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

A RN Short Stay's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $74,882, a RN Short Stay (2-4 years)earns $84,870, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $98,689,

What are the highest paying states for a RN Short Stay?

RN Short Stay salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN Short Stay roles are District of Columbia $94,617, California $94,258, Massachusetts $93,002. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN Short Stay roles make?

Salaries for RN Short Stay level roles vary by specialization: Short Film Director: $128,999; Travel Nurse - RN: $105,474; Short Term Consultant: $81,825; Short Sale Negotiator: $76,212; short haul truck driver: $53,296.

How do different companies affect a RN Short Stay's salary?

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

How much does a RN Short Stay make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN Short Stay in the United States is $85,456 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,680
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,767 to $93,425
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,586

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RN Short Stay Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,425	$7,785	$1,797	$45
Average	$85,456	$7,121	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$79,767	$6,647	$1,534	$38

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Key Factors That Influence RN Short Stay Salaries

A RN Short Stay'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 Short Stay 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 Short Stays. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $94,617.
California: $94,258.
Massachusetts: $93,002.

District of Columbia $94,617

California $94,258

Massachusetts $93,002

Washington $92,660

New Jersey $92,626

Alaska $92,507

Connecticut $91,327

New York $90,849

Hawaii $89,319

Rhode Island $88,601

Maryland $88,114

Minnesota $87,448

Colorado $87,191

Illinois $87,106

Oregon $86,781

Delaware $86,542

New Hampshire $86,391

Virginia $86,055

Pennsylvania $85,072

Nevada $84,576

North Dakota $84,414

Michigan $84,157

Wisconsin $84,063

Vermont $83,875

Texas $83,354

Maine $83,320

Arizona $83,269

Ohio $83,209

Georgia $82,423

Indiana $82,030

Wyoming $81,953

Utah $81,833

Iowa $81,782

Kansas $81,372

Louisiana $81,252

North Carolina $81,209

Missouri $81,192

Florida $80,859

Montana $80,679

Nebraska $80,508

Kentucky $80,414

South Carolina $80,073

Tennessee $79,859

Idaho $79,774

New Mexico $79,150

Oklahoma $79,013

Alabama $78,509

South Dakota $77,663

Arkansas $77,201

West Virginia $76,953

Mississippi $76,210

Top Paying Cities for RN Short Stays

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: $107,786
San Francisco: $106,606
Oakland: $104,359

