What are the main factors that influence a Staff Nurse II's salary?

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

How does experience change a Staff Nurse II's salary?

A Staff Nurse II's salary grows with experience: starting around $83,933 for beginners, reaching about $86,375 at mid-level, and approach $89,950 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Staff Nurse II?

Staff Nurse II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Staff Nurse II roles are District of Columbia $101,246, California $100,862, Massachusetts $99,518. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Staff Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Staff Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Staff Nurse - RN, Sr. - Medical Management: $106,892; Staff Nurse - RN - Research: $94,832; Staff Nurse - RN - Dialysis: $90,571; Staff Nurse - RN - Hospice: $87,873; Staff Nurse - RN - Medical Management: $86,794.

How do different companies affect a Staff Nurse II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Staff Nurse II 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.

Staff Nurse II Salary in the United States

How much does a Staff Nurse II make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Staff Nurse II in the United States is $91,444 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,534
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,964 to $101,436
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,245

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Staff Nurse II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,436	$8,453	$1,951	$49
Average	$91,444	$7,620	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$82,964	$6,914	$1,595	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Staff Nurse II Salaries

A Staff Nurse II'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 Staff Nurse II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Staff Nurse II'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): $83,933
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,101
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,375
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,712
Expert (over 8 years): $89,950

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Staff Nurse II	$83,933
Intermediate Level Staff Nurse II	$84,101
Senior Level Staff Nurse II	$86,375
Specialist Level Staff Nurse II	$89,712
Expert Level Staff Nurse II	$89,950

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How Do Staff Nurse II 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 Staff Nurse IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,246.
California: $100,862.
Massachusetts: $99,518.

District of Columbia $101,246

California $100,862

Massachusetts $99,518

Washington $99,152

New Jersey $99,116

Alaska $98,988

Connecticut $97,726

New York $97,214

Hawaii $95,577

Rhode Island $94,809

Maryland $94,287

Minnesota $93,574

Colorado $93,300

Illinois $93,208

Oregon $92,861

Delaware $92,605

New Hampshire $92,444

Virginia $92,084

Pennsylvania $91,032

Nevada $90,502

North Dakota $90,328

Michigan $90,054

Wisconsin $89,953

Vermont $89,752

Texas $89,194

Maine $89,157

Arizona $89,103

Ohio $89,039

Georgia $88,197

Indiana $87,777

Wyoming $87,694

Utah $87,566

Iowa $87,511

Kansas $87,073

Louisiana $86,944

North Carolina $86,899

Missouri $86,880

Florida $86,524

Montana $86,332

Nebraska $86,149

Kentucky $86,048

South Carolina $85,683

Tennessee $85,454

Idaho $85,363

New Mexico $84,695

Oklahoma $84,549

Alabama $84,009

South Dakota $83,104

Arkansas $82,610

West Virginia $82,345

Mississippi $81,549

Top Paying Cities for Staff Nurse IIs

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: $115,338
San Francisco: $114,204
Oakland: $111,671

