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

A RN SNF's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $73,572, a RN SNF (2-4 years)earns $83,389, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $96,942,

What are the highest paying states for a RN SNF?

RN SNF salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN SNF roles are District of Columbia $100,258, California $99,877, Massachusetts $98,546. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN SNF roles make?

Salaries for RN SNF level roles vary by specialization: Director of Rehabilitation SNF Any discipline: $144,929; Speech Language Pathologist SNF Telehealth: $100,605; Electrophysiology RN: $96,233; Psychiatric RN: $89,538; asn rn: $88,356.

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

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

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN SNF in the United States is $90,551 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,297
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,335 to $100,363
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,855

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RN SNF Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,363	$8,364	$1,930	$48
Average	$90,551	$7,546	$1,741	$44
25th Percentile	$82,335	$6,861	$1,583	$40

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Key Factors That Influence RN SNF Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $100,258.
California: $99,877.
Massachusetts: $98,546.

District of Columbia $100,258 California $99,877 Massachusetts $98,546 Washington $98,184 New Jersey $98,148 Alaska $98,021 Connecticut $96,771 New York $96,264

Hawaii $94,643 Rhode Island $93,883 Maryland $93,367 Minnesota $92,660 Colorado $92,389 Illinois $92,298 Oregon $91,954 Delaware $91,701

New Hampshire $91,541 Virginia $91,184 Pennsylvania $90,143 Nevada $89,618 North Dakota $89,446 Michigan $89,174 Wisconsin $89,075 Vermont $88,875

Texas $88,323 Maine $88,287 Arizona $88,233 Ohio $88,169 Georgia $87,336 Indiana $86,920 Wyoming $86,838 Utah $86,711

Iowa $86,657 Kansas $86,222 Louisiana $86,096 North Carolina $86,050 Missouri $86,032 Florida $85,679 Montana $85,489 Nebraska $85,308

Kentucky $85,208 South Carolina $84,846 Tennessee $84,620 Idaho $84,529 New Mexico $83,868 Oklahoma $83,723 Alabama $83,189 South Dakota $82,292

Arkansas $81,803 West Virginia $81,541 Mississippi $80,753

Top Paying Cities for RN SNves

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: $114,211
San Francisco: $113,089
Oakland: $110,580

