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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a School Nurse RN's salary?

A School Nurse RN's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,805 for beginners, reaching about $65,545 at mid-level, and approach $66,221 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a School Nurse RN?

School Nurse RN salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for School Nurse RN roles are District of Columbia $68,828, California $68,567, Massachusetts $67,653. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of School Nurse RN roles make?

Salaries for School Nurse RN level roles vary by specialization: Staff Nurse - RN - Dialysis: $90,571; Staff Nurse - RN - Geriatric: $84,646; School RN Job: $81,936; Nurse, RN: $74,260; Certified School Nurse: $67,002.

How do different companies affect a School Nurse RN's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for School Nurse RN 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.

School Nurse RN Salary in the United States

How much does a School Nurse RN make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a School Nurse RN in the United States is $62,164 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,731
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,932 to $71,360
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,526

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School Nurse RN Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,360	$5,947	$1,372	$34
Average	$62,164	$5,180	$1,195	$30
25th Percentile	$52,932	$4,411	$1,018	$25

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Key Factors That Influence School Nurse RN Salaries

A School Nurse RN'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 School Nurse RN Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a School Nurse RN'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): $59,805
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,758
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,545
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,950
Expert (over 8 years): $66,221

Levels	Salary
Entry Level School Nurse RN	$59,805
Intermediate Level School Nurse RN	$61,758
Senior Level School Nurse RN	$65,545
Specialist Level School Nurse RN	$65,950
Expert Level School Nurse RN	$66,221

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How Do School Nurse RN 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 School Nurse RNs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,828.
California: $68,567.
Massachusetts: $67,653.

District of Columbia $68,828 California $68,567 Massachusetts $67,653 Washington $67,405 New Jersey $67,380 Alaska $67,293 Connecticut $66,435 New York $66,087

Hawaii $64,974 Rhode Island $64,452 Maryland $64,097 Minnesota $63,613 Colorado $63,426 Illinois $63,364 Oregon $63,128 Delaware $62,954

New Hampshire $62,844 Virginia $62,599 Pennsylvania $61,884 Nevada $61,524 North Dakota $61,406 Michigan $61,219 Wisconsin $61,151 Vermont $61,014

Texas $60,635 Maine $60,610 Arizona $60,573 Ohio $60,529 Georgia $59,957 Indiana $59,671 Wyoming $59,615 Utah $59,528

Iowa $59,491 Kansas $59,193 Louisiana $59,106 North Carolina $59,075 Missouri $59,062 Florida $58,820 Montana $58,689 Nebraska $58,565

Kentucky $58,496 South Carolina $58,248 Tennessee $58,092 Idaho $58,030 New Mexico $57,576 Oklahoma $57,477 Alabama $57,110 South Dakota $56,495

Arkansas $56,159 West Virginia $55,979 Mississippi $55,438

Top Paying Cities for School Nurse RNs

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: $78,408
San Francisco: $77,637
Oakland: $75,915

