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

A RN Designee's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $71,827, a RN Designee (2-4 years)earns $81,411, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $94,643,

What are the highest paying states for a RN Designee?

RN Designee salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN Designee roles are District of Columbia $90,762, California $90,417, Massachusetts $89,212. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN Designee roles make?

Salaries for RN Designee level roles vary by specialization: Electrophysiology RN: $96,233; ICU RN: $93,644; Psychiatric RN: $89,538; asn rn: $88,356; RN OR: $87,233.

How do different companies affect a RN Designee's salary?

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

How much does a RN Designee make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN Designee in the United States is $81,974 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,595
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,533 to $89,627
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,579

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RN Designee Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,627	$7,469	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,974	$6,831	$1,576	$39
25th Percentile	$76,533	$6,378	$1,472	$37

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Key Factors That Influence RN Designee Salaries

A RN Designee'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 Designee 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 Designees. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,762.
California: $90,417.
Massachusetts: $89,212.

District of Columbia $90,762

California $90,417

Massachusetts $89,212

Washington $88,885

New Jersey $88,852

Alaska $88,737

Connecticut $87,606

New York $87,147

Hawaii $85,679

Rhode Island $84,991

Maryland $84,523

Minnesota $83,884

Colorado $83,638

Illinois $83,556

Oregon $83,245

Delaware $83,015

New Hampshire $82,871

Virginia $82,548

Pennsylvania $81,605

Nevada $81,130

North Dakota $80,974

Michigan $80,728

Wisconsin $80,638

Vermont $80,458

Texas $79,958

Maine $79,925

Arizona $79,876

Ohio $79,818

Georgia $79,064

Indiana $78,687

Wyoming $78,613

Utah $78,498

Iowa $78,449

Kansas $78,056

Louisiana $77,941

North Carolina $77,900

Missouri $77,884

Florida $77,564

Montana $77,392

Nebraska $77,228

Kentucky $77,138

South Carolina $76,810

Tennessee $76,605

Idaho $76,523

New Mexico $75,924

Oklahoma $75,793

Alabama $75,310

South Dakota $74,498

Arkansas $74,055

West Virginia $73,818

Mississippi $73,105

Top Paying Cities for RN Designees

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: $103,394
San Francisco: $102,377
Oakland: $100,107

