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

A RN LTC's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,280 for beginners, reaching about $83,274 at mid-level, and approach $86,447 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a RN LTC?

RN LTC salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN LTC roles are District of Columbia $92,201, California $91,851, Massachusetts $90,627. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN LTC roles make?

Salaries for RN LTC level roles vary by specialization: Food Service Operations Senior Manager-LTC: $95,880; Nurse Manager LTC: $89,100; RN OR: $87,233; Travel Registered Nurse RN Long Term Care LTC: $83,691; LTC RN Weekly: $83,323.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RN LTC roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

RN LTC Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN LTC in the United States is $83,274 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,013
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,682 to $90,465
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,501

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RN LTC Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,465	$7,539	$1,740	$43
Average	$83,274	$6,939	$1,601	$40
25th Percentile	$78,682	$6,557	$1,513	$38

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Key Factors That Influence RN LTC Salaries

A RN LTC'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 LTC Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RN LTC'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): $81,280
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,613
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,274
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,235
Expert (over 8 years): $86,447

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RN LTC	$81,280
Intermediate Level RN LTC	$81,613
Senior Level RN LTC	$83,274
Specialist Level RN LTC	$86,235
Expert Level RN LTC	$86,447

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How Do RN LTC 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 LTCs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,201.
California: $91,851.
Massachusetts: $90,627.

District of Columbia $92,201

California $91,851

Massachusetts $90,627

Washington $90,294

New Jersey $90,260

Alaska $90,144

Connecticut $88,995

New York $88,528

Hawaii $87,038

Rhode Island $86,338

Maryland $85,864

Minnesota $85,214

Colorado $84,964

Illinois $84,881

Oregon $84,565

Delaware $84,331

New Hampshire $84,185

Virginia $83,857

Pennsylvania $82,899

Nevada $82,416

North Dakota $82,258

Michigan $82,008

Wisconsin $81,916

Vermont $81,733

Texas $81,225

Maine $81,192

Arizona $81,142

Ohio $81,084

Georgia $80,318

Indiana $79,935

Wyoming $79,860

Utah $79,743

Iowa $79,693

Kansas $79,293

Louisiana $79,177

North Carolina $79,135

Missouri $79,118

Florida $78,794

Montana $78,619

Nebraska $78,452

Kentucky $78,361

South Carolina $78,028

Tennessee $77,819

Idaho $77,736

New Mexico $77,128

Oklahoma $76,995

Alabama $76,504

South Dakota $75,679

Arkansas $75,230

West Virginia $74,988

Mississippi $74,264

Top Paying Cities for RN LTCs

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: $105,033
San Francisco: $104,001
Oakland: $101,694