San Jose, CA $114,211

San Francisco, CA $113,089

Oakland, CA $110,580

New York, NY $104,939

Queens Village, NY $104,260

Paramus, NJ $103,536

Passaic, NJ $103,445

Bergenfield, NJ $103,354

Stamford, CT $103,219

Huntington, NY $103,128

Newark, NJ $102,539

Bridgeport, CT $102,358

New Brunswick, NJ $102,060

Vallejo, CA $101,869

Middlesex, NJ $101,815

Somerset, NJ $101,734

Petaluma, CA $101,525

Santa Cruz, CA $101,172

Boston, MA $100,991

Monterey, CA $100,538

Fairbanks, AK $100,475

Los Angeles, CA $100,303

Washington, DC $100,258

Seattle, WA $100,095

Santa Rosa, CA $100,077

Juneau, AK $99,814

Orange, CA $99,515

Anchorage, AK $99,352

Anaheim, CA $99,289

Santa Ana, CA $99,153

Nassau, NY $99,099

Long Beach, CA $99,062

Danbury, CT $99,035

Santa Maria, CA $98,727

Everett, WA $98,709

Bremerton, WA $98,266

Trenton, NJ $98,093

Sacramento, CA $98,057

San Diego, CA $98,012

Brockton, MA $97,976

Tacoma, WA $97,940

Santa Barbara, CA $97,813

Lowell, MA $97,451

New Suffolk, NY $97,414

Nashua, NH $97,306

Lompoc, CA $97,161

Ventura, CA $97,070

Stockton, CA $97,043

New Haven, CT $96,862

Atlantic City, NJ $96,627

Hartford, CT $96,427

Modesto, CA $96,382

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,183

New Britain, CT $96,138

Olympia, WA $96,011

Kennewick, WA $96,011

New London, CT $95,993

Norwich, CT $95,966

Lawrence, MA $95,920

Bakersfield, CA $95,667

Riverside, CA $95,540

New Bedford, MA $95,540

Richland, WA $95,449

Portsmouth, NH $95,377

Vineland, NJ $95,359

San Bernardino, CA $95,286

Boulder, CO $95,033

Worcester, MA $94,960

Portland, OR $94,879

Saint Paul, MN $94,770

Minneapolis, MN $94,770

Philadelphia, PA $94,643

Honolulu, HI $94,164

Springfield, MA $93,847

Providence, RI $93,838

Chicago, IL $93,575

Bellingham, WA $93,466

Baltimore, MD $93,367

Chico, CA $93,140

Wilmington, DE $92,986

Pittsfield, MA $92,896

Manchester, NH $92,724

Spokane, WA $92,325

Denver, CO $92,316

Albany, NY $91,891

Troy, NY $91,855

Schenectady, NY $91,664

Burlington, VT $91,465

Portland, ME $91,148

Salem, OR $91,076

Yakima, WA $91,058

Ann Arbor, MI $91,031

Rochester, MN $90,777

Fresno, CA $90,732

Reno, NV $90,732

Milwaukee, WI $90,650

Detroit, MI $90,560

Allentown, PA $90,532

Carson City, NV $90,523

Houston, TX $90,388

Colorado Springs, CO $90,379

Syracuse, NY $90,333

Eugene, OR $90,161

Bismarck, ND $90,053

Gary, IN $90,053

Galveston, TX $90,053

Springfield, OR $89,980

Medford, OR $89,763

Fort Collins, CO $89,727

Austin, TX $89,654

Mesa, AZ $89,464

Phoenix, AZ $89,446

Dallas, TX $89,419

Reading, PA $89,364

Saint Cloud, MN $89,328

Concord, NH $89,247

Madison, WI $89,210

Utica, NY $88,966

Raleigh, NC $88,894

Las Vegas, NV $88,884

Rochester, NY $88,821

Des Moines, IA $88,812

Atlanta, GA $88,667

Battle Creek, MI $88,640

Salt Lake City, UT $88,613

Lancaster, PA $88,477

Champaign, IL $88,459

Harrisburg, PA $88,350

Durham, NC $88,269

Kansas City, MO $88,260

Kansas City, KS $88,242

Fort Worth, TX $88,233

Boca Raton, FL $88,196

Cleveland, OH $88,187

Columbus, OH $88,169

Pittsburgh, PA $88,160

Richmond, VA $88,124

Indianapolis, IN $88,106

Cincinnati, OH $87,988

Petersburg, VA $87,852

Billings, MT $87,653

Lansing, MI $87,653

Huntsville, AL $87,653

Lebanon, PA $87,644

Dayton, OH $87,635

Pueblo, CO $87,635

Appleton, WI $87,608

Buffalo, NY $87,571

Racine, WI $87,526

Charlotte, NC $87,517

Saint Louis, MO $87,490

Springfield, IL $87,454

Elkhart, IN $87,436

York, PA $87,436

Gastonia, NC $87,427

Benton Harbor, MI $87,427

Beaumont, TX $87,372

Lorain, OH $87,354

Toledo, OH $87,318

Binghamton, NY $87,273

Rock Hill, SC $87,264

Rockford, IL $87,218

Fargo, ND $87,173

Elyria, OH $87,173

Flagstaff, AZ $87,110

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,055

Miami, FL $87,001

Duluth, MN $86,856

Bangor, ME $86,738

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,639

Louisville, KY $86,594

Grand Rapids, MI $86,575

Hialeah, FL $86,566

Casper, WY $86,440

Scranton, PA $86,331

New Orleans, LA $86,304

Virginia Beach, VA $86,295

Akron, OH $86,249

Peoria, IL $86,132

Sarasota, FL $86,114

Green Bay, WI $86,050

Baton Rouge, LA $86,005

Charleston, SC $85,987

Nashville, TN $85,960

Jamestown, NY $85,942

Davenport, IA $85,942

Tucson, AZ $85,896

Cheyenne, WY $85,869

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,842

