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

A Flex Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,319 for beginners, reaching about $83,685 at mid-level, and approach $87,149 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Flex Nurse?

Flex Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flex Nurse roles are District of Columbia $91,566, California $91,219, Massachusetts $90,003. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flex Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Flex Nurse level roles vary by specialization: REGISTERED NURSE Flex: $84,904; RN Flex: $81,827; Flex Manager: $59,686; MERCHANDISER Flex: $57,389; LPN Flex: $56,682.

How do different companies affect a Flex Nurse's salary?

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

Flex Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Flex Nurse make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flex Nurse in the United States is $82,701 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,271
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,848 to $89,804
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,519

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Flex Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,804	$7,484	$1,727	$43
Average	$82,701	$6,892	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$76,848	$6,404	$1,478	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Flex Nurse Salaries

A Flex 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 Flex Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Flex 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): $81,319
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,482
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,685
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,918
Expert (over 8 years): $87,149

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Flex Nurse	$81,319
Intermediate Level Flex Nurse	$81,482
Senior Level Flex Nurse	$83,685
Specialist Level Flex Nurse	$86,918
Expert Level Flex Nurse	$87,149

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

District of Columbia: $91,566.
California: $91,219.
Massachusetts: $90,003.

District of Columbia $91,566

California $91,219

Massachusetts $90,003

Washington $89,673

New Jersey $89,640

Alaska $89,524

Connecticut $88,382

New York $87,919

Hawaii $86,439

Rhode Island $85,744

Maryland $85,273

Minnesota $84,628

Colorado $84,380

Illinois $84,297

Oregon $83,983

Delaware $83,751

New Hampshire $83,606

Virginia $83,280

Pennsylvania $82,329

Nevada $81,849

North Dakota $81,692

Michigan $81,444

Wisconsin $81,353

Vermont $81,171

Texas $80,666

Maine $80,633

Arizona $80,584

Ohio $80,526

Georgia $79,765

Indiana $79,385

Wyoming $79,310

Utah $79,194

Iowa $79,145

Kansas $78,748

Louisiana $78,632

North Carolina $78,591

Missouri $78,574

Florida $78,252

Montana $78,078

Nebraska $77,913

Kentucky $77,822

South Carolina $77,491

Tennessee $77,284

Idaho $77,201

New Mexico $76,598

Oklahoma $76,465

Alabama $75,977

South Dakota $75,159

Arkansas $74,712

West Virginia $74,472

Mississippi $73,753

Top Paying Cities for Flex 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: $104,311
San Francisco: $103,285
Oakland: $100,994

