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

A Night Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,898 for beginners, reaching about $82,222 at mid-level, and approach $85,625 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Night Nurse?

Night Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Night Nurse roles are District of Columbia $89,966, California $89,625, Massachusetts $88,430. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Night Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Night Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Night Driver: $47,371; Night Manager: $44,771; Night Custodian: $41,667; Night Clerk: $38,643; Night Shift: $36,072.

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

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

Night Nurse Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Night Nurse in the United States is $81,255 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,589
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,505 to $88,235
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,269

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Night Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,235	$7,353	$1,697	$42
Average	$81,255	$6,771	$1,563	$39
25th Percentile	$75,505	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Night Nurse Salaries

A Night 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 Night Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Night 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): $79,898
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,057
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,222
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,398
Expert (over 8 years): $85,625

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Night Nurse	$79,898
Intermediate Level Night Nurse	$80,057
Senior Level Night Nurse	$82,222
Specialist Level Night Nurse	$85,398
Expert Level Night Nurse	$85,625

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

District of Columbia: $89,966.
California: $89,625.
Massachusetts: $88,430.

District of Columbia $89,966 California $89,625 Massachusetts $88,430 Washington $88,105 New Jersey $88,073 Alaska $87,959 Connecticut $86,838 New York $86,383

Hawaii $84,928 Rhode Island $84,246 Maryland $83,782 Minnesota $83,149 Colorado $82,905 Illinois $82,824 Oregon $82,515 Delaware $82,287

New Hampshire $82,144 Virginia $81,824 Pennsylvania $80,890 Nevada $80,418 North Dakota $80,264 Michigan $80,020 Wisconsin $79,931 Vermont $79,752

Texas $79,257 Maine $79,224 Arizona $79,175 Ohio $79,118 Georgia $78,371 Indiana $77,997 Wyoming $77,924 Utah $77,810

Iowa $77,761 Kansas $77,371 Louisiana $77,258 North Carolina $77,217 Missouri $77,201 Florida $76,884 Montana $76,713 Nebraska $76,551

Kentucky $76,461 South Carolina $76,136 Tennessee $75,933 Idaho $75,852 New Mexico $75,259 Oklahoma $75,129 Alabama $74,649 South Dakota $73,845

Arkansas $73,406 West Virginia $73,170 Mississippi $72,464

Top Paying Cities for Night 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: $102,487
San Francisco: $101,480
Oakland: $99,229

