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

A RN Extender's salary grows with experience: a RN Extender (0-0 years)earns $35,099, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $35,372, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $39,190,

What are the highest paying states for a RN Extender?

RN Extender salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN Extender roles are District of Columbia $39,011, California $38,863, Massachusetts $38,345. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN Extender roles make?

Salaries for RN Extender level roles vary by specialization: Clinical Extender: $125,653; Physician Extender: $121,412; Electrophysiology RN: $96,233; Psychiatric RN: $89,538; asn rn: $88,356.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RN Extender roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

RN Extender Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN Extender in the United States is $35,234 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,731
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,839 to $37,065
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,749

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RN Extender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,065	$3,089	$713	$18
Average	$35,234	$2,936	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$31,839	$2,653	$612	$15

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Key Factors That Influence RN Extender Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $39,011.
California: $38,863.
Massachusetts: $38,345.

District of Columbia $39,011

California $38,863

Massachusetts $38,345

Washington $38,204

New Jersey $38,190

Alaska $38,141

Connecticut $37,654

New York $37,457

Hawaii $36,826

Rhode Island $36,530

Maryland $36,330

Minnesota $36,055

Colorado $35,949

Illinois $35,914

Oregon $35,780

Delaware $35,681

New Hampshire $35,619

Virginia $35,480

Pennsylvania $35,075

Nevada $34,871

North Dakota $34,804

Michigan $34,698

Wisconsin $34,659

Vermont $34,582

Texas $34,367

Maine $34,353

Arizona $34,332

Ohio $34,307

Georgia $33,983

Indiana $33,821

Wyoming $33,789

Utah $33,740

Iowa $33,719

Kansas $33,550

Louisiana $33,500

North Carolina $33,483

Missouri $33,476

Florida $33,338

Montana $33,264

Nebraska $33,194

Kentucky $33,155

South Carolina $33,014

Tennessee $32,926

Idaho $32,891

New Mexico $32,634

Oklahoma $32,577

Alabama $32,369

South Dakota $32,020

Arkansas $31,830

West Virginia $31,728

Mississippi $31,422

Top Paying Cities for RN Extenders

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: $44,440
San Francisco: $44,003
Oakland: $43,028

