Registered nurse earnings by seniority

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Registered nurse salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Oregon $99,410
Alaska $99,110
Washington $96,980
New York $96,170
District of Columbia $95,220
Massachusetts $94,960
New Jersey $94,690
Connecticut $83,860
Nevada $79,360
Minnesota $79,100
Rhode Island $78,900
Maryland $78,350
New Mexico $78,340
Arizona $78,260
Colorado $78,070
Illinois $77,580
Texas $77,320
New Hampshire $77,230
Pennsylvania $76,940
Virginia $76,900
Michigan $76,710
Wisconsin $76,560
Idaho $75,560
Delaware $75,380
Vermont $75,380
Georgia $75,040
Maine $75,040
Florida $75,000
Montana $75,000
Utah $75,000
Wyoming $75,000
Virgin Islands, U.S. $74,710
Ohio $74,080
North Dakota $73,250
South Carolina $72,650
North Carolina $72,220
Louisiana $64,450
Nebraska $64,000
Kentucky $62,480
Indiana $62,400
Tennessee $62,390
West Virginia $62,390
Oklahoma $62,170
Missouri $61,920
Iowa $61,790
Kansas $61,790
Arkansas $61,530
Mississippi $60,790
South Dakota $60,550
Alabama $60,510
Guam $58,980
Puerto Rico $36,320
California $125,340
Hawaii $111,070

How do registered nurse salaries compare to similar careers?

Registered nurses earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than biomedical engineers but more than orthotists.

Career Median Salary
Biomedical engineer salary $97K
Radiation therapist salary $83K
Audiologist salary $79K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $79K
Registered nurse salary $78K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $78K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $78K
Nurse educator salary $77K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $78K
Orthotist salary $75K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)