San Jose, CA $78,408

San Francisco, CA $77,637

Oakland, CA $75,915

New York, NY $72,042

Queens Village, NY $71,576

Paramus, NJ $71,078

Passaic, NJ $71,016

Bergenfield, NJ $70,954

Stamford, CT $70,861

Huntington, NY $70,799

Newark, NJ $70,395

Bridgeport, CT $70,270

New Brunswick, NJ $70,065

Vallejo, CA $69,935

Middlesex, NJ $69,897

Somerset, NJ $69,841

Petaluma, CA $69,698

Santa Cruz, CA $69,456

Boston, MA $69,332

Monterey, CA $69,021

Fairbanks, AK $68,977

Los Angeles, CA $68,859

Washington, DC $68,828

Seattle, WA $68,716

Santa Rosa, CA $68,704

Juneau, AK $68,523

Orange, CA $68,318

Anchorage, AK $68,206

Anaheim, CA $68,163

Santa Ana, CA $68,070

Nassau, NY $68,032

Long Beach, CA $68,008

Danbury, CT $67,989

Santa Maria, CA $67,778

Everett, WA $67,765

Bremerton, WA $67,460

Trenton, NJ $67,342

Sacramento, CA $67,318

San Diego, CA $67,286

Brockton, MA $67,262

Tacoma, WA $67,237

Santa Barbara, CA $67,150

Lowell, MA $66,901

New Suffolk, NY $66,876

Nashua, NH $66,802

Lompoc, CA $66,702

Ventura, CA $66,640

Stockton, CA $66,621

New Haven, CT $66,497

Atlantic City, NJ $66,335

Hartford, CT $66,199

Modesto, CA $66,167

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,031

New Britain, CT $66,000

Olympia, WA $65,913

Kennewick, WA $65,913

New London, CT $65,900

Norwich, CT $65,882

Lawrence, MA $65,850

Bakersfield, CA $65,676

Riverside, CA $65,589

New Bedford, MA $65,589

Richland, WA $65,527

Portsmouth, NH $65,477

Vineland, NJ $65,465

San Bernardino, CA $65,415

Boulder, CO $65,241

Worcester, MA $65,191

Portland, OR $65,136

Saint Paul, MN $65,061

Minneapolis, MN $65,061

Philadelphia, PA $64,974

Honolulu, HI $64,644

Springfield, MA $64,427

Providence, RI $64,421

Chicago, IL $64,240

Bellingham, WA $64,166

Baltimore, MD $64,097

Chico, CA $63,942

Wilmington, DE $63,836

Pittsfield, MA $63,774

Manchester, NH $63,656

Spokane, WA $63,383

Denver, CO $63,376

Albany, NY $63,084

Troy, NY $63,059

Schenectady, NY $62,929

Burlington, VT $62,792

Portland, ME $62,574

Salem, OR $62,525

Yakima, WA $62,512

Ann Arbor, MI $62,494

Rochester, MN $62,320

Fresno, CA $62,288

Reno, NV $62,288

Milwaukee, WI $62,232

Detroit, MI $62,170

Allentown, PA $62,152

Carson City, NV $62,145

Houston, TX $62,052

Colorado Springs, CO $62,046

Syracuse, NY $62,015

Eugene, OR $61,897

Bismarck, ND $61,822

Gary, IN $61,822

Galveston, TX $61,822

Springfield, OR $61,772

Medford, OR $61,623

Fort Collins, CO $61,598

Austin, TX $61,549

Mesa, AZ $61,418

Phoenix, AZ $61,406

Dallas, TX $61,387

Reading, PA $61,350

Saint Cloud, MN $61,325

Concord, NH $61,269

Madison, WI $61,244

Utica, NY $61,076

Raleigh, NC $61,026

Las Vegas, NV $61,020

Rochester, NY $60,977

Des Moines, IA $60,971

Atlanta, GA $60,871

Battle Creek, MI $60,852

Salt Lake City, UT $60,834

Lancaster, PA $60,741

Champaign, IL $60,728

Harrisburg, PA $60,654

Durham, NC $60,598

Kansas City, MO $60,591

Kansas City, KS $60,579

Fort Worth, TX $60,573

Boca Raton, FL $60,548

Cleveland, OH $60,542

Columbus, OH $60,529

Pittsburgh, PA $60,523

Richmond, VA $60,498

Indianapolis, IN $60,486

Cincinnati, OH $60,405

Petersburg, VA $60,312

Billings, MT $60,175

Lansing, MI $60,175

Huntsville, AL $60,175

Lebanon, PA $60,169

Dayton, OH $60,162

Pueblo, CO $60,162

Appleton, WI $60,144

Buffalo, NY $60,119

Racine, WI $60,088

Charlotte, NC $60,082

Saint Louis, MO $60,063

Springfield, IL $60,038

Elkhart, IN $60,026

York, PA $60,026

Gastonia, NC $60,019

Benton Harbor, MI $60,019

Beaumont, TX $59,982

Lorain, OH $59,970

Toledo, OH $59,945

Binghamton, NY $59,914

Rock Hill, SC $59,908

Rockford, IL $59,876

Fargo, ND $59,845

Elyria, OH $59,845

Flagstaff, AZ $59,802

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,765

Miami, FL $59,727

Duluth, MN $59,628

Bangor, ME $59,547

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,479

Louisville, KY $59,448

Grand Rapids, MI $59,435

Hialeah, FL $59,429

Casper, WY $59,342

Scranton, PA $59,267

New Orleans, LA $59,249

Virginia Beach, VA $59,242

Akron, OH $59,211

Peoria, IL $59,130

Sarasota, FL $59,118

Green Bay, WI $59,075

Baton Rouge, LA $59,043

Charleston, SC $59,031

Nashville, TN $59,012

Jamestown, NY $59,000

Davenport, IA $59,000

Tucson, AZ $58,969

Cheyenne, WY $58,950

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,932

Tampa, FL $58,919

Omaha, NE $58,907

Port Arthur, TX $58,882

Evansville, IN $58,882

Bradenton, FL $58,857

Santa Fe, NM $58,745

Orlando, FL $58,683

Clearwater, FL $58,615

Canton, OH $58,484

La Crosse, WI $58,484

Grand Forks, ND $58,465

Albuquerque, NM $58,447

Tulsa, OK $58,447

Newport News, VA $58,440

High Point, NC $58,422

Ogden, UT $58,397

Corpus Christi, TX $58,347

Laramie, WY $58,310

Norfolk, VA $58,310

Rock Island, IL $58,273

Saginaw, MI $58,260

Jacksonville, FL $58,254

Salisbury, NC $58,242

Memphis, TN $58,229

Moline, IL $58,198

Fort Myers, FL $58,179