San Jose, CA $44,440

San Francisco, CA $44,003

Oakland, CA $43,028

New York, NY $40,832

Queens Village, NY $40,568

Paramus, NJ $40,286

Passaic, NJ $40,251

Bergenfield, NJ $40,216

Stamford, CT $40,163

Huntington, NY $40,128

Newark, NJ $39,899

Bridgeport, CT $39,828

New Brunswick, NJ $39,712

Vallejo, CA $39,638

Middlesex, NJ $39,617

Somerset, NJ $39,585

Petaluma, CA $39,504

Santa Cruz, CA $39,367

Boston, MA $39,296

Monterey, CA $39,120

Fairbanks, AK $39,095

Los Angeles, CA $39,028

Washington, DC $39,011

Seattle, WA $38,947

Santa Rosa, CA $38,940

Juneau, AK $38,838

Orange, CA $38,722

Anchorage, AK $38,659

Anaheim, CA $38,634

Santa Ana, CA $38,581

Nassau, NY $38,560

Long Beach, CA $38,546

Danbury, CT $38,535

Santa Maria, CA $38,415

Everett, WA $38,408

Bremerton, WA $38,236

Trenton, NJ $38,169

Sacramento, CA $38,155

San Diego, CA $38,137

Brockton, MA $38,123

Tacoma, WA $38,109

Santa Barbara, CA $38,060

Lowell, MA $37,919

New Suffolk, NY $37,905

Nashua, NH $37,862

Lompoc, CA $37,806

Ventura, CA $37,771

Stockton, CA $37,760

New Haven, CT $37,690

Atlantic City, NJ $37,598

Hartford, CT $37,520

Modesto, CA $37,503

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,425

New Britain, CT $37,408

Olympia, WA $37,358

Kennewick, WA $37,358

New London, CT $37,351

Norwich, CT $37,341

Lawrence, MA $37,323

Bakersfield, CA $37,225

Riverside, CA $37,175

New Bedford, MA $37,175

Richland, WA $37,140

Portsmouth, NH $37,112

Vineland, NJ $37,105

San Bernardino, CA $37,077

Boulder, CO $36,978

Worcester, MA $36,950

Portland, OR $36,918

Saint Paul, MN $36,876

Minneapolis, MN $36,876

Philadelphia, PA $36,826

Honolulu, HI $36,640

Springfield, MA $36,516

Providence, RI $36,513

Chicago, IL $36,411

Bellingham, WA $36,368

Baltimore, MD $36,330

Chico, CA $36,241

Wilmington, DE $36,182

Pittsfield, MA $36,146

Manchester, NH $36,079

Spokane, WA $35,924

Denver, CO $35,921

Albany, NY $35,755

Troy, NY $35,741

Schenectady, NY $35,667

Burlington, VT $35,590

Portland, ME $35,466

Salem, OR $35,438

Yakima, WA $35,431

Ann Arbor, MI $35,421

Rochester, MN $35,322

Fresno, CA $35,304

Reno, NV $35,304

Milwaukee, WI $35,273

Detroit, MI $35,237

Allentown, PA $35,227

Carson City, NV $35,223

Houston, TX $35,170

Colorado Springs, CO $35,167

Syracuse, NY $35,149

Eugene, OR $35,082

Bismarck, ND $35,040

Gary, IN $35,040

Galveston, TX $35,040

Springfield, OR $35,012

Medford, OR $34,927

Fort Collins, CO $34,913

Austin, TX $34,885

Mesa, AZ $34,811

Phoenix, AZ $34,804

Dallas, TX $34,793

Reading, PA $34,772

Saint Cloud, MN $34,758

Concord, NH $34,726

Madison, WI $34,712

Utica, NY $34,617

Raleigh, NC $34,589

Las Vegas, NV $34,585

Rochester, NY $34,561

Des Moines, IA $34,557

Atlanta, GA $34,501

Battle Creek, MI $34,490

Salt Lake City, UT $34,480

Lancaster, PA $34,427

Champaign, IL $34,420

Harrisburg, PA $34,378

Durham, NC $34,346

Kansas City, MO $34,342

Kansas City, KS $34,335

Fort Worth, TX $34,332

Boca Raton, FL $34,318

Cleveland, OH $34,314

Columbus, OH $34,307

Pittsburgh, PA $34,304

Richmond, VA $34,290

Indianapolis, IN $34,282

Cincinnati, OH $34,237

Petersburg, VA $34,184

Billings, MT $34,106

Lansing, MI $34,106

Huntsville, AL $34,106

Lebanon, PA $34,103

Dayton, OH $34,099

Pueblo, CO $34,099

Appleton, WI $34,089

Buffalo, NY $34,075

Racine, WI $34,057

Charlotte, NC $34,053

Saint Louis, MO $34,043

Springfield, IL $34,029

Elkhart, IN $34,022

York, PA $34,022

Gastonia, NC $34,018

Benton Harbor, MI $34,018

Beaumont, TX $33,997

Lorain, OH $33,990

Toledo, OH $33,976

Binghamton, NY $33,958

Rock Hill, SC $33,955

Rockford, IL $33,937

Fargo, ND $33,920

Elyria, OH $33,920

Flagstaff, AZ $33,895

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,874

Miami, FL $33,853

Duluth, MN $33,796

Bangor, ME $33,750

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,712

Louisville, KY $33,694

Grand Rapids, MI $33,687

Hialeah, FL $33,684

Casper, WY $33,634

Scranton, PA $33,592

New Orleans, LA $33,581

Virginia Beach, VA $33,578

Akron, OH $33,560

Peoria, IL $33,514

Sarasota, FL $33,507

Green Bay, WI $33,483

Baton Rouge, LA $33,465

Charleston, SC $33,458

Nashville, TN $33,447

Jamestown, NY $33,440

Davenport, IA $33,440

Tucson, AZ $33,423

Cheyenne, WY $33,412

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,402

Tampa, FL $33,395

Omaha, NE $33,388

Port Arthur, TX $33,373

Evansville, IN $33,373

Bradenton, FL $33,359

Santa Fe, NM $33,296

Orlando, FL $33,261

Clearwater, FL $33,222

Canton, OH $33,148

La Crosse, WI $33,148

Grand Forks, ND $33,137

Albuquerque, NM $33,127

Tulsa, OK $33,127

