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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for School RN?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for School RN roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A School RN's salary?

A School RN's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,846 for beginners, reaching about $66,683 at mid-level, and approach $67,370 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a School RN?

School RN salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for School RN roles are District of Columbia $68,632, California $68,372, Massachusetts $67,460. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of School RN roles make?

Salaries for School RN level roles vary by specialization: School Superintendent: $160,372; School Principal: $107,014; RN OR: $87,078; Rn: $81,947; School RN Job: $81,860.

School RN Salary in Colorado

How much does a School RN make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a School RN in Colorado is $63,245 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,109
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,858 to $72,596
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,311

10% $45,311

50% (Median) $63,245

90% $81,109

School RN Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,596	$6,050	$1,396	$35
Average	$63,245	$5,270	$1,216	$30
25th Percentile	$53,858	$4,488	$1,036	$26

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Key Factors That Influence School RN Salaries

A School 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects School RN Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a School 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): $60,846
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,833
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,683
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,095
Expert (over 8 years): $67,370

Levels	Salary
Entry Level School RN	$60,846
Intermediate Level School RN	$62,833
Senior Level School RN	$66,683
Specialist Level School RN	$67,095
Expert Level School RN	$67,370

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

District of Columbia: $68,632.
California: $68,372.
Massachusetts: $67,460.

District of Columbia $68,632 California $68,372 Massachusetts $67,460 Washington $67,212 New Jersey $67,188 Alaska $67,101 Connecticut $66,245 New York $65,898

Hawaii $64,789 Rhode Island $64,268 Maryland $63,915 Minnesota $63,431 Colorado $63,245 Illinois $63,183 Oregon $62,948 Delaware $62,774

New Hampshire $62,665 Virginia $62,421 Pennsylvania $61,708 Nevada $61,348 North Dakota $61,231 Michigan $61,045 Wisconsin $60,977 Vermont $60,840

Texas $60,462 Maine $60,437 Arizona $60,400 Ohio $60,357 Georgia $59,786 Indiana $59,501 Wyoming $59,445 Utah $59,359

Iowa $59,321 Kansas $59,024 Louisiana $58,937 North Carolina $58,906 Missouri $58,894 Florida $58,652 Montana $58,522 Nebraska $58,398

Kentucky $58,330 South Carolina $58,082 Tennessee $57,927 Idaho $57,865 New Mexico $57,412 Oklahoma $57,313 Alabama $56,947 South Dakota $56,334

Arkansas $55,999 West Virginia $55,819 Mississippi $55,280

Top Paying Cities for School 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:

Glen Haven: $62,007
Hygiene: $64,162
Johnstown: $62,145

Glen Haven, CO $62,007

Hygiene, CO $64,162

Johnstown, CO $62,145

Laporte, CO $61,456

Livermore, CO $61,257

Loveland, CO $61,951

Lyons, CO $64,049

Masonville, CO $61,495

Mead, CO $62,851

Milliken, CO $62,059

Niwot, CO $64,665

Red Feather Lakes, CO $61,425

Severance, CO $61,544

Timnath, CO $61,465

Wellington, CO $61,121

Windsor, CO $61,554

Brighton, CO $63,079

Ault, CO $61,436

Briggsdale, CO $61,453

Carr, CO $60,396

Eastlake, CO $63,243

Eaton, CO $61,630

Evans, CO $61,944

Fort Lupton, CO $62,899

Galeton, CO $61,637

Gilcrest, CO $62,283

Gill, CO $61,738

Greeley, CO $61,792

Henderson, CO $63,177

Hudson, CO $62,692

Keenesburg, CO $62,390

Kersey, CO $61,745

La Salle, CO $62,175

Lucerne, CO $61,725

Nunn, CO $61,241

Orchard, CO $61,446

Pierce, CO $61,476

Ohio City, CO $62,108

Parlin, CO $61,816

Penrose, CO $61,276

Pitkin, CO $62,031

Poncha Springs, CO $61,611

Powderhorn, CO $61,687

Rockvale, CO $60,998

Sargents, CO $61,507

Twin Lakes, CO $63,538

Westcliffe, CO $61,032

Wetmore, CO $60,639

Durango, CO $61,860

Cahone, CO $61,707

Cortez, CO $61,661

Dolores, CO $61,808

Dove Creek, CO $61,646

Egnar, CO $61,680

Hesperus, CO $61,319

Lewis, CO $61,816

Mancos, CO $61,660

Marvel, CO $61,317

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $61,340

Pleasant View, CO $61,530

Rico, CO $61,823

Towaoc, CO $61,404

Yellow Jacket, CO $61,743

Montrose, CO $62,054

Austin, CO $62,134

Bedrock, CO $61,665

Cedaredge, CO $62,198

Cory, CO $62,120

Crawford, CO $61,944

Delta, CO $62,053

Eckert, CO $62,150

Hotchkiss, CO $62,111

Lazear, CO $62,065

Naturita, CO $61,790

Norwood, CO $61,814

Nucla, CO $61,885

Olathe, CO $61,984

Ophir, CO $61,881

Ouray, CO $61,871

Paonia, CO $62,397

Paradox, CO $61,699

Placerville, CO $61,824

Redvale, CO $61,843

Ridgway, CO $61,862

Silverton, CO $61,758

Somerset, CO $62,586

Telluride, CO $61,893

Grand Junction, CO $62,436

Platteville, CO $62,421

Roggen, CO $61,777

Weldona, CO $61,300

Wiggins, CO $61,628

Fort Morgan, CO $61,325

Log Lane Village, CO $61,526

Akron, CO $60,880

Amherst, CO $60,685

Atwood, CO $61,094

Brush, CO $61,089

Crook, CO $60,920

Eckley, CO $60,728

Fleming, CO $61,037

Grover, CO $60,988

Haxtun, CO $61,024

Hereford, CO $60,599

Hillrose, CO $61,149

Holyoke, CO $60,840

Idalia, CO $60,535

Iliff, CO $61,080

Julesburg, CO $60,834

Lindon, CO $60,619

Merino, CO $61,147

New Raymer, CO $61,133

Otis, CO $60,935

Ovid, CO $60,855

Padroni, CO $60,925

Paoli, CO $61,025

Peetz, CO $60,908

Sedgwick, CO $60,877

Snyder, CO $61,101

Sterling, CO $61,198

Stoneham, CO $61,136

Vernon, CO $60,592

Woodrow, CO $60,746

Wray, CO $60,713

Yuma, CO $60,916

Anton, CO $60,635

Arapahoe, CO $60,157

Arriba, CO $60,375

Bethune, CO $60,465

Burlington, CO $60,408

Calhan, CO $61,364

Cascade, CO $61,869

Cheyenne Wells, CO $60,244

Cope, CO $60,606

Cripple Creek, CO $61,752

Divide, CO $61,785

Flagler, CO $60,437

Florissant, CO $61,735

Fountain, CO $61,358

Genoa, CO $60,416

Green Mountain Falls, CO $61,853

Guffey, CO $61,668

Hugo, CO $60,046

Joes, CO $60,667

Karval, CO $59,698

Kirk, CO $60,616