San Jose, CA $105,033

San Francisco, CA $104,001

Oakland, CA $101,694

New York, NY $96,506

Queens Village, NY $95,881

Paramus, NJ $95,215

Passaic, NJ $95,132

Bergenfield, NJ $95,049

Stamford, CT $94,924

Huntington, NY $94,841

Newark, NJ $94,299

Bridgeport, CT $94,133

New Brunswick, NJ $93,858

Vallejo, CA $93,683

Middlesex, NJ $93,633

Somerset, NJ $93,558

Petaluma, CA $93,367

Santa Cruz, CA $93,042

Boston, MA $92,875

Monterey, CA $92,459

Fairbanks, AK $92,401

Los Angeles, CA $92,242

Washington, DC $92,201

Seattle, WA $92,051

Santa Rosa, CA $92,034

Juneau, AK $91,793

Orange, CA $91,518

Anchorage, AK $91,368

Anaheim, CA $91,310

Santa Ana, CA $91,185

Nassau, NY $91,135

Long Beach, CA $91,102

Danbury, CT $91,077

Santa Maria, CA $90,793

Everett, WA $90,777

Bremerton, WA $90,369

Trenton, NJ $90,211

Sacramento, CA $90,177

San Diego, CA $90,136

Brockton, MA $90,102

Tacoma, WA $90,069

Santa Barbara, CA $89,952

Lowell, MA $89,619

New Suffolk, NY $89,586

Nashua, NH $89,486

Lompoc, CA $89,353

Ventura, CA $89,270

Stockton, CA $89,245

New Haven, CT $89,078

Atlantic City, NJ $88,861

Hartford, CT $88,678

Modesto, CA $88,637

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,453

New Britain, CT $88,412

Olympia, WA $88,295

Kennewick, WA $88,295

New London, CT $88,279

Norwich, CT $88,254

Lawrence, MA $88,212

Bakersfield, CA $87,979

Riverside, CA $87,862

New Bedford, MA $87,862

Richland, WA $87,779

Portsmouth, NH $87,712

Vineland, NJ $87,696

San Bernardino, CA $87,629

Boulder, CO $87,396

Worcester, MA $87,329

Portland, OR $87,254

Saint Paul, MN $87,154

Minneapolis, MN $87,154

Philadelphia, PA $87,038

Honolulu, HI $86,596

Springfield, MA $86,305

Providence, RI $86,297

Chicago, IL $86,055

Bellingham, WA $85,955

Baltimore, MD $85,864

Chico, CA $85,655

Wilmington, DE $85,514

Pittsfield, MA $85,431

Manchester, NH $85,272

Spokane, WA $84,906

Denver, CO $84,898

Albany, NY $84,506

Troy, NY $84,473

Schenectady, NY $84,298

Burlington, VT $84,115

Portland, ME $83,823

Salem, OR $83,757

Yakima, WA $83,740

Ann Arbor, MI $83,715

Rochester, MN $83,482

Fresno, CA $83,440

Reno, NV $83,440

Milwaukee, WI $83,365

Detroit, MI $83,282

Allentown, PA $83,257

Carson City, NV $83,249

Houston, TX $83,124

Colorado Springs, CO $83,116

Syracuse, NY $83,074

Eugene, OR $82,916

Bismarck, ND $82,816

Gary, IN $82,816

Galveston, TX $82,816

Springfield, OR $82,749

Medford, OR $82,549

Fort Collins, CO $82,516

Austin, TX $82,449

Mesa, AZ $82,275

Phoenix, AZ $82,258

Dallas, TX $82,233

Reading, PA $82,183

Saint Cloud, MN $82,150

Concord, NH $82,075

Madison, WI $82,041

Utica, NY $81,817

Raleigh, NC $81,750

Las Vegas, NV $81,742

Rochester, NY $81,683

Des Moines, IA $81,675

Atlanta, GA $81,542

Battle Creek, MI $81,517

Salt Lake City, UT $81,492

Lancaster, PA $81,367

Champaign, IL $81,350

Harrisburg, PA $81,250

Durham, NC $81,175

Kansas City, MO $81,167

Kansas City, KS $81,150

Fort Worth, TX $81,142

Boca Raton, FL $81,109

Cleveland, OH $81,100

Columbus, OH $81,084

Pittsburgh, PA $81,075

Richmond, VA $81,042

Indianapolis, IN $81,025

Cincinnati, OH $80,917

Petersburg, VA $80,792

Billings, MT $80,609

Lansing, MI $80,609

Huntsville, AL $80,609

Lebanon, PA $80,601

Dayton, OH $80,592

Pueblo, CO $80,592

Appleton, WI $80,567

Buffalo, NY $80,534

Racine, WI $80,492

Charlotte, NC $80,484

Saint Louis, MO $80,459

Springfield, IL $80,426

Elkhart, IN $80,409

York, PA $80,409

Gastonia, NC $80,401

Benton Harbor, MI $80,401

Beaumont, TX $80,351

Lorain, OH $80,334

Toledo, OH $80,301

Binghamton, NY $80,259

Rock Hill, SC $80,251

Rockford, IL $80,209

Fargo, ND $80,168

Elyria, OH $80,168

Flagstaff, AZ $80,109

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,059

Miami, FL $80,009

Duluth, MN $79,876

Bangor, ME $79,768

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,676

Louisville, KY $79,635

Grand Rapids, MI $79,618

Hialeah, FL $79,610

Casper, WY $79,493

Scranton, PA $79,393

New Orleans, LA $79,368

Virginia Beach, VA $79,360

Akron, OH $79,318

Peoria, IL $79,210

Sarasota, FL $79,193

Green Bay, WI $79,135

Baton Rouge, LA $79,093

Charleston, SC $79,077

Nashville, TN $79,052

Jamestown, NY $79,035

Davenport, IA $79,035

Tucson, AZ $78,994

Cheyenne, WY $78,969

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,944

Tampa, FL $78,927

Omaha, NE $78,910

Port Arthur, TX $78,877

Evansville, IN $78,877

Bradenton, FL $78,844

Santa Fe, NM $78,694

Orlando, FL $78,610

Clearwater, FL $78,519

Canton, OH $78,344

La Crosse, WI $78,344

Grand Forks, ND $78,319

Albuquerque, NM $78,294

Tulsa, OK $78,294

Newport News, VA $78,286

High Point, NC $78,261

Ogden, UT $78,227

Corpus Christi, TX $78,161

Laramie, WY $78,111

Norfolk, VA $78,111

Rock Island, IL $78,061

Saginaw, MI $78,044

Jacksonville, FL $78,036

Salisbury, NC $78,019

Memphis, TN $78,003

Moline, IL $77,961

Fort Myers, FL $77,936

Waterloo, IA $77,828

Spartanburg, SC $77,744

Lincoln, NE $77,703

Fort Wayne, IN $77,686

Birmingham, AL $77,595

Cedar Falls, IA $77,578

Provo, UT $77,570

Springfield, OH $77,561