San Jose, CA $103,394

San Francisco, CA $102,377

Oakland, CA $100,107

New York, NY $95,000

Queens Village, NY $94,385

Paramus, NJ $93,729

Passaic, NJ $93,647

Bergenfield, NJ $93,565

Stamford, CT $93,442

Huntington, NY $93,360

Newark, NJ $92,827

Bridgeport, CT $92,664

New Brunswick, NJ $92,393

Vallejo, CA $92,221

Middlesex, NJ $92,172

Somerset, NJ $92,098

Petaluma, CA $91,909

Santa Cruz, CA $91,590

Boston, MA $91,426

Monterey, CA $91,016

Fairbanks, AK $90,958

Los Angeles, CA $90,803

Washington, DC $90,762

Seattle, WA $90,614

Santa Rosa, CA $90,598

Juneau, AK $90,360

Orange, CA $90,090

Anchorage, AK $89,942

Anaheim, CA $89,885

Santa Ana, CA $89,762

Nassau, NY $89,712

Long Beach, CA $89,680

Danbury, CT $89,655

Santa Maria, CA $89,376

Everett, WA $89,360

Bremerton, WA $88,958

Trenton, NJ $88,803

Sacramento, CA $88,770

San Diego, CA $88,729

Brockton, MA $88,696

Tacoma, WA $88,663

Santa Barbara, CA $88,548

Lowell, MA $88,221

New Suffolk, NY $88,188

Nashua, NH $88,089

Lompoc, CA $87,958

Ventura, CA $87,876

Stockton, CA $87,852

New Haven, CT $87,688

Atlantic City, NJ $87,475

Hartford, CT $87,294

Modesto, CA $87,253

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,073

New Britain, CT $87,032

Olympia, WA $86,917

Kennewick, WA $86,917

New London, CT $86,901

Norwich, CT $86,876

Lawrence, MA $86,835

Bakersfield, CA $86,606

Riverside, CA $86,491

New Bedford, MA $86,491

Richland, WA $86,409

Portsmouth, NH $86,343

Vineland, NJ $86,327

San Bernardino, CA $86,261

Boulder, CO $86,032

Worcester, MA $85,966

Portland, OR $85,892

Saint Paul, MN $85,794

Minneapolis, MN $85,794

Philadelphia, PA $85,679

Honolulu, HI $85,245

Springfield, MA $84,958

Providence, RI $84,950

Chicago, IL $84,712

Bellingham, WA $84,614

Baltimore, MD $84,523

Chico, CA $84,319

Wilmington, DE $84,179

Pittsfield, MA $84,097

Manchester, NH $83,941

Spokane, WA $83,581

Denver, CO $83,573

Albany, NY $83,187

Troy, NY $83,155

Schenectady, NY $82,982

Burlington, VT $82,802

Portland, ME $82,515

Salem, OR $82,450

Yakima, WA $82,433

Ann Arbor, MI $82,409

Rochester, MN $82,179

Fresno, CA $82,138

Reno, NV $82,138

Milwaukee, WI $82,064

Detroit, MI $81,982

Allentown, PA $81,958

Carson City, NV $81,950

Houston, TX $81,827

Colorado Springs, CO $81,818

Syracuse, NY $81,777

Eugene, OR $81,622

Bismarck, ND $81,523

Gary, IN $81,523

Galveston, TX $81,523

Springfield, OR $81,458

Medford, OR $81,261

Fort Collins, CO $81,228

Austin, TX $81,163

Mesa, AZ $80,990

Phoenix, AZ $80,974

Dallas, TX $80,949

Reading, PA $80,900

Saint Cloud, MN $80,867

Concord, NH $80,794

Madison, WI $80,761

Utica, NY $80,540

Raleigh, NC $80,474

Las Vegas, NV $80,466

Rochester, NY $80,408

Des Moines, IA $80,400

Atlanta, GA $80,269

Battle Creek, MI $80,244

Salt Lake City, UT $80,220

Lancaster, PA $80,097

Champaign, IL $80,080

Harrisburg, PA $79,982

Durham, NC $79,908

Kansas City, MO $79,900

Kansas City, KS $79,884

Fort Worth, TX $79,876

Boca Raton, FL $79,843

Cleveland, OH $79,835

Columbus, OH $79,818

Pittsburgh, PA $79,810

Richmond, VA $79,777

Indianapolis, IN $79,761

Cincinnati, OH $79,654

Petersburg, VA $79,531

Billings, MT $79,351

Lansing, MI $79,351

Huntsville, AL $79,351

Lebanon, PA $79,343

Dayton, OH $79,335

Pueblo, CO $79,335

Appleton, WI $79,310

Buffalo, NY $79,277

Racine, WI $79,236

Charlotte, NC $79,228

Saint Louis, MO $79,203

Springfield, IL $79,171

Elkhart, IN $79,154

York, PA $79,154

Gastonia, NC $79,146

Benton Harbor, MI $79,146

Beaumont, TX $79,097

Lorain, OH $79,080

Toledo, OH $79,048

Binghamton, NY $79,007

Rock Hill, SC $78,998

Rockford, IL $78,957

Fargo, ND $78,916

Elyria, OH $78,916

Flagstaff, AZ $78,859

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,810

Miami, FL $78,761

Duluth, MN $78,630

Bangor, ME $78,523

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,433

Louisville, KY $78,392

Grand Rapids, MI $78,375

Hialeah, FL $78,367

Casper, WY $78,252

Scranton, PA $78,154

New Orleans, LA $78,130

Virginia Beach, VA $78,121

Akron, OH $78,080

Peoria, IL $77,974

Sarasota, FL $77,957

Green Bay, WI $77,900

Baton Rouge, LA $77,859

Charleston, SC $77,843

Nashville, TN $77,818

Jamestown, NY $77,802

Davenport, IA $77,802

Tucson, AZ $77,761

Cheyenne, WY $77,736

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,711

Tampa, FL $77,695

