A RN Emergency'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 Emergency Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a RN Emergency'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): $81,343
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,560
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,441
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,416
Expert (over 8 years): $88,700
Levels
Salary
Entry Level RN Emergency
$81,343
Intermediate Level RN Emergency
$81,560
Senior Level RN Emergency
$84,441
Specialist Level RN Emergency
$88,416
Expert Level RN Emergency
$88,700
$81,3430 yr
$81,560< 2 yrs
$84,4412-4 yrs
$88,4165-8 yrs
$88,700> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do RN Emergency 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 Emergencies.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $93,493.
California: $93,138.
Massachusetts: $91,897.
District of Columbia$93,493
California$93,138
Massachusetts$91,897
Washington$91,559
New Jersey$91,526
Alaska$91,407
Connecticut$90,242
New York$89,769
Hawaii$88,258
Rhode Island$87,548
Maryland$87,067
Minnesota$86,408
Colorado$86,155
Illinois$86,071
Oregon$85,750
Delaware$85,513
New Hampshire$85,365
Virginia$85,032
Pennsylvania$84,061
Nevada$83,571
North Dakota$83,411
Michigan$83,157
Wisconsin$83,065
Vermont$82,879
Texas$82,364
Maine$82,330
Arizona$82,279
Ohio$82,220
Georgia$81,443
Indiana$81,055
Wyoming$80,979
Utah$80,861
Iowa$80,810
Kansas$80,405
Louisiana$80,287
North Carolina$80,244
Missouri$80,227
Florida$79,898
Montana$79,721
Nebraska$79,552
Kentucky$79,459
South Carolina$79,121
Tennessee$78,910
Idaho$78,826
New Mexico$78,209
Oklahoma$78,074
Alabama$77,576
South Dakota$76,740
Arkansas$76,284
West Virginia$76,039
Mississippi$75,304
Top Paying Cities for RN Emergencies
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: $106,505
San Francisco: $105,339
Oakland: $103,119
San Jose, CA$106,505
San Francisco, CA$105,339
Oakland, CA$103,119
New York, NY$97,225
Paramus, NJ$96,042
Queens Village, NY$96,038
Passaic, NJ$95,958
Bergenfield, NJ$95,950
Stamford, CT$95,765
Huntington, NY$95,730
Newark, NJ$95,106
Bridgeport, CT$94,928
Vallejo, CA$94,760
New Brunswick, NJ$94,726
Petaluma, CA$94,675
Middlesex, NJ$94,515
Somerset, NJ$94,456
Santa Cruz, CA$94,346
Boston, MA$93,831
Monterey, CA$93,534
Seattle, WA$93,341
Santa Rosa, CA$93,324
Los Angeles, CA$93,299
Juneau, AK$93,079
Washington, DC$92,986
Orange, CA$92,686
Santa Ana, CA$92,463
Long Beach, CA$92,378
Anaheim, CA$92,362
Anchorage, AK$92,319
Santa Maria, CA$92,066
Everett, WA$92,049
Danbury, CT$91,752
Bremerton, WA$91,635
Tacoma, WA$91,331
New Suffolk, NY$91,330
Sacramento, CA$91,306
Santa Barbara, CA$91,213
Trenton, NJ$91,120
San Diego, CA$91,120
Brockton, MA$91,027
Fairbanks, AK$90,821
Lompoc, CA$90,605
Lowell, MA$90,537
Ventura, CA$90,521
Nashua, NH$90,504
Stockton, CA$90,495
Modesto, CA$89,879
Poughkeepsie, NY$89,693
Olympia, WA$89,533
Kennewick, WA$89,533
New Haven, CT$89,499
Lawrence, MA$89,195
Hartford, CT$89,111
Riverside, CA$89,094
New Bedford, MA$89,009
Richland, WA$89,009
Bakersfield, CA$88,891
San Bernardino, CA$88,857
New Britain, CT$88,849
Atlantic City, NJ$88,849
New London, CT$88,815
Norwich, CT$88,790
Portsmouth, NH$88,773
Boulder, CO$88,594
Portland, OR$88,477
Worcester, MA$88,469
Minneapolis, MN$88,207
Philadelphia, PA$88,089
Honolulu, HI$87,810
Saint Paul, MN$87,770
Vineland, NJ$87,751
Providence, RI$87,506
Chicago, IL$87,261
Bellingham, WA$87,160
Springfield, MA$87,092
Baltimore, MD$87,067
Chico, CA$86,856
Pittsfield, MA$86,628
Manchester, NH$86,468
Spokane, WA$86,096
Denver, CO$86,088
Albany, NY$85,691
Troy, NY$85,657
Nassau, NY$85,567
Schenectady, NY$85,480
Wilmington, DE$85,412
Burlington, VT$85,294
Salem, OR$85,260
Portland, ME$84,998
Yakima, WA$84,914
Rochester, MN$84,652
Reno, NV$84,610
Fresno, CA$84,610
Milwaukee, WI$84,534