San Jose, CA $115,338

San Francisco, CA $114,204

Oakland, CA $111,671

New York, NY $105,974

Queens Village, NY $105,288

Paramus, NJ $104,556

Passaic, NJ $104,465

Bergenfield, NJ $104,374

Stamford, CT $104,236

Huntington, NY $104,145

Newark, NJ $103,551

Bridgeport, CT $103,368

New Brunswick, NJ $103,066

Vallejo, CA $102,874

Middlesex, NJ $102,819

Somerset, NJ $102,737

Petaluma, CA $102,526

Santa Cruz, CA $102,170

Boston, MA $101,987

Monterey, CA $101,530

Fairbanks, AK $101,466

Los Angeles, CA $101,292

Washington, DC $101,246

Seattle, WA $101,082

Santa Rosa, CA $101,063

Juneau, AK $100,798

Orange, CA $100,496

Anchorage, AK $100,332

Anaheim, CA $100,268

Santa Ana, CA $100,131

Nassau, NY $100,076

Long Beach, CA $100,039

Danbury, CT $100,012

Santa Maria, CA $99,701

Everett, WA $99,683

Bremerton, WA $99,234

Trenton, NJ $99,061

Sacramento, CA $99,024

San Diego, CA $98,978

Brockton, MA $98,942

Tacoma, WA $98,905

Santa Barbara, CA $98,777

Lowell, MA $98,411

New Suffolk, NY $98,375

Nashua, NH $98,265

Lompoc, CA $98,119

Ventura, CA $98,027

Stockton, CA $98,000

New Haven, CT $97,817

Atlantic City, NJ $97,579

Hartford, CT $97,378

Modesto, CA $97,332

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,131

New Britain, CT $97,086

Olympia, WA $96,958

Kennewick, WA $96,958

New London, CT $96,939

Norwich, CT $96,912

Lawrence, MA $96,866

Bakersfield, CA $96,610

Riverside, CA $96,482

New Bedford, MA $96,482

Richland, WA $96,391

Portsmouth, NH $96,317

Vineland, NJ $96,299

San Bernardino, CA $96,226

Boulder, CO $95,970

Worcester, MA $95,897

Portland, OR $95,814

Saint Paul, MN $95,705

Minneapolis, MN $95,705

Philadelphia, PA $95,577

Honolulu, HI $95,092

Springfield, MA $94,772

Providence, RI $94,763

Chicago, IL $94,498

Bellingham, WA $94,388

Baltimore, MD $94,287

Chico, CA $94,059

Wilmington, DE $93,903

Pittsfield, MA $93,812

Manchester, NH $93,638

Spokane, WA $93,236

Denver, CO $93,227

Albany, NY $92,797

Troy, NY $92,760

Schenectady, NY $92,568

Burlington, VT $92,367

Portland, ME $92,047

Salem, OR $91,974

Yakima, WA $91,956

Ann Arbor, MI $91,928

Rochester, MN $91,672

Fresno, CA $91,626

Reno, NV $91,626

Milwaukee, WI $91,544

Detroit, MI $91,453

Allentown, PA $91,425

Carson City, NV $91,416

Houston, TX $91,279

Colorado Springs, CO $91,270

Syracuse, NY $91,224

Eugene, OR $91,050

Bismarck, ND $90,941

Gary, IN $90,941

Galveston, TX $90,941

Springfield, OR $90,867

Medford, OR $90,648

Fort Collins, CO $90,611

Austin, TX $90,538

Mesa, AZ $90,346

Phoenix, AZ $90,328

Dallas, TX $90,300

Reading, PA $90,246

Saint Cloud, MN $90,209

Concord, NH $90,127

Madison, WI $90,090

Utica, NY $89,843

Raleigh, NC $89,770

Las Vegas, NV $89,761

Rochester, NY $89,697

Des Moines, IA $89,688

Atlanta, GA $89,541

Battle Creek, MI $89,514

Salt Lake City, UT $89,487

Lancaster, PA $89,349

Champaign, IL $89,331

Harrisburg, PA $89,221

Durham, NC $89,139

Kansas City, MO $89,130

Kansas City, KS $89,112

Fort Worth, TX $89,103

Boca Raton, FL $89,066

Cleveland, OH $89,057

Columbus, OH $89,039

Pittsburgh, PA $89,029

Richmond, VA $88,993

Indianapolis, IN $88,975

Cincinnati, OH $88,856

Petersburg, VA $88,718

Billings, MT $88,517

Lansing, MI $88,517

Huntsville, AL $88,517

Lebanon, PA $88,508

Dayton, OH $88,499

Pueblo, CO $88,499

Appleton, WI $88,472

Buffalo, NY $88,435

Racine, WI $88,389

Charlotte, NC $88,380

Saint Louis, MO $88,353

Springfield, IL $88,316

Elkhart, IN $88,298

York, PA $88,298

Gastonia, NC $88,289

Benton Harbor, MI $88,289

Beaumont, TX $88,234

Lorain, OH $88,216

Toledo, OH $88,179

Binghamton, NY $88,133

Rock Hill, SC $88,124

Rockford, IL $88,078

Fargo, ND $88,033

Elyria, OH $88,033

Flagstaff, AZ $87,969

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,914

Miami, FL $87,859

Duluth, MN $87,713

Bangor, ME $87,594

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,493

Louisville, KY $87,447

Grand Rapids, MI $87,429

Hialeah, FL $87,420

Casper, WY $87,292

Scranton, PA $87,182

New Orleans, LA $87,155

Virginia Beach, VA $87,146

Akron, OH $87,100

Peoria, IL $86,981

Sarasota, FL $86,963

Green Bay, WI $86,899

Baton Rouge, LA $86,853

Charleston, SC $86,835

Nashville, TN $86,807

Jamestown, NY $86,789

Davenport, IA $86,789

Tucson, AZ $86,743

Cheyenne, WY $86,716

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,688

Tampa, FL $86,670

Omaha, NE $86,652

Port Arthur, TX $86,615

Evansville, IN $86,615