San Jose, CA $102,487

San Francisco, CA $101,480

Oakland, CA $99,229

New York, NY $94,167

Queens Village, NY $93,557

Paramus, NJ $92,907

Passaic, NJ $92,826

Bergenfield, NJ $92,745

Stamford, CT $92,623

Huntington, NY $92,542

Newark, NJ $92,014

Bridgeport, CT $91,851

New Brunswick, NJ $91,583

Vallejo, CA $91,412

Middlesex, NJ $91,364

Somerset, NJ $91,290

Petaluma, CA $91,104

Santa Cruz, CA $90,787

Boston, MA $90,624

Monterey, CA $90,218

Fairbanks, AK $90,161

Los Angeles, CA $90,007

Washington, DC $89,966

Seattle, WA $89,820

Santa Rosa, CA $89,803

Juneau, AK $89,568

Orange, CA $89,300

Anchorage, AK $89,153

Anaheim, CA $89,097

Santa Ana, CA $88,975

Nassau, NY $88,926

Long Beach, CA $88,893

Danbury, CT $88,869

Santa Maria, CA $88,593

Everett, WA $88,577

Bremerton, WA $88,178

Trenton, NJ $88,024

Sacramento, CA $87,991

San Diego, CA $87,951

Brockton, MA $87,918

Tacoma, WA $87,886

Santa Barbara, CA $87,772

Lowell, MA $87,447

New Suffolk, NY $87,415

Nashua, NH $87,317

Lompoc, CA $87,187

Ventura, CA $87,106

Stockton, CA $87,081

New Haven, CT $86,919

Atlantic City, NJ $86,708

Hartford, CT $86,529

Modesto, CA $86,488

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,309

New Britain, CT $86,269

Olympia, WA $86,155

Kennewick, WA $86,155

New London, CT $86,139

Norwich, CT $86,114

Lawrence, MA $86,074

Bakersfield, CA $85,846

Riverside, CA $85,733

New Bedford, MA $85,733

Richland, WA $85,651

Portsmouth, NH $85,586

Vineland, NJ $85,570

San Bernardino, CA $85,505

Boulder, CO $85,278

Worcester, MA $85,213

Portland, OR $85,139

Saint Paul, MN $85,042

Minneapolis, MN $85,042

Philadelphia, PA $84,928

Honolulu, HI $84,497

Springfield, MA $84,213

Providence, RI $84,205

Chicago, IL $83,969

Bellingham, WA $83,872

Baltimore, MD $83,782

Chico, CA $83,579

Wilmington, DE $83,441

Pittsfield, MA $83,360

Manchester, NH $83,206

Spokane, WA $82,848

Denver, CO $82,840

Albany, NY $82,458

Troy, NY $82,425

Schenectady, NY $82,255

Burlington, VT $82,076

Portland, ME $81,792

Salem, OR $81,727

Yakima, WA $81,710

Ann Arbor, MI $81,686

Rochester, MN $81,459

Fresno, CA $81,418

Reno, NV $81,418

Milwaukee, WI $81,345

Detroit, MI $81,264

Allentown, PA $81,239

Carson City, NV $81,231

Houston, TX $81,109

Colorado Springs, CO $81,101

Syracuse, NY $81,060

Eugene, OR $80,906

Bismarck, ND $80,808

Gary, IN $80,808

Galveston, TX $80,808

Springfield, OR $80,743

Medford, OR $80,548

Fort Collins, CO $80,516

Austin, TX $80,451

Mesa, AZ $80,280

Phoenix, AZ $80,264

Dallas, TX $80,240

Reading, PA $80,191

Saint Cloud, MN $80,158

Concord, NH $80,085

Madison, WI $80,053

Utica, NY $79,833

Raleigh, NC $79,768

Las Vegas, NV $79,760

Rochester, NY $79,703

Des Moines, IA $79,695

Atlanta, GA $79,565

Battle Creek, MI $79,541

Salt Lake City, UT $79,517

Lancaster, PA $79,395

Champaign, IL $79,378

Harrisburg, PA $79,281

Durham, NC $79,208

Kansas City, MO $79,200

Kansas City, KS $79,183

Fort Worth, TX $79,175

Boca Raton, FL $79,143

Cleveland, OH $79,135

Columbus, OH $79,118

Pittsburgh, PA $79,110

Richmond, VA $79,078

Indianapolis, IN $79,062

Cincinnati, OH $78,956

Petersburg, VA $78,834

Billings, MT $78,655

Lansing, MI $78,655

Huntsville, AL $78,655

Lebanon, PA $78,647

Dayton, OH $78,639

Pueblo, CO $78,639

Appleton, WI $78,615

Buffalo, NY $78,582

Racine, WI $78,541

Charlotte, NC $78,533

Saint Louis, MO $78,509

Springfield, IL $78,476

Elkhart, IN $78,460

York, PA $78,460

Gastonia, NC $78,452

Benton Harbor, MI $78,452

Beaumont, TX $78,403

Lorain, OH $78,387

Toledo, OH $78,355

Binghamton, NY $78,314

Rock Hill, SC $78,306

Rockford, IL $78,265

Fargo, ND $78,225

Elyria, OH $78,225

Flagstaff, AZ $78,168

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,119

Miami, FL $78,070

Duluth, MN $77,940

Bangor, ME $77,835

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,745

Louisville, KY $77,705

Grand Rapids, MI $77,688

Hialeah, FL $77,680

Casper, WY $77,566

Scranton, PA $77,469

New Orleans, LA $77,445

Virginia Beach, VA $77,436

Akron, OH $77,396

Peoria, IL $77,290

Sarasota, FL $77,274

Green Bay, WI $77,217

Baton Rouge, LA $77,176

Charleston, SC $77,160

Nashville, TN $77,136

Jamestown, NY $77,120

Davenport, IA $77,120

Tucson, AZ $77,079