San Jose, CA $107,786

San Francisco, CA $106,606

Oakland, CA $104,359

New York, NY $98,394

Paramus, NJ $97,197

Queens Village, NY $97,193

Passaic, NJ $97,112

Bergenfield, NJ $97,104

Stamford, CT $96,916

Huntington, NY $96,881

Newark, NJ $96,250

Bridgeport, CT $96,069

Vallejo, CA $95,899

New Brunswick, NJ $95,865

Petaluma, CA $95,814

Middlesex, NJ $95,651

Somerset, NJ $95,592

Santa Cruz, CA $95,480

Boston, MA $94,959

Monterey, CA $94,659

Seattle, WA $94,464

Santa Rosa, CA $94,446

Los Angeles, CA $94,421

Juneau, AK $94,199

Washington, DC $94,105

Orange, CA $93,800

Santa Ana, CA $93,575

Long Beach, CA $93,489

Anaheim, CA $93,472

Anchorage, AK $93,429

Santa Maria, CA $93,173

Everett, WA $93,156

Danbury, CT $92,855

Bremerton, WA $92,737

Tacoma, WA $92,430

New Suffolk, NY $92,428

Sacramento, CA $92,404

Santa Barbara, CA $92,310

Trenton, NJ $92,216

San Diego, CA $92,216

Brockton, MA $92,122

Fairbanks, AK $91,913

Lompoc, CA $91,695

Lowell, MA $91,625

Ventura, CA $91,609

Nashua, NH $91,592

Stockton, CA $91,584

Modesto, CA $90,960

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,772

Olympia, WA $90,609

Kennewick, WA $90,609

New Haven, CT $90,575

Lawrence, MA $90,268

Hartford, CT $90,182

Riverside, CA $90,165

New Bedford, MA $90,080

Richland, WA $90,080

Bakersfield, CA $89,960

San Bernardino, CA $89,926

New Britain, CT $89,917

Atlantic City, NJ $89,917

New London, CT $89,883

Norwich, CT $89,857

Portsmouth, NH $89,840

Boulder, CO $89,659

Portland, OR $89,541

Worcester, MA $89,533

Minneapolis, MN $89,268

Philadelphia, PA $89,148

Honolulu, HI $88,866

Saint Paul, MN $88,825

Vineland, NJ $88,806

Providence, RI $88,558

Chicago, IL $88,311

Bellingham, WA $88,208

Springfield, MA $88,140

Baltimore, MD $88,114

Chico, CA $87,900

Pittsfield, MA $87,670

Manchester, NH $87,507

Spokane, WA $87,131

Denver, CO $87,123

Albany, NY $86,721

Troy, NY $86,687

Nassau, NY $86,596

Schenectady, NY $86,508

Wilmington, DE $86,439

Burlington, VT $86,320

Salem, OR $86,285

Portland, ME $86,020

Yakima, WA $85,935

Rochester, MN $85,670

Reno, NV $85,627

Fresno, CA $85,627

Milwaukee, WI $85,550

Detroit, MI $85,465

Ann Arbor, MI $85,450

Allentown, PA $85,439

Colorado Springs, CO $85,294

Syracuse, NY $85,251

Carson City, NV $85,251

Houston, TX $85,132

Eugene, OR $85,089

Gary, IN $84,986

Springfield, OR $84,918

Bismarck, ND $84,901

Galveston, TX $84,841

Medford, OR $84,713

Fort Collins, CO $84,679

Concord, NH $84,636

Austin, TX $84,610

Mesa, AZ $84,431

Reading, PA $84,422

Phoenix, AZ $84,414

Dallas, TX $84,388

Saint Cloud, MN $84,306

Madison, WI $84,192

Utica, NY $83,961

Rochester, NY $83,824

Des Moines, IA $83,816

Raleigh, NC $83,807

Atlanta, GA $83,679

Battle Creek, MI $83,653

Salt Lake City, UT $83,628

Lancaster, PA $83,499

Harrisburg, PA $83,380

Kansas City, MO $83,294

Champaign, IL $83,277

Kansas City, KS $83,277

Fort Worth, TX $83,269

Columbus, OH $83,254

Boca Raton, FL $83,235

Pittsburgh, PA $83,200

Richmond, VA $83,166

Indianapolis, IN $83,149

Cleveland, OH $83,141

Las Vegas, NV $83,038

Cincinnati, OH $83,038

Petersburg, VA $82,910

Huntsville, AL $82,782

Lansing, MI $82,724

Lebanon, PA $82,713

Pueblo, CO $82,705

Appleton, WI $82,679

Buffalo, NY $82,645

Dayton, OH $82,619

Racine, WI $82,602

Charlotte, NC $82,594

Saint Louis, MO $82,568

York, PA $82,517

Elkhart, IN $82,517

Gastonia, NC $82,500

Billings, MT $82,480

Beaumont, TX $82,457

Lorain, OH $82,440

Benton Harbor, MI $82,423

Toledo, OH $82,406

Binghamton, NY $82,363

Rock Hill, SC $82,354

Rockford, IL $82,312

Springfield, IL $82,277

Elyria, OH $82,269

Fargo, ND $82,269

Flagstaff, AZ $82,209

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,158

Duluth, MN $82,107

Miami, FL $82,107

Cheyenne, WY $82,047

Grand Forks, ND $82,047

Bangor, ME $81,859

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,765

Durham, NC $81,729

Louisville, KY $81,722

Grand Rapids, MI $81,705

Hialeah, FL $81,696

Casper, WY $81,577

Scranton, PA $81,474

New Orleans, LA $81,448

Virginia Beach, VA $81,440

Akron, OH $81,397

Peoria, IL $81,286

Sarasota, FL $81,269

Nashville, TN $81,209

Omaha, NE $81,209

Green Bay, WI $81,209

Baton Rouge, LA $81,166

Charleston, SC $81,149

Jamestown, NY $81,107

Davenport, IA $81,107

Tucson, AZ $81,064

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,013

Tampa, FL $80,996

Evansville, IN $80,944

Port Arthur, TX $80,944

Bradenton, FL $80,910

Santa Fe, NM $80,756

Orlando, FL $80,602

Clearwater, FL $80,577

Canton, OH $80,397

La Crosse, WI $80,397

Albuquerque, NM $80,346

Newport News, VA $80,338

High Point, NC $80,312

Ogden, UT $80,278

Corpus Christi, TX $80,209

Norfolk, VA $80,158

Laramie, WY $80,158

