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

A School Registered Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,702 for beginners, reaching about $65,432 at mid-level, and approach $66,107 for experts.

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

School Registered Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for School Registered Nurse roles are District of Columbia $68,709, California $68,449, Massachusetts $67,536. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for School Registered Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Traveling Registered Nurse: $151,200; Registered Nurse Charge Nurse: $103,275; Telemedicine Registered Nurse: $96,746; Registered Nurse: $81,822; Certified School Nurse: $67,002.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for School Registered Nurse 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 Registered Nurse Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a School Registered Nurse in the United States is $62,057 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,594
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,840 to $71,236
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,449

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School Registered Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,236	$5,936	$1,370	$34
Average	$62,057	$5,171	$1,193	$30
25th Percentile	$52,840	$4,403	$1,016	$25

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Key Factors That Influence School Registered Nurse Salaries

A School Registered Nurse'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 Registered Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a School Registered Nurse'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): $59,702
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,652
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,432
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,837
Expert (over 8 years): $66,107

Levels	Salary
Entry Level School Registered Nurse	$59,702
Intermediate Level School Registered Nurse	$61,652
Senior Level School Registered Nurse	$65,432
Specialist Level School Registered Nurse	$65,837
Expert Level School Registered Nurse	$66,107

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

District of Columbia: $68,709.
California: $68,449.
Massachusetts: $67,536.

District of Columbia $68,709 California $68,449 Massachusetts $67,536 Washington $67,288 New Jersey $67,263 Alaska $67,176 Connecticut $66,320 New York $65,973

Hawaii $64,862 Rhode Island $64,340 Maryland $63,987 Minnesota $63,503 Colorado $63,317 Illinois $63,254 Oregon $63,019 Delaware $62,845

New Hampshire $62,736 Virginia $62,491 Pennsylvania $61,778 Nevada $61,418 North Dakota $61,300 Michigan $61,114 Wisconsin $61,045 Vermont $60,909

Texas $60,530 Maine $60,505 Arizona $60,468 Ohio $60,425 Georgia $59,854 Indiana $59,568 Wyoming $59,512 Utah $59,426

Iowa $59,388 Kansas $59,090 Louisiana $59,004 North Carolina $58,973 Missouri $58,960 Florida $58,718 Montana $58,588 Nebraska $58,464

Kentucky $58,395 South Carolina $58,147 Tennessee $57,992 Idaho $57,930 New Mexico $57,477 Oklahoma $57,378 Alabama $57,012 South Dakota $56,397

Arkansas $56,062 West Virginia $55,882 Mississippi $55,342

Top Paying Cities for School Registered Nurses

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: $78,272
San Francisco: $77,503
Oakland: $75,784

