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

A RN Float's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $74,639, a RN Float (2-4 years)earns $84,595, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $98,369,

What are the highest paying states for a RN Float?

RN Float salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN Float roles are District of Columbia $94,310, California $93,953, Massachusetts $92,701. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN Float roles make?

Salaries for RN Float level roles vary by specialization: Float Pharmacist: $153,728; Float Pool Registered Nurse: $123,100; Float Nurse - RN: $123,080; Rn Float Pool: $83,996; Float Nurse: $81,544.

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

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

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN Float in the United States is $85,179 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,353
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,508 to $93,122
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,344

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RN Float Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,122	$7,760	$1,791	$45
Average	$85,179	$7,098	$1,638	$41
25th Percentile	$79,508	$6,626	$1,529	$38

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Key Factors That Influence RN Float Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $94,310.
California: $93,953.
Massachusetts: $92,701.

District of Columbia $94,310

California $93,953

Massachusetts $92,701

Washington $92,360

New Jersey $92,326

Alaska $92,206

Connecticut $91,031

New York $90,554

Hawaii $89,029

Rhode Island $88,314

Maryland $87,828

Minnesota $87,164

Colorado $86,908

Illinois $86,823

Oregon $86,499

Delaware $86,261

New Hampshire $86,111

Virginia $85,775

Pennsylvania $84,796

Nevada $84,302

North Dakota $84,140

Michigan $83,884

Wisconsin $83,791

Vermont $83,603

Texas $83,084

Maine $83,050

Arizona $82,999

Ohio $82,939

Georgia $82,155

Indiana $81,764

Wyoming $81,687

Utah $81,568

Iowa $81,516

Kansas $81,108

Louisiana $80,988

North Carolina $80,946

Missouri $80,929

Florida $80,597

Montana $80,418

Nebraska $80,247

Kentucky $80,154

South Carolina $79,813

Tennessee $79,600

Idaho $79,515

New Mexico $78,893

Oklahoma $78,757

Alabama $78,254

South Dakota $77,411

Arkansas $76,951

West Virginia $76,704

Mississippi $75,963

Top Paying Cities for RN Floats

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: $107,437
San Francisco: $106,260
Oakland: $104,021