Detroit, MI$84,449
Ann Arbor, MI$84,435
Allentown, PA$84,424
Colorado Springs, CO$84,281
Syracuse, NY$84,238
Carson City, NV$84,238
Houston, TX$84,120
Eugene, OR$84,078
Gary, IN$83,977
Springfield, OR$83,909
Bismarck, ND$83,892
Galveston, TX$83,833
Medford, OR$83,706
Fort Collins, CO$83,673
Concord, NH$83,630
Austin, TX$83,605
Mesa, AZ$83,428
Reading, PA$83,419
Phoenix, AZ$83,411
Dallas, TX$83,385
Saint Cloud, MN$83,304
Madison, WI$83,191
Utica, NY$82,963
Rochester, NY$82,828
Des Moines, IA$82,820
Raleigh, NC$82,811
Atlanta, GA$82,685
Battle Creek, MI$82,659
Salt Lake City, UT$82,634
Lancaster, PA$82,507
Harrisburg, PA$82,389
Kansas City, MO$82,305
Champaign, IL$82,288
Kansas City, KS$82,288
Fort Worth, TX$82,279
Columbus, OH$82,265
Boca Raton, FL$82,246
Pittsburgh, PA$82,212
Richmond, VA$82,178
Indianapolis, IN$82,161
Cleveland, OH$82,153
Las Vegas, NV$82,051
Cincinnati, OH$82,051
Petersburg, VA$81,925
Huntsville, AL$81,798
Lansing, MI$81,741
Lebanon, PA$81,730
Pueblo, CO$81,722
Appleton, WI$81,697
Buffalo, NY$81,663
Dayton, OH$81,638
Racine, WI$81,621
Charlotte, NC$81,612
Saint Louis, MO$81,587
York, PA$81,536
Elkhart, IN$81,536
Gastonia, NC$81,520
Billings, MT$81,500
Beaumont, TX$81,477
Lorain, OH$81,460
Benton Harbor, MI$81,443
Toledo, OH$81,426
Binghamton, NY$81,384
Rock Hill, SC$81,376
Rockford, IL$81,334
Springfield, IL$81,300
Elyria, OH$81,291
Fargo, ND$81,291
Flagstaff, AZ$81,232
Fort Lauderdale, FL$81,182
Duluth, MN$81,131
Miami, FL$81,131
Cheyenne, WY$81,072
Grand Forks, ND$81,072
Bangor, ME$80,886
Cedar Rapids, IA$80,793
Durham, NC$80,758
Louisville, KY$80,751
Grand Rapids, MI$80,734
Hialeah, FL$80,726
Casper, WY$80,607
Scranton, PA$80,506
New Orleans, LA$80,481
Virginia Beach, VA$80,472
Akron, OH$80,430
Peoria, IL$80,320
Sarasota, FL$80,303
Nashville, TN$80,244
Omaha, NE$80,244
Green Bay, WI$80,244
Baton Rouge, LA$80,202
Charleston, SC$80,185
Jamestown, NY$80,143
Davenport, IA$80,143
Tucson, AZ$80,101
Saint Petersburg, FL$80,050
Tampa, FL$80,033
Evansville, IN$79,983
Port Arthur, TX$79,983
Bradenton, FL$79,949
Santa Fe, NM$79,797
Orlando, FL$79,645
Clearwater, FL$79,619
Canton, OH$79,442
La Crosse, WI$79,442
Albuquerque, NM$79,391
Newport News, VA$79,383
High Point, NC$79,358
Ogden, UT$79,324
Corpus Christi, TX$79,256
Norfolk, VA$79,206
Laramie, WY$79,206
Rock Island, IL$79,155
Saginaw, MI$79,138
Jacksonville, FL$79,130
Salisbury, NC$79,113
Boise, ID$79,096
Moline, IL$79,054
Fort Myers, FL$79,028
Memphis, TN$79,011
Tulsa, OK$78,969
Waterloo, IA$78,919
Spartanburg, SC$78,834
Lincoln, NE$78,792
Fort Wayne, IN$78,775
Provo, UT$78,767
Cedar Falls, IA$78,665
San Antonio, TX$78,631
Greensboro, NC$78,598
South Bend, IN$78,589
Savannah, GA$78,496
Muskegon, MI$78,463
Birmingham, AL$78,454
Winston Salem, NC$78,413
Lake Charles, LA$78,209
Anderson, IN$78,192
Lexington, KY$78,167
Augusta, GA$78,142
Greenville, SC$78,142
Lima, OH$78,074
Wichita, KS$78,066
Tuscaloosa, AL$78,066
Columbia, SC$77,990
Springfield, OH$77,973
Asheville, NC$77,838
Bloomington, IN$77,779
Knoxville, TN$77,475
Shreveport, LA$77,466
Wilmington, NC$77,356
Roanoke, VA$77,356
Topeka, KS$77,204
Frankfort, KY$77,195
Oklahoma City, OK$77,137
Chillicothe, OH$77,103
Longview, TX$77,095
Melbourne, FL$77,086
Sioux Falls, SD$76,951
Mobile, AL$76,943
Terre Haute, IN$76,909
Altoona, PA$76,858
Amarillo, TX$76,799
Killeen, TX$76,774
Fayetteville, AR$76,706
Chattanooga, TN$76,681
Sioux City, IA$76,605
Idaho Falls, ID$76,588
Lynchburg, VA$76,520
Gainesville, FL$76,411
Portsmouth, OH$76,368
Little Rock, AR$76,352
Lafayette, LA$76,318
Youngstown, OH$76,318
Daytona Beach, FL$76,267
Clarksville, TN$76,259
Pensacola, FL$76,250
Temple, TX$76,244
Hopkinsville, KY$75,997
Erie, PA$75,980
Florence, SC$75,946
Charleston, WV$75,811
Great Falls, MT$75,769
Macon, GA$75,651
Tallahassee, FL$75,642
Fayetteville, NC$75,625
Waco, TX$75,608
Helena, MT$75,549
Pine Bluff, AR$75,517