San Antonio, TX $77,545

Greensboro, NC $77,511

South Bend, IN $77,503

Winston Salem, NC $77,495

Boise, ID $77,470

Savannah, GA $77,411

Muskegon, MI $77,261

Lima, OH $77,162

Lake Charles, LA $77,128

Anderson, IN $77,112

Lexington, KY $77,087

Augusta, GA $77,062

Greenville, SC $77,062

Wichita, KS $76,987

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,987

Columbia, SC $76,912

Bloomington, IN $76,703

Roanoke, VA $76,654

Asheville, NC $76,545

Knoxville, TN $76,404

Shreveport, LA $76,395

Wilmington, NC $76,287

Frankfort, KY $76,129

Oklahoma City, OK $76,071

Chillicothe, OH $76,037

Longview, TX $76,029

Topeka, KS $76,004

Mobile, AL $75,879

Terre Haute, IN $75,846

Erie, PA $75,837

Altoona, PA $75,796

Melbourne, FL $75,771

Amarillo, TX $75,738

Killeen, TX $75,713

Fayetteville, AR $75,646

Sioux Falls, SD $75,588

Chattanooga, TN $75,538

Idaho Falls, ID $75,529

Gainesville, FL $75,354

Portsmouth, OH $75,313

Little Rock, AR $75,296

Lynchburg, VA $75,296

Lafayette, LA $75,263

Youngstown, OH $75,263

Temple, TX $75,230

Daytona Beach, FL $75,213

Clarksville, TN $75,205

Pensacola, FL $75,196

Hopkinsville, KY $74,946

Charleston, WV $74,938

Florence, SC $74,896

Sioux City, IA $74,846

Macon, GA $74,605

Tallahassee, FL $74,597

Fayetteville, NC $74,580

Waco, TX $74,563

Wichita Falls, TX $74,563

Pine Bluff, AR $74,530

Vincennes, IN $74,372

Lubbock, TX $74,339

Great Falls, MT $74,289

Alamogordo, NM $74,280

Abilene, TX $74,214

Rapid City, SD $74,105

Monroe, LA $74,105

Albany, GA $74,055

Huntington, WV $74,047

Jackson, MS $74,039

Greenville, MS $74,030

Parkersburg, WV $73,947

Montgomery, AL $73,930

Johnstown, PA $73,914

Springfield, MO $73,847

Biloxi, MS $73,806

Sumter, SC $73,631

Columbus, GA $73,622

Twin Falls, ID $73,572

Pascagoula, MS $73,464

Kingsport, TN $73,248

Gulfport, MS $73,223

Alexandria, LA $72,948

Fort Smith, AR $72,740

El Paso, TX $72,515

Helena, MT $72,407

Las Cruces, NM $72,140

Harlingen, TX $71,907

Pocatello, ID $71,832

Florence, AL $71,807

Brownsville, TX $71,790

Dothan, AL $71,657

Mcallen, TX $71,615

Columbus, MS $70,999

Altus, OK $70,616

Lawton, OK $70,458

Pierre, SD $70,158

What Skills Can Increase a RN LTC's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Accountability (Mentioned in 5.32% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Staff Development (Mentioned in 3.07% Job Postings): Refers to all the policies, practices, and procedures used to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies of staff to improve the effectiveness and efficiency both of the individual and the University.
Data Collection (Mentioned in 1.85% Job Postings): Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes. Data collection is a component of research in all fields of study including physical and social sciences, humanities, and business. While methods vary by discipline, the emphasis on ensuring accurate and honest collection remains the same. The goal for all data collection is to capture quality evidence that allows analysis to lead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to the questions that have been posed.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Accountability	5.32%
Staff Development	3.07%
Data Collection	1.85%

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 LTC's salary.

Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Data Collection: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Staff Development	$94,932	14%
Effective Communication	$89,936	8%
Data Collection	$89,103	7%
Innovation	$89,103	7%
Coordination	$89,103	7%
Leadership	$88,270	6%

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How Education impacts a RN LTC's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many RN LTCs 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 LTC with a Associate's Degree is between $79,909 and $84,243).

RN LTC Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN LTC

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 3.8%

Associates 55.9%

Bachelors 34.4%

Masters 5.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	3.8%
Associates	55.9%
Bachelors	34.4%
Masters	5.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a RN LTC'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

$78,682

Average $83,274/year

$90,465

$6,557

Average $6,939/month

$7,539

$1,513

Average $1,601/week

$1,740

$38

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,465	$7,539	$1,740	$43
Average	$83,274	$6,939	$1,601	$40
25th Percentile	$78,682	$6,557	$1,513	$38

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Salary Trends for RN LTC

Salaries for a RN LTC can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,026 in 2023 to around $83,009 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN LTC salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of RN LTC Over Time

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2023

$85,026

2024

$84,772

2025

$83,009

2026

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2023	$85,026
2024	$84,772
2025	$83,009
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