San Jose, CA $107,437

San Francisco, CA $106,260

Oakland, CA $104,021

New York, NY $98,074

Paramus, NJ $96,882

Queens Village, NY $96,878

Passaic, NJ $96,797

Bergenfield, NJ $96,789

Stamford, CT $96,602

Huntington, NY $96,567

Newark, NJ $95,937

Bridgeport, CT $95,758

Vallejo, CA $95,588

New Brunswick, NJ $95,554

Petaluma, CA $95,503

Middlesex, NJ $95,341

Somerset, NJ $95,281

Santa Cruz, CA $95,171

Boston, MA $94,651

Monterey, CA $94,352

Seattle, WA $94,157

Santa Rosa, CA $94,140

Los Angeles, CA $94,114

Juneau, AK $93,893

Washington, DC $93,799

Orange, CA $93,496

Santa Ana, CA $93,271

Long Beach, CA $93,186

Anaheim, CA $93,169

Anchorage, AK $93,126

Santa Maria, CA $92,871

Everett, WA $92,854

Danbury, CT $92,554

Bremerton, WA $92,436

Tacoma, WA $92,130

New Suffolk, NY $92,128

Sacramento, CA $92,104

Santa Barbara, CA $92,011

Trenton, NJ $91,917

San Diego, CA $91,917

Brockton, MA $91,823

Fairbanks, AK $91,614

Lompoc, CA $91,397

Lowell, MA $91,328

Ventura, CA $91,312

Nashua, NH $91,295

Stockton, CA $91,287

Modesto, CA $90,665

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,477

Olympia, WA $90,316

Kennewick, WA $90,316

New Haven, CT $90,281

Lawrence, MA $89,975

Hartford, CT $89,890

Riverside, CA $89,873

New Bedford, MA $89,787

Richland, WA $89,787

Bakersfield, CA $89,668

San Bernardino, CA $89,634

New Britain, CT $89,626

Atlantic City, NJ $89,626

New London, CT $89,591

Norwich, CT $89,566

Portsmouth, NH $89,549

Boulder, CO $89,368

Portland, OR $89,251

Worcester, MA $89,242

Minneapolis, MN $88,978

Philadelphia, PA $88,859

Honolulu, HI $88,578

Saint Paul, MN $88,537

Vineland, NJ $88,518

Providence, RI $88,271

Chicago, IL $88,024

Bellingham, WA $87,922

Springfield, MA $87,854

Baltimore, MD $87,828

Chico, CA $87,615

Pittsfield, MA $87,385

Manchester, NH $87,224

Spokane, WA $86,849

Denver, CO $86,840

Albany, NY $86,440

Troy, NY $86,406

Nassau, NY $86,315

Schenectady, NY $86,227

Wilmington, DE $86,159

Burlington, VT $86,040

Salem, OR $86,005

Portland, ME $85,741

Yakima, WA $85,656

Rochester, MN $85,392

Reno, NV $85,350

Fresno, CA $85,350

Milwaukee, WI $85,273

Detroit, MI $85,188

Ann Arbor, MI $85,173

Allentown, PA $85,162

Colorado Springs, CO $85,017

Syracuse, NY $84,975

Carson City, NV $84,975

Houston, TX $84,856

Eugene, OR $84,813

Gary, IN $84,711

Springfield, OR $84,643

Bismarck, ND $84,626

Galveston, TX $84,566

Medford, OR $84,438

Fort Collins, CO $84,404

Concord, NH $84,361

Austin, TX $84,336

Mesa, AZ $84,157

Reading, PA $84,149

Phoenix, AZ $84,140

Dallas, TX $84,114

Saint Cloud, MN $84,033

Madison, WI $83,919

Utica, NY $83,689

Rochester, NY $83,552

Des Moines, IA $83,544

Raleigh, NC $83,535

Atlanta, GA $83,407

Battle Creek, MI $83,382

Salt Lake City, UT $83,356

Lancaster, PA $83,229

Harrisburg, PA $83,109

Kansas City, MO $83,024

Champaign, IL $83,007

Kansas City, KS $83,007

Fort Worth, TX $82,999

Columbus, OH $82,984

Boca Raton, FL $82,965

Pittsburgh, PA $82,930

Richmond, VA $82,896

Indianapolis, IN $82,879

Cleveland, OH $82,871

Las Vegas, NV $82,769

Cincinnati, OH $82,769

Petersburg, VA $82,641

Huntsville, AL $82,513

Lansing, MI $82,456

Lebanon, PA $82,445

Pueblo, CO $82,436

Appleton, WI $82,411

Buffalo, NY $82,377

Dayton, OH $82,351

Racine, WI $82,334

Charlotte, NC $82,326

Saint Louis, MO $82,300

York, PA $82,249

Elkhart, IN $82,249

Gastonia, NC $82,233

Billings, MT $82,212

Beaumont, TX $82,189

Lorain, OH $82,172

Benton Harbor, MI $82,155

Toledo, OH $82,138

Binghamton, NY $82,096

Rock Hill, SC $82,087

Rockford, IL $82,045

Springfield, IL $82,011

Elyria, OH $82,002

Fargo, ND $82,002

Flagstaff, AZ $81,942

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,891

Duluth, MN $81,840

Miami, FL $81,840

Cheyenne, WY $81,781

Grand Forks, ND $81,781

Bangor, ME $81,593

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,499

Durham, NC $81,464

Louisville, KY $81,457

Grand Rapids, MI $81,440

Hialeah, FL $81,431

Casper, WY $81,312

Scranton, PA $81,210

New Orleans, LA $81,184

Virginia Beach, VA $81,176

Akron, OH $81,133

Peoria, IL $81,022

Sarasota, FL $81,005

Nashville, TN $80,946

Omaha, NE $80,946

Green Bay, WI $80,946

Baton Rouge, LA $80,903

Charleston, SC $80,886

Jamestown, NY $80,844

Davenport, IA $80,844

Tucson, AZ $80,801

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,750

Tampa, FL $80,733

Evansville, IN $80,682

Port Arthur, TX $80,682

Bradenton, FL $80,648

Santa Fe, NM $80,494

Orlando, FL $80,341

Clearwater, FL $80,315

Canton, OH $80,137

La Crosse, WI $80,137

Albuquerque, NM $80,085

Newport News, VA $80,077

High Point, NC $80,051

Ogden, UT $80,017

Corpus Christi, TX $79,949