Kit Carson, CO $60,169

Limon, CO $60,781

Lake George, CO $61,828

Manitou Springs, CO $61,869

Matheson, CO $60,736

Peyton, CO $61,653

Ramah, CO $60,344

Rush, CO $60,487

Seibert, CO $60,412

Simla, CO $61,012

Stratton, CO $60,472

U S A F Academy, CO $61,865

Victor, CO $61,724

Vona, CO $60,447

Wild Horse, CO $60,054

Woodland Park, CO $61,818

Yoder, CO $60,721

Colorado Springs, CO $61,869

Clifton, CO $62,397

Fruita, CO $62,242

Gateway, CO $61,803

Glade Park, CO $62,017

Loma, CO $62,264

Mack, CO $62,098

Palisade, CO $62,284

Whitewater, CO $62,013

Glenwood Springs, CO $63,038

Dinosaur, CO $61,996

Aspen, CO $64,218

Snowmass Village, CO $64,216

Avon, CO $63,639

Basalt, CO $64,014

Carbondale, CO $63,776

Collbran, CO $62,222

Craig, CO $62,679

De Beque, CO $62,215

Eagle, CO $63,379

Edwards, CO $63,515

Parachute, CO $62,539

Battlement Mesa, CO $62,482

Gypsum, CO $63,064

Hamilton, CO $62,946

Hayden, CO $62,769

Maybell, CO $62,074

Meeker, CO $62,952

Meredith, CO $63,804

Mesa, CO $62,192

Minturn, CO $63,445

Molina, CO $62,155

New Castle, CO $62,820

Rangely, CO $62,248

Red Cliff, CO $63,437

Rifle, CO $62,664

Silt, CO $62,639

Slater, CO $62,381

Snowmass, CO $64,087

Wolcott, CO $63,417

Woody Creek, CO $64,214

Vail, CO $63,718

Pueblo, CO $59,991

Colorado City, CO $60,401

Aguilar, CO $60,665

Arlington, CO $59,597

Avondale, CO $60,151

Beulah, CO $60,405

Boncarbo, CO $60,694

Boone, CO $60,346

Branson, CO $60,198

Campo, CO $59,975

Cheraw, CO $60,090

Crowley, CO $60,218

Eads, CO $60,133

Fort Lyon, CO $60,067

Fowler, CO $60,239

Gardner, CO $60,828

Granada, CO $60,268

Hartman, CO $60,383

Hasty, CO $60,199

Haswell, CO $59,843

Hoehne, CO $60,597

Holly, CO $60,193

Kim, CO $60,136

La Junta, CO $60,175

Lamar, CO $60,359

Las Animas, CO $60,142

La Veta, CO $60,934

Mc Clave, CO $60,208

Manzanola, CO $60,129

Model, CO $60,220

Olney Springs, CO $60,026

Ordway, CO $59,727

Pritchett, CO $60,139

Rocky Ford, CO $60,042

Rye, CO $60,494

Sheridan Lake, CO $60,156

Springfield, CO $60,262

Sugar City, CO $59,567

Swink, CO $60,115

Trinchera, CO $60,337

Trinidad, CO $60,598

Two Buttes, CO $60,259

Vilas, CO $60,250

Walsenburg, CO $60,613

Walsh, CO $60,187

Weston, CO $60,809

Wiley, CO $60,153

Alamosa, CO $61,397

Antonito, CO $61,358

Arboles, CO $61,482

Arvada, CO $63,246

Aurora, CO $63,202

Bayfield, CO $61,655

Broomfield, CO $63,524

Commerce City, CO $63,097

Dupont, CO $63,218

Eldorado Springs, CO $64,723

Lafayette, CO $64,149

Louisville, CO $64,228

Westminster, CO $63,217

Wheat Ridge, CO $63,214

Agate, CO $60,974

Bennett, CO $62,559

Byers, CO $61,812

Castle Rock, CO $62,086

Deer Trail, CO $61,404

Elbert, CO $61,694

Elizabeth, CO $62,214

Englewood, CO $63,202

Franktown, CO $62,045

Kiowa, CO $61,766

Larkspur, CO $61,885

Littleton, CO $63,140

Lone Tree, CO $62,973

Louviers, CO $62,886

Monument, CO $61,824

Palmer Lake, CO $61,830

Parker, CO $62,743

Sedalia, CO $62,118

Strasburg, CO $62,360

Watkins, CO $62,828

Denver, CO $63,196

Thornton, CO $63,245

Boulder, CO $65,035

Golden, CO $63,209

Alma, CO $62,853

Bailey, CO $62,710

Black Hawk, CO $63,840

Bond, CO $63,411