San Jose, CA $78,272

San Francisco, CA $77,503

Oakland, CA $75,784

New York, NY $71,918

Queens Village, NY $71,452

Paramus, NJ $70,956

Passaic, NJ $70,894

Bergenfield, NJ $70,832

Stamford, CT $70,739

Huntington, NY $70,676

Newark, NJ $70,273

Bridgeport, CT $70,149

New Brunswick, NJ $69,944

Vallejo, CA $69,814

Middlesex, NJ $69,777

Somerset, NJ $69,721

Petaluma, CA $69,578

Santa Cruz, CA $69,336

Boston, MA $69,212

Monterey, CA $68,902

Fairbanks, AK $68,858

Los Angeles, CA $68,740

Washington, DC $68,709

Seattle, WA $68,598

Santa Rosa, CA $68,585

Juneau, AK $68,405

Orange, CA $68,200

Anchorage, AK $68,089

Anaheim, CA $68,045

Santa Ana, CA $67,952

Nassau, NY $67,915

Long Beach, CA $67,890

Danbury, CT $67,872

Santa Maria, CA $67,661

Everett, WA $67,648

Bremerton, WA $67,344

Trenton, NJ $67,226

Sacramento, CA $67,201

San Diego, CA $67,170

Brockton, MA $67,145

Tacoma, WA $67,121

Santa Barbara, CA $67,034

Lowell, MA $66,786

New Suffolk, NY $66,761

Nashua, NH $66,686

Lompoc, CA $66,587

Ventura, CA $66,525

Stockton, CA $66,506

New Haven, CT $66,382

Atlantic City, NJ $66,221

Hartford, CT $66,084

Modesto, CA $66,053

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,917

New Britain, CT $65,886

Olympia, WA $65,799

Kennewick, WA $65,799

New London, CT $65,786

Norwich, CT $65,768

Lawrence, MA $65,737

Bakersfield, CA $65,563

Riverside, CA $65,476

New Bedford, MA $65,476

Richland, WA $65,414

Portsmouth, NH $65,364

Vineland, NJ $65,352

San Bernardino, CA $65,302

Boulder, CO $65,129

Worcester, MA $65,079

Portland, OR $65,023

Saint Paul, MN $64,949

Minneapolis, MN $64,949

Philadelphia, PA $64,862

Honolulu, HI $64,533

Springfield, MA $64,316

Providence, RI $64,309

Chicago, IL $64,129

Bellingham, WA $64,055

Baltimore, MD $63,987

Chico, CA $63,832

Wilmington, DE $63,726

Pittsfield, MA $63,664

Manchester, NH $63,546

Spokane, WA $63,273

Denver, CO $63,267

Albany, NY $62,975

Troy, NY $62,950

Schenectady, NY $62,820

Burlington, VT $62,684

Portland, ME $62,466

Salem, OR $62,417

Yakima, WA $62,404

Ann Arbor, MI $62,386

Rochester, MN $62,212

Fresno, CA $62,181

Reno, NV $62,181

Milwaukee, WI $62,125

Detroit, MI $62,063

Allentown, PA $62,044

Carson City, NV $62,038

Houston, TX $61,945

Colorado Springs, CO $61,939

Syracuse, NY $61,908

Eugene, OR $61,790

Bismarck, ND $61,715

Gary, IN $61,715

Galveston, TX $61,715

Springfield, OR $61,666

Medford, OR $61,517

Fort Collins, CO $61,492

Austin, TX $61,442

Mesa, AZ $61,312

Phoenix, AZ $61,300

Dallas, TX $61,281

Reading, PA $61,244

Saint Cloud, MN $61,219

Concord, NH $61,163

Madison, WI $61,138

Utica, NY $60,971

Raleigh, NC $60,921

Las Vegas, NV $60,915

Rochester, NY $60,872

Des Moines, IA $60,865

Atlanta, GA $60,766

Battle Creek, MI $60,747

Salt Lake City, UT $60,729

Lancaster, PA $60,636

Champaign, IL $60,623

Harrisburg, PA $60,549

Durham, NC $60,493

Kansas City, MO $60,487

Kansas City, KS $60,474

Fort Worth, TX $60,468

Boca Raton, FL $60,443

Cleveland, OH $60,437

Columbus, OH $60,425

Pittsburgh, PA $60,419

Richmond, VA $60,394

Indianapolis, IN $60,381

Cincinnati, OH $60,301

Petersburg, VA $60,208

Billings, MT $60,071

Lansing, MI $60,071

Huntsville, AL $60,071

Lebanon, PA $60,065

Dayton, OH $60,059

Pueblo, CO $60,059

Appleton, WI $60,040

Buffalo, NY $60,015

Racine, WI $59,984

Charlotte, NC $59,978

Saint Louis, MO $59,959

Springfield, IL $59,934

Elkhart, IN $59,922

York, PA $59,922

Gastonia, NC $59,916

Benton Harbor, MI $59,916

Beaumont, TX $59,879

Lorain, OH $59,866

Toledo, OH $59,841

Binghamton, NY $59,810

Rock Hill, SC $59,804

Rockford, IL $59,773

Fargo, ND $59,742

Elyria, OH $59,742

Flagstaff, AZ $59,699

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,661

Miami, FL $59,624

Duluth, MN $59,525

Bangor, ME $59,444

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,376

Louisville, KY $59,345

Grand Rapids, MI $59,333

Hialeah, FL $59,326

Casper, WY $59,239

Scranton, PA $59,165

New Orleans, LA $59,146

Virginia Beach, VA $59,140

Akron, OH $59,109

Peoria, IL $59,028

Sarasota, FL $59,016

Green Bay, WI $58,973

Baton Rouge, LA $58,942

Charleston, SC $58,929

Nashville, TN $58,911

Jamestown, NY $58,898

Davenport, IA $58,898

Tucson, AZ $58,867

Cheyenne, WY $58,848

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,830

Tampa, FL $58,817

Omaha, NE $58,805

Port Arthur, TX $58,780