Norfolk, VA $79,898

Laramie, WY $79,898

Rock Island, IL $79,847

Saginaw, MI $79,830

Jacksonville, FL $79,821

Salisbury, NC $79,804

Boise, ID $79,787

Moline, IL $79,745

Fort Myers, FL $79,719

Memphis, TN $79,702

Tulsa, OK $79,660

Waterloo, IA $79,608

Spartanburg, SC $79,523

Lincoln, NE $79,481

Fort Wayne, IN $79,464

Provo, UT $79,455

Cedar Falls, IA $79,353

San Antonio, TX $79,319

Greensboro, NC $79,285

South Bend, IN $79,276

Savannah, GA $79,183

Muskegon, MI $79,149

Birmingham, AL $79,140

Winston Salem, NC $79,098

Lake Charles, LA $78,893

Anderson, IN $78,876

Lexington, KY $78,850

Augusta, GA $78,825

Greenville, SC $78,825

Lima, OH $78,757

Wichita, KS $78,748

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,748

Columbia, SC $78,672

Springfield, OH $78,654

Asheville, NC $78,518

Bloomington, IN $78,459

Knoxville, TN $78,152

Shreveport, LA $78,143

Wilmington, NC $78,033

Roanoke, VA $78,033

Topeka, KS $77,879

Frankfort, KY $77,870

Oklahoma City, OK $77,811

Chillicothe, OH $77,777

Longview, TX $77,769

Melbourne, FL $77,760

Sioux Falls, SD $77,624

Mobile, AL $77,615

Terre Haute, IN $77,581

Altoona, PA $77,530

Amarillo, TX $77,470

Killeen, TX $77,445

Fayetteville, AR $77,377

Chattanooga, TN $77,351

Sioux City, IA $77,275

Idaho Falls, ID $77,258

Lynchburg, VA $77,189

Gainesville, FL $77,079

Portsmouth, OH $77,036

Little Rock, AR $77,019

Lafayette, LA $76,985

Youngstown, OH $76,985

Daytona Beach, FL $76,934

Clarksville, TN $76,925

Pensacola, FL $76,917

Temple, TX $76,911

Hopkinsville, KY $76,661

Erie, PA $76,644

Florence, SC $76,610

Charleston, WV $76,474

Great Falls, MT $76,431

Macon, GA $76,312

Tallahassee, FL $76,304

Fayetteville, NC $76,286

Waco, TX $76,269

Helena, MT $76,210

Pine Bluff, AR $76,177

Vincennes, IN $76,074

Lubbock, TX $76,039

Alamogordo, NM $75,988

Twin Falls, ID $75,912

Rapid City, SD $75,886

Jackson, MS $75,733

Huntington, WV $75,727

Greenville, MS $75,724

Parkersburg, WV $75,637

Montgomery, AL $75,622

Wichita Falls, TX $75,537

Springfield, MO $75,537

Biloxi, MS $75,494

Monroe, LA $75,409

Johnstown, PA $75,350

Sumter, SC $75,315

Columbus, GA $75,307

Pascagoula, MS $75,145

Abilene, TX $75,145

Kingsport, TN $74,924

Albany, GA $74,924

Gulfport, MS $74,898

Alexandria, LA $74,617

Fort Smith, AR $74,404

El Paso, TX $74,174

Las Cruces, NM $73,791

Harlingen, TX $73,574

Pocatello, ID $73,561

Florence, AL $73,450

Brownsville, TX $73,433

Mcallen, TX $73,254

Dothan, AL $73,135

Columbus, MS $72,629

Altus, OK $72,232

Lawton, OK $72,070

Pierre, SD $71,763

What Skills Can Increase a RN Float'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 Float'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	$87,735	3%
Accountability	$86,883	2%
Dedication	$86,883	2%
Partnering	$86,883	2%
Innovation	$86,883	2%
Commitment	$86,883	2%

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RN Float Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For RN Float roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, RN Float positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view RN Float as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a RN Float

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$97,956	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$95,827	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,568	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$89,438	$43.0	5%

How Education impacts a RN Float's Salary?

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

RN Float Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN Float

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

Understanding how a RN Float'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 August 01, 2026

$79,508

Average $85,179/year

$93,122

$6,626

Average $7,098/month

$7,760

$1,529

Average $1,638/week

$1,791

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,122	$7,760	$1,791	$45
Average	$85,179	$7,098	$1,638	$41
25th Percentile	$79,508	$6,626	$1,529	$38

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Salary Trends for RN Float

Salaries for a RN Float can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $74,544 in 2023 to around $74,710 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN Float salary trends, .

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2023

$74,544

2024

$75,185

2025

$74,710

2026

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2024	$75,185
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for RN Float?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for RN Float roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

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