Breckenridge, CO $62,987

Buffalo Creek, CO $62,493

Burns, CO $63,003

Central City, CO $63,481

Clark, CO $62,407

Climax, CO $63,060

Coalmont, CO $62,299

Como, CO $62,086

Conifer, CO $62,873

Cowdrey, CO $62,047

Dillon, CO $62,950

Dumont, CO $63,255

Evergreen, CO $63,099

Empire, CO $62,966

Fairplay, CO $62,144

Fraser, CO $63,038

Frisco, CO $63,338

Georgetown, CO $62,919

Granby, CO $62,870

Grand Lake, CO $62,835

Grant, CO $62,388

Hartsel, CO $61,813

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $62,785

Idaho Springs, CO $63,148

Idledale, CO $63,144

Indian Hills, CO $63,111

Jamestown, CO $64,931

Jefferson, CO $62,257

Kittredge, CO $63,118

Kremmling, CO $62,779

Leadville, CO $62,983

Mc Coy, CO $62,994

Morrison, CO $63,098

Nederland, CO $64,340

Oak Creek, CO $62,881

Parshall, CO $63,152

Phippsburg, CO $62,943

Pine, CO $62,569

Pinecliffe, CO $64,642

Rand, CO $62,303

Rollinsville, CO $64,040

Shawnee, CO $62,554

Silver Plume, CO $62,653

Steamboat Springs, CO $62,764

Tabernash, CO $63,184

Toponas, CO $62,920

Walden, CO $62,210

Ward, CO $64,171

Winter Park, CO $63,266

Yampa, CO $63,005

Silverthorne, CO $63,284

Longmont, CO $63,912

Allenspark, CO $63,621

Estes Park, CO $62,666

Bellvue, CO $61,864

Berthoud, CO $62,622

Dacono, CO $63,352

Drake, CO $61,886

Erie, CO $63,636

Firestone, CO $63,195

Fort Collins, CO $61,423

Frederick, CO $63,198

Blanca, CO $61,180

Capulin, CO $61,494

Center, CO $61,444

Chama, CO $60,970

Chimney Rock, CO $61,508

Chromo, CO $61,096

Conejos, CO $61,321

Creede, CO $61,642

Crestone, CO $61,208

Del Norte, CO $61,508

Fort Garland, CO $61,042

San Luis, CO $60,794

Homelake, CO $61,451

Hooper, CO $61,247

Ignacio, CO $61,390

Jaroso, CO $60,928

La Jara, CO $61,419

Manassa, CO $61,357

Moffat, CO $61,289

Monte Vista, CO $61,487

Mosca, CO $61,169

Pagosa Springs, CO $61,503

Romeo, CO $61,537

Saguache, CO $61,500

Sanford, CO $61,193

San Pablo, CO $60,879

South Fork, CO $61,570

Villa Grove, CO $61,371

Salida, CO $61,612

Almont, CO $63,199

Buena Vista, CO $63,102

Canon City, CO $61,338

Cimarron, CO $61,752

Coal Creek, CO $60,974

Coaldale, CO $61,462

Cotopaxi, CO $61,290

Crested Butte, CO $63,531

Florence, CO $60,878

Monarch, CO $61,741

Granite, CO $62,668

Gunnison, CO $61,800

Hillside, CO $61,267

Howard, CO $61,573

Lake City, CO $61,748

Nathrop, CO $61,798

School RN Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For School RN roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, School RN positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view School RN as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a School RN

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$72,732	$35.0	15%

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

Understanding how a School 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.

$53,858

Average $63,245/year

$72,596

$4,488

Average $5,270/month

$6,050

$1,036

Average $1,216/week

$1,396

$26

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,596	$6,050	$1,396	$35
Average	$63,245	$5,270	$1,216	$30
25th Percentile	$53,858	$4,488	$1,036	$26

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