Evansville, IN $58,780

Bradenton, FL $58,755

Santa Fe, NM $58,644

Orlando, FL $58,582

Clearwater, FL $58,513

Canton, OH $58,383

La Crosse, WI $58,383

Grand Forks, ND $58,364

Albuquerque, NM $58,346

Tulsa, OK $58,346

Newport News, VA $58,340

High Point, NC $58,321

Ogden, UT $58,296

Corpus Christi, TX $58,247

Laramie, WY $58,209

Norfolk, VA $58,209

Rock Island, IL $58,172

Saginaw, MI $58,160

Jacksonville, FL $58,153

Salisbury, NC $58,141

Memphis, TN $58,129

Moline, IL $58,098

Fort Myers, FL $58,079

Waterloo, IA $57,998

Spartanburg, SC $57,936

Lincoln, NE $57,905

Fort Wayne, IN $57,893

Birmingham, AL $57,825

Cedar Falls, IA $57,812

Provo, UT $57,806

Springfield, OH $57,800

San Antonio, TX $57,787

Greensboro, NC $57,762

South Bend, IN $57,756

Winston Salem, NC $57,750

Boise, ID $57,731

Savannah, GA $57,688

Muskegon, MI $57,576

Lima, OH $57,502

Lake Charles, LA $57,477

Anderson, IN $57,465

Lexington, KY $57,446

Augusta, GA $57,427

Greenville, SC $57,427

Wichita, KS $57,372

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,372

Columbia, SC $57,316

Bloomington, IN $57,161

Roanoke, VA $57,123

Asheville, NC $57,043

Knoxville, TN $56,937

Shreveport, LA $56,931

Wilmington, NC $56,850

Frankfort, KY $56,732

Oklahoma City, OK $56,689

Chillicothe, OH $56,664

Longview, TX $56,658

Topeka, KS $56,639

Mobile, AL $56,546

Terre Haute, IN $56,521

Erie, PA $56,515

Altoona, PA $56,484

Melbourne, FL $56,465

Amarillo, TX $56,441

Killeen, TX $56,422

Fayetteville, AR $56,372

Sioux Falls, SD $56,329

Chattanooga, TN $56,292

Idaho Falls, ID $56,286

Gainesville, FL $56,155

Portsmouth, OH $56,124

Little Rock, AR $56,112

Lynchburg, VA $56,112

Lafayette, LA $56,087

Youngstown, OH $56,087

Temple, TX $56,062

Daytona Beach, FL $56,050

Clarksville, TN $56,043

Pensacola, FL $56,037

Hopkinsville, KY $55,851

Charleston, WV $55,845

Florence, SC $55,814

Sioux City, IA $55,777

Macon, GA $55,597

Tallahassee, FL $55,590

Fayetteville, NC $55,578

Waco, TX $55,566

Wichita Falls, TX $55,566

Pine Bluff, AR $55,541

Vincennes, IN $55,423

Lubbock, TX $55,398

Great Falls, MT $55,361

Alamogordo, NM $55,355

Abilene, TX $55,305

Rapid City, SD $55,224

Monroe, LA $55,224

Albany, GA $55,187

Huntington, WV $55,181

Jackson, MS $55,175

Greenville, MS $55,168

Parkersburg, WV $55,106

Montgomery, AL $55,094

Johnstown, PA $55,082

Springfield, MO $55,032

Biloxi, MS $55,001

Sumter, SC $54,871

Columbus, GA $54,864

Twin Falls, ID $54,827

Pascagoula, MS $54,747

Kingsport, TN $54,585

Gulfport, MS $54,567

Alexandria, LA $54,362

Fort Smith, AR $54,207

El Paso, TX $54,039

Helena, MT $53,958

Las Cruces, NM $53,760

Harlingen, TX $53,586

Pocatello, ID $53,530

Florence, AL $53,512

Brownsville, TX $53,499

Dothan, AL $53,400

Mcallen, TX $53,369

Columbus, MS $52,910

Altus, OK $52,624

Lawton, OK $52,506

Pierre, SD $52,283

What Skills Can Increase a School Registered Nurse'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 Registered Nurse'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	$67,021	8%
Integrity	$63,919	3%
Consulting	$63,919	3%
Pediatric	$63,298	2%
Attention to Detail	$63,298	2%
Customer Service	$63,298	2%

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How Education impacts a School Registered Nurse's Salary?

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

School Registered Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for School Registered Nurse

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 Registered Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a School Registered Nurse'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

$52,840

Average $62,057/year

$71,236

$4,403

Average $5,171/month

$5,936

$1,016

Average $1,193/week

$1,370

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,236	$5,936	$1,370	$34
Average	$62,057	$5,171	$1,193	$30
25th Percentile	$52,840	$4,403	$1,016	$25

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Salary Trends for School Registered Nurse

Salaries for a School Registered Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,270 in 2023 to around $54,127 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of School Registered Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$55,270

2024

$55,008

2025

$54,127

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2023	$55,270
2024	$55,008
2025	$54,127
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