Chief Nurse Salary in Washington, District of Columbia

How much does a Chief Nurse make in Washington, DC?

As of February 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Chief Nurse in Washington, DC is $112,034. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $103,888 to $124,642, with most professionals earning between $96,470 and $136,121.

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Works in concert with the Associate CMO for the Clear Lake Campus, the Administrator, Clear Lake Campus, and the CEO, Clear Lake Campus to assure safe, effective, efficient patient care practices, patient throughput, and collaboration among the clinical team members.

September 02, 2022

Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism and competence in dealing with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, administration and financial staff.

December 19, 2022

Develops and/or implements appropriate institutional policies and procedures to enhance efficient and effective operations and delivery of services that assures engaged employees and satisfied patients, visitors and physicians.

January 23, 2023

Monitors unit resources utilized and practices good stewardship with allocations while ensuring that adequate resources are available to provide care which meets standards.

March 16, 2023

Participates in the development, implementation, utilization and evaluation of cost effective, medical facility programs, policies and procedures that address the high quality nursing care, treatment and service needs of the patient population.

March 22, 2023

Provides special assessments of individuals awaiting discharge from state facilities, acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and coordinated discharge planning with other agency and facility staff.

March 25, 2023

Leads various activities as assigned by the Chief Nursing Officer including representing the nursing practice organization for various meetings and functions.

April 17, 2023

Creates, develops and implements strategies to improve the quality of service, quality of patient care and the level of patient and staff satisfaction in all areas of assigned responsibility.

April 21, 2023

Performs a variety of human resource functions including the interviewing, evaluating, and counseling of management and staff.

May 07, 2023

Maintains documentation of services including service plans, progress notes, medication informed consent, quarterly treatment plan reviews, and other required information in compliance insurers, regulatory standards and measures.

May 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Chief Nurse in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

103888

124642

112034

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

104180

125353

112758

What is the average salary for Chief Nurse in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Chief Nurse in Washington, DC. The base salary for Chief Nurse ranges from $103,888 to $124,642 with the average base salary of $112,034. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $104,180 to $125,353 with the average total cash compensation of $112,758.

View Average Salary for Chief Nurse as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$112,034	$103,888 - $124,642
Bonus	$723	$292 - $711
Total Pay	$112,758	$104,180 - $125,353

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Chief Nurse Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,906 - $124,665	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,906 - $124,665	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,906 - $124,665	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,688 - $124,403	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,906 - $124,665	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,906 - $124,665	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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