegas, NV $81,729

Rochester, NY $81,671

Des Moines, IA $81,662

Atlanta, GA $81,529

Battle Creek, MI $81,504

Salt Lake City, UT $81,479

Lancaster, PA $81,354

Champaign, IL $81,337

Harrisburg, PA $81,238

Durham, NC $81,163

Kansas City, MO $81,154

Kansas City, KS $81,138

Fort Worth, TX $81,129

Boca Raton, FL $81,096

Cleveland, OH $81,088

Columbus, OH $81,071

Pittsburgh, PA $81,063

Richmond, VA $81,029

Indianapolis, IN $81,013

Cincinnati, OH $80,905

Petersburg, VA $80,780

Billings, MT $80,596

Lansing, MI $80,596

Huntsville, AL $80,596

Lebanon, PA $80,588

Dayton, OH $80,580

Pueblo, CO $80,580

Appleton, WI $80,555

Buffalo, NY $80,522

Racine, WI $80,480

Charlotte, NC $80,472

Saint Louis, MO $80,447

Springfield, IL $80,413

Elkhart, IN $80,397

York, PA $80,397

Gastonia, NC $80,388

Benton Harbor, MI $80,388

Beaumont, TX $80,338

Lorain, OH $80,322

Toledo, OH $80,288

Binghamton, NY $80,247

Rock Hill, SC $80,238

Rockford, IL $80,197

Fargo, ND $80,155

Elyria, OH $80,155

Flagstaff, AZ $80,097

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,047

Miami, FL $79,997

Duluth, MN $79,864

Bangor, ME $79,756

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,664

Louisville, KY $79,622

Grand Rapids, MI $79,606

Hialeah, FL $79,597

Casper, WY $79,481

Scranton, PA $79,381

New Orleans, LA $79,356

Virginia Beach, VA $79,348

Akron, OH $79,306

Peoria, IL $79,198

Sarasota, FL $79,181

Green Bay, WI $79,123

Baton Rouge, LA $79,081

Charleston, SC $79,064

Nashville, TN $79,039

Jamestown, NY $79,023

Davenport, IA $79,023

Tucson, AZ $78,981

Cheyenne, WY $78,956

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,931

Tampa, FL $78,915

Omaha, NE $78,898

Port Arthur, TX $78,865

Evansville, IN $78,865

Bradenton, FL $78,831

Santa Fe, NM $78,681

Orlando, FL $78,598

Clearwater, FL $78,507

Canton, OH $78,332

La Crosse, WI $78,332

Grand Forks, ND $78,307

Albuquerque, NM $78,282

Tulsa, OK $78,282

Newport News, VA $78,273

High Point, NC $78,248

Ogden, UT $78,215

Corpus Christi, TX $78,149

Laramie, WY $78,099

Norfolk, VA $78,099

Rock Island, IL $78,049

Saginaw, MI $78,032

Jacksonville, FL $78,024

Salisbury, NC $78,007

Memphis, TN $77,990

Moline, IL $77,949

Fort Myers, FL $77,924

Waterloo, IA $77,816

Spartanburg, SC $77,732

Lincoln, NE $77,691

Fort Wayne, IN $77,674

Birmingham, AL $77,582

Cedar Falls, IA $77,566

Provo, UT $77,557

Springfield, OH $77,549

San Antonio, TX $77,532

Greensboro, NC $77,499

South Bend, IN $77,491

Winston Salem, NC $77,483

Boise, ID $77,458

Savannah, GA $77,399

Muskegon, MI $77,249

Lima, OH $77,149

Lake Charles, LA $77,116

Anderson, IN $77,100

Lexington, KY $77,075

Augusta, GA $77,050

Greenville, SC $77,050

Wichita, KS $76,975

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,975

Columbia, SC $76,900

Bloomington, IN $76,692

Roanoke, VA $76,642

Asheville, NC $76,533

Knoxville, TN $76,392

Shreveport, LA $76,383

Wilmington, NC $76,275

Frankfort, KY $76,117

Oklahoma City, OK $76,059

Chillicothe, OH $76,025

Longview, TX $76,017

Topeka, KS $75,992

Mobile, AL $75,867

Terre Haute, IN $75,834

Erie, PA $75,826

Altoona, PA $75,784

Melbourne, FL $75,759

Amarillo, TX $75,726

Killeen, TX $75,701

Fayetteville, AR $75,634

Sioux Falls, SD $75,576

Chattanooga, TN $75,526

Idaho Falls, ID $75,518

Gainesville, FL $75,343

Portsmouth, OH $75,301

Little Rock, AR $75,284

Lynchburg, VA $75,284

Lafayette, LA $75,251

Youngstown, OH $75,251

Temple, TX $75,218

Daytona Beach, FL $75,201

Clarksville, TN $75,193

Pensacola, FL $75,185

Hopkinsville, KY $74,935

Charleston, WV $74,926

Florence, SC $74,885

Sioux City, IA $74,835

Macon, GA $74,593

Tallahassee, FL $74,585

Fayetteville, NC $74,568

Waco, TX $74,552

Wichita Falls, TX $74,552

Pine Bluff, AR $74,518

Vincennes, IN $74,360

Lubbock, TX $74,327

Great Falls, MT $74,277

Alamogordo, NM $74,269

Abilene, TX $74,202

Rapid City, SD $74,094

Monroe, LA $74,094

Albany, GA $74,044

Huntington, WV $74,036

Jackson, MS $74,027

Greenville, MS $74,019

Parkersburg, WV $73,936

Montgomery, AL $73,919

Johnstown, PA $73,902

Springfield, MO $73,836

Biloxi, MS $73,794

Sumter, SC $73,619

Columbus, GA $73,611

Twin Falls, ID $73,561

Pascagoula, MS $73,453

Kingsport, TN $73,236

Gulfport, MS $73,211

Alexandria, LA $72,936

Fort Smith, AR $72,728

El Paso, TX $72,504

Helena, MT $72,395

Las Cruces, NM $72,129

Harlingen, TX $71,896

Pocatello, ID $71,821

Florence, AL $71,796

Brownsville, TX $71,779

Dothan, AL $71,646

Mcallen, TX $71,604

Columbus, MS $70,988

Altus, OK $70,605

Lawton, OK $70,447

Pierre, SD $70,147

What Skills Can Increase a RN COVID Testing'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 a RN COVID Testing'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	$85,759	3%
Accountability	$84,926	2%
Dedication	$84,926	2%
Partnering	$84,926	2%
Innovation	$84,926	2%
Commitment	$84,926	2%

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How Education impacts a RN COVID Testing's Salary?

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

RN COVID Testing Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN COVID Testing

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 COVID Testing Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RN COVID Testing'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.

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$77,740

Average $83,261/year

$91,053

$6,478

Average $6,938/month

$7,588

$1,495

Average $1,601/week

$1,751

$37

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,053	$7,588	$1,751	$44
Average	$83,261	$6,938	$1,601	$40
25th Percentile	$77,740	$6,478	$1,495	$37

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Salary Trends for RN COVID Testing

Salaries for a RN COVID Testing can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $72,824 in 2023 to around $72,986 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN COVID Testing salary trends, .

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2024

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