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

A Flu Nurse's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $72,195, a Flu Nurse (2-4 years)earns $81,826, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $95,148,

What are the highest paying states for a Flu Nurse?

Flu Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flu Nurse roles are District of Columbia $90,151, California $89,809, Massachusetts $88,612. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flu Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Flu Nurse level roles vary by specialization: OR Nurse: $88,820; Nurse Recruiter: $87,076; Nurse: $86,448; Senior Occupational Health Unit Nurse: $82,100; Staff Nurse Senior- RN - Occupational Health: $82,082.

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

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

Flu Nurse Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flu Nurse in the United States is $81,422 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,712
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,614 to $88,379
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,326

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,379	$7,365	$1,700	$42
Average	$81,422	$6,785	$1,566	$39
25th Percentile	$75,614	$6,301	$1,454	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Flu Nurse Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $90,151.
California: $89,809.
Massachusetts: $88,612.

District of Columbia $90,151

California $89,809

Massachusetts $88,612

Washington $88,286

New Jersey $88,254

Alaska $88,140

Connecticut $87,016

New York $86,560

Hawaii $85,103

Rhode Island $84,419

Maryland $83,955

Minnesota $83,320

Colorado $83,075

Illinois $82,994

Oregon $82,684

Delaware $82,456

New Hampshire $82,313

Virginia $81,992

Pennsylvania $81,056

Nevada $80,584

North Dakota $80,429

Michigan $80,185

Wisconsin $80,095

Vermont $79,916

Texas $79,419

Maine $79,387

Arizona $79,338

Ohio $79,281

Georgia $78,532

Indiana $78,157

Wyoming $78,084

Utah $77,970

Iowa $77,921

Kansas $77,530

Louisiana $77,416

North Carolina $77,376

Missouri $77,359

Florida $77,042

Montana $76,871

Nebraska $76,708

Kentucky $76,618

South Carolina $76,293

Tennessee $76,089

Idaho $76,008

New Mexico $75,413

Oklahoma $75,283

Alabama $74,803

South Dakota $73,997

Arkansas $73,557

West Virginia $73,321

Mississippi $72,612

Top Paying Cities for Flu 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: $102,698
San Francisco: $101,574
Oakland: $99,433