Cheyenne, WY $77,054

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,030

Tampa, FL $77,014

Omaha, NE $76,998

Port Arthur, TX $76,965

Evansville, IN $76,965

Bradenton, FL $76,933

Santa Fe, NM $76,786

Orlando, FL $76,705

Clearwater, FL $76,616

Canton, OH $76,445

La Crosse, WI $76,445

Grand Forks, ND $76,421

Albuquerque, NM $76,396

Tulsa, OK $76,396

Newport News, VA $76,388

High Point, NC $76,364

Ogden, UT $76,331

Corpus Christi, TX $76,266

Laramie, WY $76,218

Norfolk, VA $76,218

Rock Island, IL $76,169

Saginaw, MI $76,153

Jacksonville, FL $76,144

Salisbury, NC $76,128

Memphis, TN $76,112

Moline, IL $76,071

Fort Myers, FL $76,047

Waterloo, IA $75,941

Spartanburg, SC $75,860

Lincoln, NE $75,819

Fort Wayne, IN $75,803

Birmingham, AL $75,714

Cedar Falls, IA $75,698

Provo, UT $75,689

Springfield, OH $75,681

San Antonio, TX $75,665

Greensboro, NC $75,633

South Bend, IN $75,624

Winston Salem, NC $75,616

Boise, ID $75,592

Savannah, GA $75,535

Muskegon, MI $75,389

Lima, OH $75,291

Lake Charles, LA $75,259

Anderson, IN $75,243

Lexington, KY $75,218

Augusta, GA $75,194

Greenville, SC $75,194

Wichita, KS $75,121

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,121

Columbia, SC $75,047

Bloomington, IN $74,844

Roanoke, VA $74,796

Asheville, NC $74,690

Knoxville, TN $74,552

Shreveport, LA $74,544

Wilmington, NC $74,438

Frankfort, KY $74,284

Oklahoma City, OK $74,227

Chillicothe, OH $74,194

Longview, TX $74,186

Topeka, KS $74,162

Mobile, AL $74,040

Terre Haute, IN $74,007

Erie, PA $73,999

Altoona, PA $73,959

Melbourne, FL $73,934

Amarillo, TX $73,902

Killeen, TX $73,877

Fayetteville, AR $73,812

Sioux Falls, SD $73,756

Chattanooga, TN $73,707

Idaho Falls, ID $73,699

Gainesville, FL $73,528

Portsmouth, OH $73,487

Little Rock, AR $73,471

Lynchburg, VA $73,471

Lafayette, LA $73,439

Youngstown, OH $73,439

Temple, TX $73,406

Daytona Beach, FL $73,390

Clarksville, TN $73,382

Pensacola, FL $73,374

Hopkinsville, KY $73,130

Charleston, WV $73,122

Florence, SC $73,081

Sioux City, IA $73,032

Macon, GA $72,797

Tallahassee, FL $72,789

Fayetteville, NC $72,772

Waco, TX $72,756

Wichita Falls, TX $72,756

Pine Bluff, AR $72,724

Vincennes, IN $72,569

Lubbock, TX $72,537

Great Falls, MT $72,488

Alamogordo, NM $72,480

Abilene, TX $72,415

Rapid City, SD $72,309

Monroe, LA $72,309

Albany, GA $72,260

Huntington, WV $72,252

Jackson, MS $72,244

Greenville, MS $72,236

Parkersburg, WV $72,155

Montgomery, AL $72,139

Johnstown, PA $72,122

Springfield, MO $72,057

Biloxi, MS $72,017

Sumter, SC $71,846

Columbus, GA $71,838

Twin Falls, ID $71,789

Pascagoula, MS $71,684

Kingsport, TN $71,472

Gulfport, MS $71,448

Alexandria, LA $71,180

Fort Smith, AR $70,977

El Paso, TX $70,757

Helena, MT $70,652

Las Cruces, NM $70,392

Harlingen, TX $70,164

Pocatello, ID $70,091

Florence, AL $70,067

Brownsville, TX $70,050

Dothan, AL $69,920

Mcallen, TX $69,880

Columbus, MS $69,278

Altus, OK $68,905

Lawton, OK $68,750

Pierre, SD $68,458

What Skills Can Increase a Night 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 Night 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	$83,693	3%
Accountability	$82,881	2%
Dedication	$82,881	2%
Partnering	$82,881	2%
Innovation	$82,881	2%
Commitment	$82,881	2%

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How Education impacts a Night Nurse's Salary?

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

Night Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Night 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

$75,505

Average $81,255/year

$88,235

$6,292

Average $6,771/month

$7,353

$1,452

Average $1,563/week

$1,697

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,235	$7,353	$1,697	$42
Average	$81,255	$6,771	$1,563	$39
25th Percentile	$75,505	$6,292	$1,452	$36

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Salary Trends for Night Nurse

Salaries for a Night Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $71,898 in 2023 to around $72,058 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Night Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$72,516

2025

$72,058

2026

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2023	$71,898
2024	$72,516
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