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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: $140,270, COL-adjusted $126,712
  • Hawaii: $136,320, COL-adjusted $123,927
  • Oregon: $129,010, COL-adjusted $124,768
  • Washington: $124,200, COL-adjusted $116,075
  • Alaska: $109,480, COL-adjusted $106,914
  • New York: $109,440, COL-adjusted $101,427
  • New Jersey: $106,500, COL-adjusted $97,886
  • Massachusetts: $104,550, COL-adjusted $98,819
  • Nevada: $103,670, COL-adjusted $103,670
  • Connecticut: $102,740, COL-adjusted $99,170
  • District of Columbia: $102,540, COL-adjusted $93,303
  • Minnesota: $101,510, COL-adjusted $102,951
  • Rhode Island: $100,640, COL-adjusted $98,377
  • Colorado: $100,260, COL-adjusted $97,245
  • Maryland: $99,790, COL-adjusted $95,038
  • New Hampshire: $99,700, COL-adjusted $95,681
  • Delaware: $99,520, COL-adjusted $99,719
  • Arizona: $99,500, COL-adjusted $98,808
  • Vermont: $97,460, COL-adjusted $99,449
  • Pennsylvania: $96,430, COL-adjusted $98,801
  • Illinois: $95,990, COL-adjusted $95,990
  • Texas: $95,970, COL-adjusted $98,836
  • Wisconsin: $95,530, COL-adjusted $101,520
  • New Mexico: $94,340, COL-adjusted $102,321
  • Michigan: $94,300, COL-adjusted $98,025
  • Virginia: $93,600, COL-adjusted $92,582
  • Georgia: $93,550, COL-adjusted $97,144
  • Idaho: $92,460, COL-adjusted $96,817
  • Maine: $86,990, COL-adjusted $89,588
  • Montana: $85,280, COL-adjusted $90,148
  • Nebraska: $84,730, COL-adjusted $94,040
  • Utah: $84,600, COL-adjusted $85,541
  • North Carolina: $84,350, COL-adjusted $89,449
  • Florida: $84,190, COL-adjusted $81,422
  • Wyoming: $83,760, COL-adjusted $90,356
  • Indiana: $83,500, COL-adjusted $89,496
  • Oklahoma: $82,920, COL-adjusted $94,442
  • Ohio: $82,510, COL-adjusted $88,912
  • South Carolina: $82,360, COL-adjusted $87,898
  • Missouri: $81,780, COL-adjusted $90,066
  • Tennessee: $81,500, COL-adjusted $88,683
  • Kentucky: $81,040, COL-adjusted $89,845
  • North Dakota: $80,730, COL-adjusted $90,708
  • Louisiana: $80,230, COL-adjusted $90,964
  • West Virginia: $80,130, COL-adjusted $89,531
  • Kansas: $79,320, COL-adjusted $88,036
  • Arkansas: $78,940, COL-adjusted $90,840
  • Iowa: $78,630, COL-adjusted $89,556
  • South Dakota: $78,060, COL-adjusted $88,104
  • Mississippi: $77,090, COL-adjusted $88,609
  • Alabama: $77,080, COL-adjusted $86,802

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