Omaha, NE $77,679

Port Arthur, TX $77,646

Evansville, IN $77,646

Bradenton, FL $77,613

Santa Fe, NM $77,466

Orlando, FL $77,384

Clearwater, FL $77,293

Canton, OH $77,121

La Crosse, WI $77,121

Grand Forks, ND $77,097

Albuquerque, NM $77,072

Tulsa, OK $77,072

Newport News, VA $77,064

High Point, NC $77,039

Ogden, UT $77,006

Corpus Christi, TX $76,941

Laramie, WY $76,892

Norfolk, VA $76,892

Rock Island, IL $76,843

Saginaw, MI $76,826

Jacksonville, FL $76,818

Salisbury, NC $76,802

Memphis, TN $76,785

Moline, IL $76,744

Fort Myers, FL $76,720

Waterloo, IA $76,613

Spartanburg, SC $76,531

Lincoln, NE $76,490

Fort Wayne, IN $76,474

Birmingham, AL $76,383

Cedar Falls, IA $76,367

Provo, UT $76,359

Springfield, OH $76,351

San Antonio, TX $76,334

Greensboro, NC $76,301

South Bend, IN $76,293

Winston Salem, NC $76,285

Boise, ID $76,261

Savannah, GA $76,203

Muskegon, MI $76,056

Lima, OH $75,957

Lake Charles, LA $75,924

Anderson, IN $75,908

Lexington, KY $75,883

Augusta, GA $75,859

Greenville, SC $75,859

Wichita, KS $75,785

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,785

Columbia, SC $75,711

Bloomington, IN $75,506

Roanoke, VA $75,457

Asheville, NC $75,351

Knoxville, TN $75,211

Shreveport, LA $75,203

Wilmington, NC $75,096

Frankfort, KY $74,941

Oklahoma City, OK $74,883

Chillicothe, OH $74,851

Longview, TX $74,842

Topeka, KS $74,818

Mobile, AL $74,695

Terre Haute, IN $74,662

Erie, PA $74,654

Altoona, PA $74,613

Melbourne, FL $74,588

Amarillo, TX $74,555

Killeen, TX $74,531

Fayetteville, AR $74,465

Sioux Falls, SD $74,408

Chattanooga, TN $74,359

Idaho Falls, ID $74,351

Gainesville, FL $74,178

Portsmouth, OH $74,137

Little Rock, AR $74,121

Lynchburg, VA $74,121

Lafayette, LA $74,088

Youngstown, OH $74,088

Temple, TX $74,055

Daytona Beach, FL $74,039

Clarksville, TN $74,031

Pensacola, FL $74,023

Hopkinsville, KY $73,777

Charleston, WV $73,768

Florence, SC $73,728

Sioux City, IA $73,678

Macon, GA $73,441

Tallahassee, FL $73,432

Fayetteville, NC $73,416

Waco, TX $73,400

Wichita Falls, TX $73,400

Pine Bluff, AR $73,367

Vincennes, IN $73,211

Lubbock, TX $73,178

Great Falls, MT $73,129

Alamogordo, NM $73,121

Abilene, TX $73,055

Rapid City, SD $72,949

Monroe, LA $72,949

Albany, GA $72,900

Huntington, WV $72,891

Jackson, MS $72,883

Greenville, MS $72,875

Parkersburg, WV $72,793

Montgomery, AL $72,777

Johnstown, PA $72,760

Springfield, MO $72,695

Biloxi, MS $72,654

Sumter, SC $72,481

Columbus, GA $72,473

Twin Falls, ID $72,424

Pascagoula, MS $72,318

Kingsport, TN $72,104

Gulfport, MS $72,080

Alexandria, LA $71,809

Fort Smith, AR $71,604

El Paso, TX $71,383

Helena, MT $71,276

Las Cruces, NM $71,014

Harlingen, TX $70,785

Pocatello, ID $70,711

Florence, AL $70,686

Brownsville, TX $70,670

Dothan, AL $70,539

Mcallen, TX $70,498

Columbus, MS $69,891

Altus, OK $69,514

Lawton, OK $69,358

Pierre, SD $69,063

What Skills Can Increase a RN Designee'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 Designee'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	$84,433	3%
Accountability	$83,614	2%
Dedication	$83,614	2%
Partnering	$83,614	2%
Innovation	$83,614	2%
Commitment	$83,614	2%

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How Education impacts a RN Designee's Salary?

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

RN Designee Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN Designee

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

Understanding how a RN Designee'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

$76,533

Average $81,974/year

$89,627

$6,378

Average $6,831/month

$7,469

$1,472

Average $1,576/week

$1,724

$37

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,627	$7,469	$1,724	$43
Average	$81,974	$6,831	$1,576	$39
25th Percentile	$76,533	$6,378	$1,472	$37

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Salary Trends for RN Designee

Salaries for a RN Designee can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $71,707 in 2023 to around $71,866 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN Designee salary trends, .

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2023

$71,707

2024

$72,324

2025

$71,866

2026

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2023	$71,707
2024	$72,324
2025	$71,866
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