Registered Nurse (RN) Pay Benchmarks

66 metro-level salary benchmark pages for Total Rewards, Comp, and HR teams hiring RNs. Each page includes percentile data, employer ranges, pay transparency requirements, and hiring difficulty.

Select a city to see full benchmarks.

Alabama

Birmingham, AL

Median: $74,000

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

Median: $96,000

Tucson, AZ

Median: $82,000

California

Median: $96,000

Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO

Median: $88,000

Denver, CO

Median: $100,000

Connecticut

Hartford, CT

Median: $100,000

DC-Maryland-Virginia

Washington, DC

Median: $96,000

Florida

Median: $78,000

Median: $85,000

Median: $78,000

Median: $80,000

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

Median: $86,000

Hawaii

Honolulu, HI

Median: $118,000

Idaho

Boise, ID

Median: $78,000

Illinois

Chicago, IL

Median: $95,000

Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

Median: $78,000

Kansas

Wichita, KS

Median: $68,000

Kentucky

Louisville, KY

Median: $76,000

Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Median: $76,000

Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Median: $96,000

Massachusetts

Boston, MA

Median: $118,000

Michigan

Detroit, MI

Median: $86,000

Grand Rapids, MI

Median: $78,000

Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Median: $100,000

Missouri

Kansas City, MO

Median: $78,000

St. Louis, MO

Median: $84,000

Nebraska

Omaha, NE

Median: $74,000

Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Median: $88,000

New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Median: $78,000

New York

Median: $82,000

Median: $82,000

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC

Median: $84,000

Greensboro, NC

Median: $78,000

Raleigh, NC

Median: $82,000

Ohio

Median: $76,000

Median: $80,000

Median: $86,000

Median: $84,000

Median: $76,000

Median: $76,000

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

Median: $70,000

Tulsa, OK

Median: $68,000

Oregon

Portland, OR

Median: $118,000

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Median: $92,000

Pittsburgh, PA

Median: $82,000

Rhode Island

Providence, RI

Median: $94,000

South Carolina

Greenville, SC

Median: $74,000

Tennessee

Memphis, TN

Median: $76,000

Nashville, TN

Median: $82,000

Texas

Median: $94,000

Median: $90,000

Median: $92,000

Median: $82,000

Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Median: $88,000

Virginia

Richmond, VA

Median: $78,000

Washington

Seattle, WA

Median: $132,000

Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Median: $88,000

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