Salary by state
Registered Nurses Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Registered Nurses — median wage by state
- California: $140,330
- Hawaii: $136,320
- Oregon: $123,990
- Washington: $112,180
- Alaska: $110,690
- New York: $105,600
- District of Columbia: $104,550
- New Jersey: $102,730
- Nevada: $101,990
- Massachusetts: $101,970
- Connecticut: $101,590
- Minnesota: $100,870
- Rhode Island: $99,960
- Arizona: $96,890
- Maryland: $96,830
- New Hampshire: $96,830
- Colorado: $96,520
- Delaware: $92,610
- Texas: $90,010
- Virginia: $88,820
- New Mexico: $88,260
- Pennsylvania: $87,610
- Georgia: $86,560
- Illinois: $86,410
- Idaho: $86,100
- Wisconsin: $86,070
- Michigan: $85,670
- Vermont: $85,150
- Maine: $82,860
- Florida: $82,850
- Utah: $82,270
- North Carolina: $81,860
- Wyoming: $81,790
- Montana: $81,560
- Ohio: $81,250
- Oklahoma: $81,160
- Nebraska: $81,020
- Indiana: $80,740
- West Virginia: $79,990
- Kentucky: $79,910
- South Carolina: $79,900
- Missouri: $79,770
- Tennessee: $79,030
- Louisiana: $78,880
- North Dakota: $78,260
- Kansas: $78,060
- Arkansas: $77,130
- Iowa: $76,960
- Mississippi: $74,470
- Alabama: $71,040
- South Dakota: $69,510
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- California$140,330
- Hawaii$136,320
- Oregon$123,990
- Washington$112,180
- Alaska$110,690
- New York$105,600
- District of Columbia$104,550
- New Jersey$102,730
- Nevada$101,990
- Massachusetts$101,970
- Connecticut$101,590
- Minnesota$100,870
- Rhode Island$99,960
- Arizona$96,890
- Maryland$96,830
- New Hampshire$96,830
- Colorado$96,520
- Delaware$92,610
- Texas$90,010
- Virginia$88,820
- New Mexico$88,260
- Pennsylvania$87,610
- Georgia$86,560
- Illinois$86,410
- Idaho$86,100
- Wisconsin$86,070
- Michigan$85,670
- Vermont$85,150
- Maine$82,860
- Florida$82,850
- Utah$82,270
- North Carolina$81,860
- Wyoming$81,790
- Montana$81,560
- Ohio$81,250
- Oklahoma$81,160
- Nebraska$81,020
- Indiana$80,740
- West Virginia$79,990
- Kentucky$79,910
- South Carolina$79,900
- Missouri$79,770
- Tennessee$79,030
- Louisiana$78,880
- North Dakota$78,260
- Kansas$78,060
- Arkansas$77,130
- Iowa$76,960
- Mississippi$74,470
- Alabama$71,040
- South Dakota$69,510