Vincennes, IN$75,414
Lubbock, TX$75,380
Alamogordo, NM$75,330
Twin Falls, ID$75,254
Rapid City, SD$75,228
Jackson, MS$75,076
Huntington, WV$75,071
Greenville, MS$75,068
Parkersburg, WV$74,982
Montgomery, AL$74,967
Wichita Falls, TX$74,882
Springfield, MO$74,882
Biloxi, MS$74,840
Monroe, LA$74,756
Johnstown, PA$74,697
Sumter, SC$74,663
Columbus, GA$74,654
Pascagoula, MS$74,494
Abilene, TX$74,494
Kingsport, TN$74,274
Albany, GA$74,274
Gulfport, MS$74,249
Alexandria, LA$73,970
Fort Smith, AR$73,759
El Paso, TX$73,531
Las Cruces, NM$73,151
Harlingen, TX$72,937
Pocatello, ID$72,923
Florence, AL$72,813
Brownsville, TX$72,797
Mcallen, TX$72,619
Dothan, AL$72,501
Columbus, MS$71,999
Altus, OK$71,606
Lawton, OK$71,446
Pierre, SD$71,142
What Skills Can Increase a RN Emergency's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 5.48% 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.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 3.67% 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.
Triage (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Triage (/ˈtriːɑːʒ, triˈɑːʒ/) is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately; influencing the order and priority of emergency treatment, emergency transport, or transport destination for the patient. This article covers the various types of triage systems as it occurs in medical emergencies, including the prehospital setting, disasters, and emergency department treatment, along with their limitations and ethical considerations.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
5.48%
Basic Life Support
3.67%
Triage
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 Emergency's salary.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Telecommunications: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Risk Management
$90,352
7%
Staff Development
$89,507
6%
Telecommunications
$89,507
6%
Data Collection
$87,819
4%
Flexibility
$87,819
4%
Infection Control
$86,974
3%
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RN Emergency Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For RN Emergency roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
RN Emergency positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view RN Emergency as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a RN Emergency
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$101,329
$49.0
20%
How Education impacts a RN Emergency's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many RN Emergencies 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 Emergency with a Associate's Degree is between
$73,461
and $78,054).
RN Emergency Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for RN Emergency
No Diploma0.1%
High School2.1%
Associates43.8%
Bachelors48.2%
Masters5.5%
Doctorate0.3%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.1%
High School
2.1%
Associates
43.8%
Bachelors
48.2%
Masters
5.5%
Doctorate
0.3%
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RN Emergency Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a RN Emergency'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 Emergency can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $207,515 in 2023
to around $201,836 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of RN Emergency salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of RN Emergency Over Time
2022
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2023
$207,515
2024
$209,743
2025
$201,836
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$207,515
2024
$209,743
2025
$201,836
2026
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2027
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Common company salaries for RN Emergency
Here are companies hiring for RN Emergency 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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