San Jose, CA $102,698

San Francisco, CA $101,574

Oakland, CA $99,433

New York, NY $93,749

Paramus, NJ $92,609

Queens Village, NY $92,605

Passaic, NJ $92,528

Bergenfield, NJ $92,520

Stamford, CT $92,341

Huntington, NY $92,308

Newark, NJ $91,706

Bridgeport, CT $91,534

Vallejo, CA $91,372

New Brunswick, NJ $91,340

Petaluma, CA $91,291

Middlesex, NJ $91,136

Somerset, NJ $91,079

Santa Cruz, CA $90,973

Boston, MA $90,477

Monterey, CA $90,191

Seattle, WA $90,004

Santa Rosa, CA $89,988

Los Angeles, CA $89,964

Juneau, AK $89,752

Washington, DC $89,662

Orange, CA $89,372

Santa Ana, CA $89,158

Long Beach, CA $89,076

Anaheim, CA $89,060

Anchorage, AK $89,019

Santa Maria, CA $88,775

Everett, WA $88,759

Danbury, CT $88,472

Bremerton, WA $88,360

Tacoma, WA $88,066

New Suffolk, NY $88,065

Sacramento, CA $88,042

Santa Barbara, CA $87,952

Trenton, NJ $87,863

San Diego, CA $87,863

Brockton, MA $87,773

Fairbanks, AK $87,574

Lompoc, CA $87,366

Lowell, MA $87,300

Ventura, CA $87,285

Nashua, NH $87,269

Stockton, CA $87,260

Modesto, CA $86,666

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,487

Olympia, WA $86,332

Kennewick, WA $86,332

New Haven, CT $86,300

Lawrence, MA $86,006

Hartford, CT $85,925

Riverside, CA $85,909

New Bedford, MA $85,827

Richland, WA $85,827

Bakersfield, CA $85,713

San Bernardino, CA $85,681

New Britain, CT $85,673

Atlantic City, NJ $85,673

New London, CT $85,640

Norwich, CT $85,616

Portsmouth, NH $85,599

Boulder, CO $85,427

Portland, OR $85,314

Worcester, MA $85,306

Minneapolis, MN $85,054

Philadelphia, PA $84,940

Honolulu, HI $84,671

Saint Paul, MN $84,632

Vineland, NJ $84,614

Providence, RI $84,378

Chicago, IL $84,142

Bellingham, WA $84,044

Springfield, MA $83,979

Baltimore, MD $83,955

Chico, CA $83,751

Pittsfield, MA $83,531

Manchester, NH $83,377

Spokane, WA $83,018

Denver, CO $83,010

Albany, NY $82,627

Troy, NY $82,595

Nassau, NY $82,508

Schenectady, NY $82,424

Wilmington, DE $82,359

Burlington, VT $82,245

Salem, OR $82,212

Portland, ME $81,960

Yakima, WA $81,878

Rochester, MN $81,626

Reno, NV $81,585

Fresno, CA $81,585

Milwaukee, WI $81,512

Detroit, MI $81,431

Ann Arbor, MI $81,417

Allentown, PA $81,406

Colorado Springs, CO $81,268

Syracuse, NY $81,227

Carson City, NV $81,227

Houston, TX $81,113

Eugene, OR $81,072

Gary, IN $80,975

Springfield, OR $80,909

Bismarck, ND $80,893

Galveston, TX $80,836

Medford, OR $80,714

Fort Collins, CO $80,681

Concord, NH $80,641

Austin, TX $80,616

Mesa, AZ $80,445

Reading, PA $80,437

Phoenix, AZ $80,429

Dallas, TX $80,405

Saint Cloud, MN $80,326

Madison, WI $80,217

Utica, NY $79,998

Rochester, NY $79,867

Des Moines, IA $79,859

Raleigh, NC $79,851

Atlanta, GA $79,729

Battle Creek, MI $79,704

Salt Lake City, UT $79,680

Lancaster, PA $79,558

Harrisburg, PA $79,444

Kansas City, MO $79,362

Champaign, IL $79,346

Kansas City, KS $79,346

Fort Worth, TX $79,338

Columbus, OH $79,324

Boca Raton, FL $79,305

Pittsburgh, PA $79,273

Richmond, VA $79,240

Indianapolis, IN $79,224

Cleveland, OH $79,216

Las Vegas, NV $79,118

Cincinnati, OH $79,118

Petersburg, VA $78,996

Huntsville, AL $78,874

Lansing, MI $78,819

Lebanon, PA $78,809

Pueblo, CO $78,801

Appleton, WI $78,776

Buffalo, NY $78,744

Dayton, OH $78,719

Racine, WI $78,703

Charlotte, NC $78,695

Saint Louis, MO $78,670

York, PA $78,621

Elkhart, IN $78,621

Gastonia, NC $78,606

Billings, MT $78,586

Beaumont, TX $78,564

Lorain, OH $78,548

Benton Harbor, MI $78,532

Toledo, OH $78,516

Binghamton, NY $78,475

Rock Hill, SC $78,467

Rockford, IL $78,426

Springfield, IL $78,393

Elyria, OH $78,385

Fargo, ND $78,385

Flagstaff, AZ $78,328

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,279

Duluth, MN $78,231

Miami, FL $78,231

Cheyenne, WY $78,174

Grand Forks, ND $78,174

Bangor, ME $77,995

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,905

Durham, NC $77,871

Louisville, KY $77,864

Grand Rapids, MI $77,848

Hialeah, FL $77,840

Casper, WY $77,726

Scranton, PA $77,628

New Orleans, LA $77,604

Virginia Beach, VA $77,596

Akron, OH $77,555

Peoria, IL $77,449

Sarasota, FL $77,433

Nashville, TN $77,376

Omaha, NE $77,376

Green Bay, WI $77,376

Baton Rouge, LA $77,335

Charleston, SC $77,319

Jamestown, NY $77,278

Davenport, IA $77,278

Tucson, AZ $77,237

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,188

Tampa, FL $77,172

Evansville, IN $77,123

Port Arthur, TX $77,123

Bradenton, FL $77,091

Santa Fe, NM $76,944

Orlando, FL $76,798