Waterloo, IA $58,099

Spartanburg, SC $58,036

Lincoln, NE $58,005

Fort Wayne, IN $57,993

Birmingham, AL $57,925

Cedar Falls, IA $57,912

Provo, UT $57,906

Springfield, OH $57,900

San Antonio, TX $57,887

Greensboro, NC $57,862

South Bend, IN $57,856

Winston Salem, NC $57,850

Boise, ID $57,831

Savannah, GA $57,788

Muskegon, MI $57,676

Lima, OH $57,601

Lake Charles, LA $57,576

Anderson, IN $57,564

Lexington, KY $57,545

Augusta, GA $57,527

Greenville, SC $57,527

Wichita, KS $57,471

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,471

Columbia, SC $57,415

Bloomington, IN $57,259

Roanoke, VA $57,222

Asheville, NC $57,141

Knoxville, TN $57,036

Shreveport, LA $57,029

Wilmington, NC $56,949

Frankfort, KY $56,830

Oklahoma City, OK $56,787

Chillicothe, OH $56,762

Longview, TX $56,756

Topeka, KS $56,737

Mobile, AL $56,644

Terre Haute, IN $56,619

Erie, PA $56,613

Altoona, PA $56,582

Melbourne, FL $56,563

Amarillo, TX $56,538

Killeen, TX $56,520

Fayetteville, AR $56,470

Sioux Falls, SD $56,426

Chattanooga, TN $56,389

Idaho Falls, ID $56,383

Gainesville, FL $56,252

Portsmouth, OH $56,221

Little Rock, AR $56,209

Lynchburg, VA $56,209

Lafayette, LA $56,184

Youngstown, OH $56,184

Temple, TX $56,159

Daytona Beach, FL $56,147

Clarksville, TN $56,140

Pensacola, FL $56,134

Hopkinsville, KY $55,948

Charleston, WV $55,941

Florence, SC $55,910

Sioux City, IA $55,873

Macon, GA $55,693

Tallahassee, FL $55,687

Fayetteville, NC $55,674

Waco, TX $55,662

Wichita Falls, TX $55,662

Pine Bluff, AR $55,637

Vincennes, IN $55,519

Lubbock, TX $55,494

Great Falls, MT $55,457

Alamogordo, NM $55,450

Abilene, TX $55,401

Rapid City, SD $55,320

Monroe, LA $55,320

Albany, GA $55,283

Huntington, WV $55,276

Jackson, MS $55,270

Greenville, MS $55,264

Parkersburg, WV $55,202

Montgomery, AL $55,189

Johnstown, PA $55,177

Springfield, MO $55,127

Biloxi, MS $55,096

Sumter, SC $54,965

Columbus, GA $54,959

Twin Falls, ID $54,922

Pascagoula, MS $54,841

Kingsport, TN $54,680

Gulfport, MS $54,661

Alexandria, LA $54,456

Fort Smith, AR $54,300

El Paso, TX $54,132

Helena, MT $54,052

Las Cruces, NM $53,853

Harlingen, TX $53,679

Pocatello, ID $53,623

Florence, AL $53,604

Brownsville, TX $53,592

Dothan, AL $53,492

Mcallen, TX $53,461

Columbus, MS $53,001

Altus, OK $52,715

Lawton, OK $52,597

Pierre, SD $52,373

What Skills Can Increase a School Nurse RN's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.21% 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.
Community Health (Mentioned in 3.9% Job Postings): Community health refers to simple health services that are delivered by laymen outside hospitals and clinics.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): Medication administration is the direct application of a prescribed medication whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.21%
Community Health	3.9%
Medication Administration	2.31%

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 School Nurse RN's salary.

Home Care: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Home Care	$67,137	8%
Integrity	$64,029	3%
Consulting	$64,029	3%
Pediatric	$63,407	2%
Attention to Detail	$63,407	2%
Customer Service	$63,407	2%

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How Education impacts a School Nurse RN's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many School Nurse RNs 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 School Nurse RN with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $50,792 and $57,479).

School Nurse RN Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for School Nurse RN

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 10.6%

Associates 30.5%

Bachelors 47.6%

Masters 10.3%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	10.6%
Associates	30.5%
Bachelors	47.6%
Masters	10.3%
Doctorate	0.3%

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School Nurse RN Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a School Nurse RN'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 January 01, 2026

$52,932

Average $62,164/year

$71,360

$4,411

Average $5,180/month

$5,947

$1,018

Average $1,195/week

$1,372

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,360	$5,947	$1,372	$34
Average	$62,164	$5,180	$1,195	$30
25th Percentile	$52,932	$4,411	$1,018	$25

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Salary Trends for School Nurse RN

Salaries for a School Nurse RN can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,365 in 2023 to around $54,221 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of School Nurse RN salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of School Nurse RN Over Time

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2023

$55,365

2024

$55,103

2025

$54,221

2026

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2023	$55,365
2024	$55,103
2025	$54,221
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