Tampa, FL $85,824

Omaha, NE $85,806

Port Arthur, TX $85,770

Evansville, IN $85,770

Bradenton, FL $85,733

Santa Fe, NM $85,570

Orlando, FL $85,480

Clearwater, FL $85,380

Canton, OH $85,190

La Crosse, WI $85,190

Grand Forks, ND $85,163

Albuquerque, NM $85,136

Tulsa, OK $85,136

Newport News, VA $85,127

High Point, NC $85,099

Ogden, UT $85,063

Corpus Christi, TX $84,991

Laramie, WY $84,936

Norfolk, VA $84,936

Rock Island, IL $84,882

Saginaw, MI $84,864

Jacksonville, FL $84,855

Salisbury, NC $84,837

Memphis, TN $84,819

Moline, IL $84,773

Fort Myers, FL $84,746

Waterloo, IA $84,629

Spartanburg, SC $84,538

Lincoln, NE $84,493

Fort Wayne, IN $84,475

Birmingham, AL $84,375

Cedar Falls, IA $84,357

Provo, UT $84,348

Springfield, OH $84,339

San Antonio, TX $84,321

Greensboro, NC $84,284

South Bend, IN $84,275

Winston Salem, NC $84,266

Boise, ID $84,239

Savannah, GA $84,176

Muskegon, MI $84,013

Lima, OH $83,904

Lake Charles, LA $83,868

Anderson, IN $83,850

Lexington, KY $83,823

Augusta, GA $83,796

Greenville, SC $83,796

Wichita, KS $83,714

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,714

Columbia, SC $83,633

Bloomington, IN $83,406

Roanoke, VA $83,352

Asheville, NC $83,234

Knoxville, TN $83,080

Shreveport, LA $83,071

Wilmington, NC $82,953

Frankfort, KY $82,781

Oklahoma City, OK $82,718

Chillicothe, OH $82,682

Longview, TX $82,673

Topeka, KS $82,646

Mobile, AL $82,510

Terre Haute, IN $82,473

Erie, PA $82,464

Altoona, PA $82,419

Melbourne, FL $82,392

Amarillo, TX $82,356

Killeen, TX $82,329

Fayetteville, AR $82,256

Sioux Falls, SD $82,193

Chattanooga, TN $82,138

Idaho Falls, ID $82,129

Gainesville, FL $81,939

Portsmouth, OH $81,894

Little Rock, AR $81,876

Lynchburg, VA $81,876

Lafayette, LA $81,840

Youngstown, OH $81,840

Temple, TX $81,803

Daytona Beach, FL $81,785

Clarksville, TN $81,776

Pensacola, FL $81,767

Hopkinsville, KY $81,496

Charleston, WV $81,486

Florence, SC $81,441

Sioux City, IA $81,387

Macon, GA $81,124

Tallahassee, FL $81,115

Fayetteville, NC $81,097

Waco, TX $81,079

Wichita Falls, TX $81,079

Pine Bluff, AR $81,043

Vincennes, IN $80,871

Lubbock, TX $80,835

Great Falls, MT $80,780

Alamogordo, NM $80,771

Abilene, TX $80,699

Rapid City, SD $80,581

Monroe, LA $80,581

Albany, GA $80,527

Huntington, WV $80,518

Jackson, MS $80,509

Greenville, MS $80,499

Parkersburg, WV $80,409

Montgomery, AL $80,391

Johnstown, PA $80,373

Springfield, MO $80,300

Biloxi, MS $80,255

Sumter, SC $80,065

Columbus, GA $80,056

Twin Falls, ID $80,001

Pascagoula, MS $79,884

Kingsport, TN $79,648

Gulfport, MS $79,621

Alexandria, LA $79,322

Fort Smith, AR $79,096

El Paso, TX $78,851

Helena, MT $78,734

Las Cruces, NM $78,444

Harlingen, TX $78,190

Pocatello, ID $78,109

Florence, AL $78,082

Brownsville, TX $78,064

Dothan, AL $77,919

Mcallen, TX $77,874

Columbus, MS $77,203

Altus, OK $76,787

Lawton, OK $76,615

Pierre, SD $76,289

What Skills Can Increase a RN SNF'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 SNF'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	$93,267	3%
Accountability	$92,362	2%
Dedication	$92,362	2%
Partnering	$92,362	2%
Innovation	$92,362	2%
Commitment	$92,362	2%

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How Education impacts a RN SNF's Salary?

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

RN SNF Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN SNF

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

Understanding how a RN SNF'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

$82,335

Average $90,551/year

$100,363

$6,861

Average $7,546/month

$8,364

$1,583

Average $1,741/week

$1,930

$40

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,363	$8,364	$1,930	$48
Average	$90,551	$7,546	$1,741	$44
25th Percentile	$82,335	$6,861	$1,583	$40

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Salary Trends for RN SNF

Salaries for a RN SNF can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $73,449 in 2023 to around $73,612 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN SNF salary trends, .

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2023

$73,449

2024

$74,081

2025

$73,612

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2023	$73,449
2024	$74,081
2025	$73,612
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