San Jose, CA $104,311

San Francisco, CA $103,285

Oakland, CA $100,994

New York, NY $95,842

Queens Village, NY $95,222

Paramus, NJ $94,560

Passaic, NJ $94,478

Bergenfield, NJ $94,395

Stamford, CT $94,271

Huntington, NY $94,188

Newark, NJ $93,650

Bridgeport, CT $93,485

New Brunswick, NJ $93,212

Vallejo, CA $93,039

Middlesex, NJ $92,989

Somerset, NJ $92,914

Petaluma, CA $92,724

Santa Cruz, CA $92,402

Boston, MA $92,236

Monterey, CA $91,823

Fairbanks, AK $91,765

Los Angeles, CA $91,608

Washington, DC $91,566

Seattle, WA $91,418

Santa Rosa, CA $91,401

Juneau, AK $91,161

Orange, CA $90,888

Anchorage, AK $90,739

Anaheim, CA $90,682

Santa Ana, CA $90,557

Nassau, NY $90,508

Long Beach, CA $90,475

Danbury, CT $90,450

Santa Maria, CA $90,169

Everett, WA $90,152

Bremerton, WA $89,747

Trenton, NJ $89,590

Sacramento, CA $89,557

San Diego, CA $89,515

Brockton, MA $89,482

Tacoma, WA $89,449

Santa Barbara, CA $89,334

Lowell, MA $89,003

New Suffolk, NY $88,970

Nashua, NH $88,870

Lompoc, CA $88,738

Ventura, CA $88,655

Stockton, CA $88,631

New Haven, CT $88,465

Atlantic City, NJ $88,250

Hartford, CT $88,068

Modesto, CA $88,027

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,845

New Britain, CT $87,804

Olympia, WA $87,688

Kennewick, WA $87,688

New London, CT $87,671

Norwich, CT $87,646

Lawrence, MA $87,605

Bakersfield, CA $87,374

Riverside, CA $87,258

New Bedford, MA $87,258

Richland, WA $87,175

Portsmouth, NH $87,109

Vineland, NJ $87,092

San Bernardino, CA $87,026

Boulder, CO $86,795

Worcester, MA $86,728

Portland, OR $86,654

Saint Paul, MN $86,555

Minneapolis, MN $86,555

Philadelphia, PA $86,439

Honolulu, HI $86,001

Springfield, MA $85,711

Providence, RI $85,703

Chicago, IL $85,463

Bellingham, WA $85,364

Baltimore, MD $85,273

Chico, CA $85,066

Wilmington, DE $84,926

Pittsfield, MA $84,843

Manchester, NH $84,686

Spokane, WA $84,322

Denver, CO $84,314

Albany, NY $83,925

Troy, NY $83,892

Schenectady, NY $83,718

Burlington, VT $83,536

Portland, ME $83,247

Salem, OR $83,181

Yakima, WA $83,164

Ann Arbor, MI $83,139

Rochester, MN $82,908

Fresno, CA $82,866

Reno, NV $82,866

Milwaukee, WI $82,792

Detroit, MI $82,709

Allentown, PA $82,684

Carson City, NV $82,676

Houston, TX $82,552

Colorado Springs, CO $82,544

Syracuse, NY $82,502

Eugene, OR $82,345

Bismarck, ND $82,246

Gary, IN $82,246

Galveston, TX $82,246

Springfield, OR $82,180

Medford, OR $81,981

Fort Collins, CO $81,948

Austin, TX $81,882

Mesa, AZ $81,708

Phoenix, AZ $81,692

Dallas, TX $81,667

Reading, PA $81,618

Saint Cloud, MN $81,584

Concord, NH $81,510

Madison, WI $81,477

Utica, NY $81,254

Raleigh, NC $81,187

Las Vegas, NV $81,179

Rochester, NY $81,121

Des Moines, IA $81,113

Atlanta, GA $80,981

Battle Creek, MI $80,956

Salt Lake City, UT $80,931

Lancaster, PA $80,807

Champaign, IL $80,791

Harrisburg, PA $80,691

Durham, NC $80,617

Kansas City, MO $80,609

Kansas City, KS $80,592

Fort Worth, TX $80,584

Boca Raton, FL $80,551

Cleveland, OH $80,542

Columbus, OH $80,526

Pittsburgh, PA $80,518

Richmond, VA $80,485

Indianapolis, IN $80,468

Cincinnati, OH $80,360

Petersburg, VA $80,236

Billings, MT $80,054

Lansing, MI $80,054

Huntsville, AL $80,054

Lebanon, PA $80,046

Dayton, OH $80,038

Pueblo, CO $80,038

Appleton, WI $80,013

Buffalo, NY $79,980

Racine, WI $79,939

Charlotte, NC $79,930

Saint Louis, MO $79,906

Springfield, IL $79,873

Elkhart, IN $79,856

York, PA $79,856

Gastonia, NC $79,848

Benton Harbor, MI $79,848

Beaumont, TX $79,798

Lorain, OH $79,782

Toledo, OH $79,748

Binghamton, NY $79,707

Rock Hill, SC $79,699

Rockford, IL $79,658

Fargo, ND $79,616

Elyria, OH $79,616

Flagstaff, AZ $79,558

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,509

Miami, FL $79,459

Duluth, MN $79,327

Bangor, ME $79,219

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,128

Louisville, KY $79,087

Grand Rapids, MI $79,070

Hialeah, FL $79,062

Casper, WY $78,946

Scranton, PA $78,847

New Orleans, LA $78,822

Virginia Beach, VA $78,814

Akron, OH $78,773

Peoria, IL $78,665

Sarasota, FL $78,649

Green Bay, WI $78,591

Baton Rouge, LA $78,549

Charleston, SC $78,533

Nashville, TN $78,508

Jamestown, NY $78,491

Davenport, IA $78,491

Tucson, AZ $78,450

Cheyenne, WY $78,425

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,400