Rock Island, IL $80,107

Saginaw, MI $80,090

Jacksonville, FL $80,081

Salisbury, NC $80,064

Boise, ID $80,047

Moline, IL $80,004

Fort Myers, FL $79,979

Memphis, TN $79,962

Tulsa, OK $79,919

Waterloo, IA $79,868

Spartanburg, SC $79,782

Lincoln, NE $79,739

Fort Wayne, IN $79,722

Provo, UT $79,714

Cedar Falls, IA $79,611

San Antonio, TX $79,577

Greensboro, NC $79,543

South Bend, IN $79,534

Savannah, GA $79,440

Muskegon, MI $79,406

Birmingham, AL $79,398

Winston Salem, NC $79,356

Lake Charles, LA $79,150

Anderson, IN $79,133

Lexington, KY $79,107

Augusta, GA $79,081

Greenville, SC $79,081

Lima, OH $79,013

Wichita, KS $79,004

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,004

Columbia, SC $78,928

Springfield, OH $78,910

Asheville, NC $78,774

Bloomington, IN $78,714

Knoxville, TN $78,406

Shreveport, LA $78,398

Wilmington, NC $78,287

Roanoke, VA $78,287

Topeka, KS $78,133

Frankfort, KY $78,123

Oklahoma City, OK $78,064

Chillicothe, OH $78,030

Longview, TX $78,022

Melbourne, FL $78,013

Sioux Falls, SD $77,876

Mobile, AL $77,868

Terre Haute, IN $77,834

Altoona, PA $77,782

Amarillo, TX $77,723

Killeen, TX $77,697

Fayetteville, AR $77,629

Chattanooga, TN $77,603

Sioux City, IA $77,526

Idaho Falls, ID $77,509

Lynchburg, VA $77,441

Gainesville, FL $77,329

Portsmouth, OH $77,287

Little Rock, AR $77,270

Lafayette, LA $77,235

Youngstown, OH $77,235

Daytona Beach, FL $77,184

Clarksville, TN $77,176

Pensacola, FL $77,167

Temple, TX $77,161

Hopkinsville, KY $76,911

Erie, PA $76,894

Florence, SC $76,859

Charleston, WV $76,723

Great Falls, MT $76,680

Macon, GA $76,560

Tallahassee, FL $76,552

Fayetteville, NC $76,535

Waco, TX $76,518

Helena, MT $76,458

Pine Bluff, AR $76,425

Vincennes, IN $76,321

Lubbock, TX $76,287

Alamogordo, NM $76,236

Twin Falls, ID $76,159

Rapid City, SD $76,133

Jackson, MS $75,979

Huntington, WV $75,973

Greenville, MS $75,971

Parkersburg, WV $75,884

Montgomery, AL $75,868

Wichita Falls, TX $75,783

Springfield, MO $75,783

Biloxi, MS $75,740

Monroe, LA $75,655

Johnstown, PA $75,595

Sumter, SC $75,561

Columbus, GA $75,552

Pascagoula, MS $75,390

Abilene, TX $75,390

Kingsport, TN $75,167

Albany, GA $75,167

Gulfport, MS $75,142

Alexandria, LA $74,860

Fort Smith, AR $74,646

El Paso, TX $74,415

Las Cruces, NM $74,031

Harlingen, TX $73,814

Pocatello, ID $73,800

Florence, AL $73,689

Brownsville, TX $73,672

Mcallen, TX $73,493

Dothan, AL $73,373

Columbus, MS $72,865

Altus, OK $72,467

Lawton, OK $72,305

Pierre, SD $71,997

What Skills Can Increase a RN Short Stay'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 Short Stay'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	$88,020	3%
Accountability	$87,166	2%
Dedication	$87,166	2%
Partnering	$87,166	2%
Innovation	$87,166	2%
Commitment	$87,166	2%

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RN Short Stay Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For RN Short Stay 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 Short Stay positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view RN Short Stay as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a RN Short Stay

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$98,275	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$96,138	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,866	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$89,729	$43.0	5%

How Education impacts a RN Short Stay's Salary?

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

RN Short Stay Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN Short Stay

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 Short Stay Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RN Short Stay'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

$79,767

Average $85,456/year

$93,425

$6,647

Average $7,121/month

$7,785

$1,534

Average $1,643/week

$1,797

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,425	$7,785	$1,797	$45
Average	$85,456	$7,121	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$79,767	$6,647	$1,534	$38

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Salary Trends for RN Short Stay

Salaries for a RN Short Stay can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $74,787 in 2023 to around $74,953 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN Short Stay salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of RN Short Stay Over Time

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2023

$74,787

2024

$75,430

2025

$74,953

2026

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2024	$75,430
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for RN Short Stay?

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

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