Clearwater, FL $76,773

Canton, OH $76,602

La Crosse, WI $76,602

Albuquerque, NM $76,553

Newport News, VA $76,545

High Point, NC $76,521

Ogden, UT $76,488

Corpus Christi, TX $76,423

Norfolk, VA $76,374

Laramie, WY $76,374

Rock Island, IL $76,325

Saginaw, MI $76,309

Jacksonville, FL $76,301

Salisbury, NC $76,285

Boise, ID $76,268

Moline, IL $76,228

Fort Myers, FL $76,203

Memphis, TN $76,187

Tulsa, OK $76,146

Waterloo, IA $76,097

Spartanburg, SC $76,016

Lincoln, NE $75,975

Fort Wayne, IN $75,959

Provo, UT $75,951

Cedar Falls, IA $75,853

San Antonio, TX $75,821

Greensboro, NC $75,788

South Bend, IN $75,780

Savannah, GA $75,690

Muskegon, MI $75,658

Birmingham, AL $75,650

Winston Salem, NC $75,610

Lake Charles, LA $75,413

Anderson, IN $75,397

Lexington, KY $75,373

Augusta, GA $75,348

Greenville, SC $75,348

Lima, OH $75,283

Wichita, KS $75,275

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,275

Columbia, SC $75,202

Springfield, OH $75,185

Asheville, NC $75,055

Bloomington, IN $74,998

Knoxville, TN $74,705

Shreveport, LA $74,697

Wilmington, NC $74,591

Roanoke, VA $74,591

Topeka, KS $74,445

Frankfort, KY $74,436

Oklahoma City, OK $74,379

Chillicothe, OH $74,347

Longview, TX $74,339

Melbourne, FL $74,331

Sioux Falls, SD $74,200

Mobile, AL $74,192

Terre Haute, IN $74,160

Altoona, PA $74,111

Amarillo, TX $74,054

Killeen, TX $74,029

Fayetteville, AR $73,964

Chattanooga, TN $73,940

Sioux City, IA $73,866

Idaho Falls, ID $73,850

Lynchburg, VA $73,785

Gainesville, FL $73,679

Portsmouth, OH $73,638

Little Rock, AR $73,622

Lafayette, LA $73,590

Youngstown, OH $73,590

Daytona Beach, FL $73,541

Clarksville, TN $73,533

Pensacola, FL $73,524

Temple, TX $73,519

Hopkinsville, KY $73,280

Erie, PA $73,264

Florence, SC $73,231

Charleston, WV $73,101

Great Falls, MT $73,060

Macon, GA $72,946

Tallahassee, FL $72,938

Fayetteville, NC $72,922

Waco, TX $72,906

Helena, MT $72,849

Pine Bluff, AR $72,818

Vincennes, IN $72,718

Lubbock, TX $72,686

Alamogordo, NM $72,637

Twin Falls, ID $72,564

Rapid City, SD $72,539

Jackson, MS $72,393

Huntington, WV $72,387

Greenville, MS $72,385

Parkersburg, WV $72,301

Montgomery, AL $72,287

Wichita Falls, TX $72,205

Springfield, MO $72,205

Biloxi, MS $72,165

Monroe, LA $72,083

Johnstown, PA $72,026

Sumter, SC $71,994

Columbus, GA $71,986

Pascagoula, MS $71,831

Abilene, TX $71,831

Kingsport, TN $71,619

Albany, GA $71,619

Gulfport, MS $71,595

Alexandria, LA $71,326

Fort Smith, AR $71,122

El Paso, TX $70,903

Las Cruces, NM $70,536

Harlingen, TX $70,329

Pocatello, ID $70,316

Florence, AL $70,211

Brownsville, TX $70,194

Mcallen, TX $70,023

Dothan, AL $69,909

Columbus, MS $69,426

Altus, OK $69,046

Lawton, OK $68,891

Pierre, SD $68,598

What Skills Can Increase a Flu 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 Flu 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	$83,865	3%
Accountability	$83,051	2%
Dedication	$83,051	2%
Partnering	$83,051	2%
Innovation	$83,051	2%
Commitment	$83,051	2%

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Flu Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Flu Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Flu Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Flu Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Flu Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$93,636	$45.0	15%
Biotechnology	$91,600	$44.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$87,529	$42.0	7%
Insurance	$85,494	$41.0	5%

How Education impacts a Flu Nurse's Salary?

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

Flu Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flu 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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Flu Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flu 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 August 01, 2026

$75,614

Average $81,422/year

$88,379

$6,301

Average $6,785/month

$7,365

$1,454

Average $1,566/week

$1,700

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,379	$7,365	$1,700	$42
Average	$81,422	$6,785	$1,566	$39
25th Percentile	$75,614	$6,301	$1,454	$36

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Salary Trends for Flu Nurse

Salaries for a Flu Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $72,104 in 2023 to around $72,264 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flu Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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