Newport News, VA $33,123

High Point, NC $33,113

Ogden, UT $33,099

Corpus Christi, TX $33,070

Laramie, WY $33,049

Norfolk, VA $33,049

Rock Island, IL $33,028

Saginaw, MI $33,021

Jacksonville, FL $33,018

Salisbury, NC $33,011

Memphis, TN $33,004

Moline, IL $32,986

Fort Myers, FL $32,975

Waterloo, IA $32,930

Spartanburg, SC $32,894

Lincoln, NE $32,877

Fort Wayne, IN $32,870

Birmingham, AL $32,831

Cedar Falls, IA $32,824

Provo, UT $32,820

Springfield, OH $32,817

San Antonio, TX $32,810

Greensboro, NC $32,796

South Bend, IN $32,792

Winston Salem, NC $32,789

Boise, ID $32,778

Savannah, GA $32,753

Muskegon, MI $32,690

Lima, OH $32,648

Lake Charles, LA $32,634

Anderson, IN $32,626

Lexington, KY $32,616

Augusta, GA $32,605

Greenville, SC $32,605

Wichita, KS $32,574

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,574

Columbia, SC $32,542

Bloomington, IN $32,454

Roanoke, VA $32,433

Asheville, NC $32,387

Knoxville, TN $32,327

Shreveport, LA $32,323

Wilmington, NC $32,278

Frankfort, KY $32,211

Oklahoma City, OK $32,186

Chillicothe, OH $32,172

Longview, TX $32,168

Topeka, KS $32,158

Mobile, AL $32,105

Terre Haute, IN $32,091

Erie, PA $32,087

Altoona, PA $32,070

Melbourne, FL $32,059

Amarillo, TX $32,045

Killeen, TX $32,035

Fayetteville, AR $32,006

Sioux Falls, SD $31,982

Chattanooga, TN $31,961

Idaho Falls, ID $31,957

Gainesville, FL $31,883

Portsmouth, OH $31,865

Little Rock, AR $31,858

Lynchburg, VA $31,858

Lafayette, LA $31,844

Youngstown, OH $31,844

Temple, TX $31,830

Daytona Beach, FL $31,823

Clarksville, TN $31,820

Pensacola, FL $31,816

Hopkinsville, KY $31,710

Charleston, WV $31,707

Florence, SC $31,689

Sioux City, IA $31,668

Macon, GA $31,566

Tallahassee, FL $31,562

Fayetteville, NC $31,555

Waco, TX $31,548

Wichita Falls, TX $31,548

Pine Bluff, AR $31,534

Vincennes, IN $31,467

Lubbock, TX $31,453

Great Falls, MT $31,432

Alamogordo, NM $31,429

Abilene, TX $31,400

Rapid City, SD $31,355

Monroe, LA $31,355

Albany, GA $31,333

Huntington, WV $31,330

Jackson, MS $31,326

Greenville, MS $31,323

Parkersburg, WV $31,288

Montgomery, AL $31,281

Johnstown, PA $31,274

Springfield, MO $31,245

Biloxi, MS $31,228

Sumter, SC $31,154

Columbus, GA $31,150

Twin Falls, ID $31,129

Pascagoula, MS $31,083

Kingsport, TN $30,992

Gulfport, MS $30,981

Alexandria, LA $30,865

Fort Smith, AR $30,777

El Paso, TX $30,682

Helena, MT $30,636

Las Cruces, NM $30,523

Harlingen, TX $30,424

Pocatello, ID $30,393

Florence, AL $30,382

Brownsville, TX $30,375

Dothan, AL $30,319

Mcallen, TX $30,301

Columbus, MS $30,040

Altus, OK $29,878

Lawton, OK $29,811

Pierre, SD $29,684

What Skills Can Increase a RN Extender's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% 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.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% 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
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

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 Extender's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$40,167	14%
Attention to Detail	$37,348	6%
Initiative	$36,995	5%
Collaboration	$36,995	5%
Cardiac	$36,643	4%
Organizational Skills	$36,643	4%

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How Education impacts a RN Extender's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many RN Extenders enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Extender with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

RN Extender Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN Extender

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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RN Extender Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RN Extender'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

$31,839

Average $35,234/year

$37,065

$2,653

Average $2,936/month

$3,089

$612

Average $678/week

$713

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,065	$3,089	$713	$18
Average	$35,234	$2,936	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$31,839	$2,653	$612	$15

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Salary Trends for RN Extender

Salaries for a RN Extender can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $50,699 in 2023 to around $51,330 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN Extender salary trends, .

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2023

$50,699

2024

$51,504

2025

$51,330

2026

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2023	$50,699
2024	$51,504
2025	$51,330
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