Registered Nurses Salary Data
Compare registered nurses pay across 338 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Registered Nurses
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Registered Nurses
States ranked by average salary across 338 cities.
Registered Nurses salaries by city
Registered Nurses pay across 51 states and 362 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK1 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA24 cities
- San Jose$216,740
- Vallejo$203,290
- San Francisco$186,610
- Santa Rosa$174,550
- Sacramento$171,460
- Santa Cruz$170,960
- Yuba City$149,320
- San Diego$139,520
- San Luis Obispo$138,820
- Santa Maria$137,360
- Los Angeles$135,560
- Salinas$134,910
- Stockton$134,580
- Redding$134,350
- Riverside$133,940
- Modesto$132,590
- Merced$131,620
- Oxnard$131,160
- Bakersfield$128,810
- Hanford$128,160
- Chico$127,360
- Fresno$125,420
- Visalia$125,180
- El Centro$103,450
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Naples$93,330
- Miami$91,380
- North Port$86,130
- Sebring$85,690
- Tampa$85,470
- Deltona$84,180
- Lakeland$84,030
- Orlando$83,550
- Jacksonville$83,520
- Cape Coral$82,860
- Gainesville$81,870
- Sebastian$81,300
- Crestview$81,260
- Palm Bay$80,900
- Punta Gorda$80,410
- Tallahassee$79,430
- Ocala$79,230
- Homosassa Springs$78,080
- Pensacola$77,890
- Wildwood$77,110
- Panama City$75,310
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI11 cities
MO6 cities
NC14 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR7 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- Dallas$101,420
- Houston$99,830
- Austin$97,890
- San Antonio$94,370
- Killeen$93,440
- Waco$92,890
- Amarillo$86,850
- El Paso$86,100
- Sherman$83,700
- Victoria$83,680
- Wichita Falls$83,280
- College Station$83,090
- Corpus Christi$82,690
- Midland$82,120
- Lubbock$81,480
- Odessa$81,370
- Beaumont$81,180
- Brownsville$81,090
- Texarkana$80,610
- McAllen$80,540
- Tyler$80,340
- Longview$80,330
- Abilene$80,240
- San Angelo$80,080
- Laredo$77,050
- Eagle Pass$73,660
VA8 cities
VT1 cities
WA9 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Registered Nurses earn a national median of $91,907, based on data from 338 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is CA at $145,655 average.
Worth knowing: Travel nursing rates have come down from pandemic highs, but sign-on bonuses of $10K–$20K are still common in rural and underserved areas. Night shift differentials add 10–15% to base pay.