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Registered Nurse salary in United States
In the U.S., registered nurses (SOC 29-1141) earned a median $97,550 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 95 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $85,280. The middle half of those ads list $82,160 to $93,385, based on 95 salaries from 19 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Registered Nurses: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., registered nurses (SOC 29-1141) earned a median $97,550 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 95 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $85,280.
- 10th percentile
- $68,940
- 25th percentile
- $80,330
- Median
- $97,550
- 75th percentile
- $112,350
- 90th percentile
- $137,470
Jobiba's job-ad median is 13% below the BLS median.
Occupation: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141) · 3,379,720 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where registered nurses earn the most, May 2025
California has the highest median for registered nurses (SOC 29-1141) at $140,270 a year; Puerto Rico has the lowest at $39,880. BLS publishes a figure for 53 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $140,270 | $122,440 – $173,170 | 338,940 |
| Hawaii | $136,320 | $101,200 – $144,140 | 12,940 |
| Oregon | $129,010 | $107,220 – $134,420 | 39,730 |
| Washington | $124,200 | $103,100 – $134,240 | 69,260 |
| Alaska | $109,480 | $97,700 – $129,100 | 7,510 |
| New York | $109,440 | $94,840 – $129,660 | 205,810 |
| New Jersey | $106,500 | $99,710 – $127,730 | 92,680 |
| Massachusetts | $104,550 | $87,460 – $136,110 | 88,200 |
| Nevada | $103,670 | $86,850 – $120,270 | 27,070 |
| Connecticut | $102,740 | $86,120 – $121,840 | 40,110 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | $39,880 | $38,170 – $49,340 | 21,270 |
| Alabama | $77,080 | $63,500 – $83,380 | 54,340 |
| Mississippi | $77,090 | $64,930 – $84,500 | 29,060 |
| South Dakota | $78,060 | $65,070 – $84,280 | 14,710 |
| Iowa | $78,630 | $68,290 – $85,940 | 34,420 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $85,280
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $86,320
- Oct 2026
- Low $84,314 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 95
- from 19 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $79,040
- 25th percentile
- $82,160
- Median
- $85,280
- 75th percentile
- $93,385
- 90th percentile
- $104,346
95 salaries · 153 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 95 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Registered Nurse salary brackets in United States
How the 95 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $75K | 8% 8 listings | |
| $75K–$80K | 5% 5 listings | |
| $80K–$85K | 33% 31 listings | |
| $85K–$90KMedian here | 26% 25 listings | |
| $90K–$95K | 2% 2 listings | |
| $95K–$100K | 12% 11 listings | |
| $100K–$105K | 4% 4 listings | |
| $105K and over | 10% 9 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Salary by company
What companies pay a Registered Nurse in United States
Employers with at least 5 listed salaries for this role; those with 8 or more link to their own salary page. The sparkline is the company's monthly median where it has enough salaries.
| Company | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| ConvenientMD$82,160–$86,320 · 21 salaries | $86,320 | |
| Giving Home Health Care$84,240–$95,680 · 19 salaries | $88,400 | |
| CVS Health$95,069–$95,069 · 12 salaries | $95,069 | |
| Northpoint Recovery Holdings, LLC$80,600–$86,060 · 8 salaries | $81,640 | |
| Optimal Care - Evergreen$80,000–$82,500 · 7 salaries | $82,500 | |
| Sono Bello$65,520–$65,520 · 6 salaries | $65,520 |
One shared scale, $64.3K to $96.9K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Registered Nurse pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| Excelmedian $86,320 · 22 salaries | up +1.2% | |
| recruitmentmedian $65,520 · 8 salaries | down −23.2% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Registered Nurse jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Registered NurseParadigm Treatment Centers · posted 7 Nov 2026$80,000 – $90,000
- Registered NursePlanned Parenthood of Greater New York · posted 7 Nov 2026$124,800
- Registered Nurse - Southeast Michigan Talent PoolOptimal Care - Evergreen · posted 7 Nov 2026$75,000 – $82,000
- Registered Nurse - Northwest Ohio Talent PoolOptimal Care - Evergreen · posted 7 Nov 2026$80,000 – $85,000
- Registered Nurse - Metro Detroit Talent PoolOptimal Care - Evergreen · posted 7 Nov 2026$77,000 – $83,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
95 salaries from 19 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 82%
- Pay read from posting text 18%
Live jobs
Registered Nurse jobs in United States
- Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN
Northpoint Recovery Holdings, LLC · Meridian, Idaho, United States
$34 – $42/hr · listed by the employer
- Registered Nurse (Part-time)
Beckley Clinical · San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Registered Nurse - Onsite
ReviveRX and Ways2Well · Austin, Texas, United States
$43 – $46/hr · listed by the employer
- Registered Nurse
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Marlborough, Springfield or Worcester, Morocco
$37 – $38/hr · listed by the employer
- Registered Nurse (Chandler, AZ)
Life Force · Chandler, Arizona, United States
$40 – $48/hr · listed by the employer
- Registered Nurse (Boulder, CO)
Life Force · Boulder, Colorado, United States
$38 – $50/hr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Registered Nurse salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Registered Nurse salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., registered nurses (SOC 29-1141) earned a median $97,550 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 95 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $85,280. The middle half of those job ads pay between $82,160 and $93,385 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Registered Nurse salary in United States?
From 95 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.