Tampa, FL $78,384

Omaha, NE $78,367

Port Arthur, TX $78,334

Evansville, IN $78,334

Bradenton, FL $78,301

Santa Fe, NM $78,152

Orlando, FL $78,070

Clearwater, FL $77,979

Canton, OH $77,805

La Crosse, WI $77,805

Grand Forks, ND $77,780

Albuquerque, NM $77,755

Tulsa, OK $77,755

Newport News, VA $77,747

High Point, NC $77,722

Ogden, UT $77,689

Corpus Christi, TX $77,623

Laramie, WY $77,573

Norfolk, VA $77,573

Rock Island, IL $77,524

Saginaw, MI $77,507

Jacksonville, FL $77,499

Salisbury, NC $77,482

Memphis, TN $77,466

Moline, IL $77,425

Fort Myers, FL $77,400

Waterloo, IA $77,292

Spartanburg, SC $77,210

Lincoln, NE $77,168

Fort Wayne, IN $77,152

Birmingham, AL $77,061

Cedar Falls, IA $77,044

Provo, UT $77,036

Springfield, OH $77,028

San Antonio, TX $77,011

Greensboro, NC $76,978

South Bend, IN $76,970

Winston Salem, NC $76,961

Boise, ID $76,937

Savannah, GA $76,879

Muskegon, MI $76,730

Lima, OH $76,631

Lake Charles, LA $76,598

Anderson, IN $76,581

Lexington, KY $76,556

Augusta, GA $76,531

Greenville, SC $76,531

Wichita, KS $76,457

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,457

Columbia, SC $76,383

Bloomington, IN $76,176

Roanoke, VA $76,126

Asheville, NC $76,019

Knoxville, TN $75,878

Shreveport, LA $75,870

Wilmington, NC $75,762

Frankfort, KY $75,605

Oklahoma City, OK $75,547

Chillicothe, OH $75,514

Longview, TX $75,506

Topeka, KS $75,481

Mobile, AL $75,357

Terre Haute, IN $75,324

Erie, PA $75,316

Altoona, PA $75,274

Melbourne, FL $75,250

Amarillo, TX $75,216

Killeen, TX $75,192

Fayetteville, AR $75,125

Sioux Falls, SD $75,068

Chattanooga, TN $75,018

Idaho Falls, ID $75,010

Gainesville, FL $74,836

Portsmouth, OH $74,795

Little Rock, AR $74,778

Lynchburg, VA $74,778

Lafayette, LA $74,745

Youngstown, OH $74,745

Temple, TX $74,712

Daytona Beach, FL $74,695

Clarksville, TN $74,687

Pensacola, FL $74,679

Hopkinsville, KY $74,431

Charleston, WV $74,423

Florence, SC $74,381

Sioux City, IA $74,332

Macon, GA $74,092

Tallahassee, FL $74,083

Fayetteville, NC $74,067

Waco, TX $74,050

Wichita Falls, TX $74,050

Pine Bluff, AR $74,017

Vincennes, IN $73,860

Lubbock, TX $73,827

Great Falls, MT $73,777

Alamogordo, NM $73,769

Abilene, TX $73,703

Rapid City, SD $73,596

Monroe, LA $73,596

Albany, GA $73,546

Huntington, WV $73,538

Jackson, MS $73,529

Greenville, MS $73,521

Parkersburg, WV $73,438

Montgomery, AL $73,422

Johnstown, PA $73,405

Springfield, MO $73,339

Biloxi, MS $73,298

Sumter, SC $73,124

Columbus, GA $73,116

Twin Falls, ID $73,066

Pascagoula, MS $72,959

Kingsport, TN $72,744

Gulfport, MS $72,719

Alexandria, LA $72,446

Fort Smith, AR $72,239

El Paso, TX $72,016

Helena, MT $71,908

Las Cruces, NM $71,644

Harlingen, TX $71,412

Pocatello, ID $71,338

Florence, AL $71,313

Brownsville, TX $71,296

Dothan, AL $71,164

Mcallen, TX $71,123

Columbus, MS $70,511

Altus, OK $70,130

Lawton, OK $69,973

Pierre, SD $69,676

What Skills Can Increase a Flex Nurse'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 Flex Nurse'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	$85,182	3%
Accountability	$84,355	2%
Dedication	$84,355	2%
Partnering	$84,355	2%
Innovation	$84,355	2%
Commitment	$84,355	2%

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How Education impacts a Flex Nurse's Salary?

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

Flex Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flex Nurse

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

Understanding how a Flex 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

$76,848

Average $82,701/year

$89,804

$6,404

Average $6,892/month

$7,484

$1,478

Average $1,590/week

$1,727

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,804	$7,484	$1,727	$43
Average	$82,701	$6,892	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$76,848	$6,404	$1,478	$37

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Salary Trends for Flex Nurse

Salaries for a Flex Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $73,177 in 2023 to around $73,340 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flex Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$73,177

2024

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$73,340

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2024	$73,806
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