Bradenton, FL $86,579

Santa Fe, NM $86,414

Orlando, FL $86,323

Clearwater, FL $86,222

Canton, OH $86,030

La Crosse, WI $86,030

Grand Forks, ND $86,003

Albuquerque, NM $85,975

Tulsa, OK $85,975

Newport News, VA $85,966

High Point, NC $85,939

Ogden, UT $85,902

Corpus Christi, TX $85,829

Laramie, WY $85,774

Norfolk, VA $85,774

Rock Island, IL $85,719

Saginaw, MI $85,701

Jacksonville, FL $85,692

Salisbury, NC $85,673

Memphis, TN $85,655

Moline, IL $85,609

Fort Myers, FL $85,582

Waterloo, IA $85,463

Spartanburg, SC $85,372

Lincoln, NE $85,326

Fort Wayne, IN $85,308

Birmingham, AL $85,207

Cedar Falls, IA $85,189

Provo, UT $85,180

Springfield, OH $85,170

San Antonio, TX $85,152

Greensboro, NC $85,116

South Bend, IN $85,106

Winston Salem, NC $85,097

Boise, ID $85,070

Savannah, GA $85,006

Muskegon, MI $84,841

Lima, OH $84,732

Lake Charles, LA $84,695

Anderson, IN $84,677

Lexington, KY $84,649

Augusta, GA $84,622

Greenville, SC $84,622

Wichita, KS $84,540

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,540

Columbia, SC $84,457

Bloomington, IN $84,229

Roanoke, VA $84,174

Asheville, NC $84,055

Knoxville, TN $83,899

Shreveport, LA $83,890

Wilmington, NC $83,771

Frankfort, KY $83,598

Oklahoma City, OK $83,534

Chillicothe, OH $83,497

Longview, TX $83,488

Topeka, KS $83,460

Mobile, AL $83,323

Terre Haute, IN $83,287

Erie, PA $83,278

Altoona, PA $83,232

Melbourne, FL $83,204

Amarillo, TX $83,168

Killeen, TX $83,140

Fayetteville, AR $83,067

Sioux Falls, SD $83,003

Chattanooga, TN $82,948

Idaho Falls, ID $82,939

Gainesville, FL $82,747

Portsmouth, OH $82,702

Little Rock, AR $82,683

Lynchburg, VA $82,683

Lafayette, LA $82,647

Youngstown, OH $82,647

Temple, TX $82,610

Daytona Beach, FL $82,592

Clarksville, TN $82,583

Pensacola, FL $82,573

Hopkinsville, KY $82,299

Charleston, WV $82,290

Florence, SC $82,244

Sioux City, IA $82,189

Macon, GA $81,924

Tallahassee, FL $81,915

Fayetteville, NC $81,897

Waco, TX $81,879

Wichita Falls, TX $81,879

Pine Bluff, AR $81,842

Vincennes, IN $81,668

Lubbock, TX $81,632

Great Falls, MT $81,577

Alamogordo, NM $81,568

Abilene, TX $81,494

Rapid City, SD $81,376

Monroe, LA $81,376

Albany, GA $81,321

Huntington, WV $81,312

Jackson, MS $81,302

Greenville, MS $81,293

Parkersburg, WV $81,202

Montgomery, AL $81,184

Johnstown, PA $81,165

Springfield, MO $81,092

Biloxi, MS $81,046

Sumter, SC $80,854

Columbus, GA $80,845

Twin Falls, ID $80,790

Pascagoula, MS $80,671

Kingsport, TN $80,434

Gulfport, MS $80,406

Alexandria, LA $80,105

Fort Smith, AR $79,876

El Paso, TX $79,629

Helena, MT $79,510

Las Cruces, NM $79,218

Harlingen, TX $78,961

Pocatello, ID $78,879

Florence, AL $78,852

Brownsville, TX $78,833

Dothan, AL $78,687

Mcallen, TX $78,641

Columbus, MS $77,965

Altus, OK $77,544

Lawton, OK $77,370

Pierre, SD $77,041

What Skills Can Increase a Staff Nurse II'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 Staff Nurse II'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	$94,187	3%
Accountability	$93,272	2%
Dedication	$93,272	2%
Partnering	$93,272	2%
Innovation	$93,272	2%
Commitment	$93,272	2%

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How Education impacts a Staff Nurse II's Salary?

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

Staff Nurse II Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Staff Nurse II

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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Staff Nurse II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Staff Nurse II'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

$82,964

Average $91,444/year

$101,436

$6,914

Average $7,620/month

$8,453

$1,595

Average $1,759/week

$1,951

$40

Average $44/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,436	$8,453	$1,951	$49
Average	$91,444	$7,620	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$82,964	$6,914	$1,595	$40

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Salary Trends for Staff Nurse II

Salaries for a Staff Nurse II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $75,529 in 2023 to around $75,697 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Staff Nurse II salary trends, .

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2023

$75,529

2024

$76,179

2025

$75,697

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2023	$75,529
2024	$76,179
2025	$75,697
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