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Nurse · USA

Nurse salary in the USA

Median $97,550 gross per year · May 2025 · Source

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Median

$97,550

gross per year

Middle 80 %

$68,940–$137,470

10th to 90th percentile

Employed

3,379,720

people in this job

Occupation: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141) BLS annual wages are its hourly wages times 2,080 hours (a full-time year) for wage and salary employees in all industries, excluding the self-employed; states whose figures BLS does not publish are left out.

By state

Nurse salary by state
#StateMedian10th percentile90th percentileEmployed
1California$140,270$101,260$213,320338,940
2Hawaii$136,320$82,500$147,83012,940
3Oregon$129,010$95,280$155,01039,730
4Washington$124,200$89,630$161,91069,260
5Alaska$109,480$85,030$149,0707,510
6New York$109,440$79,760$157,090205,810
7New Jersey$106,500$83,060$135,17092,680
8Massachusetts$104,550$80,310$174,51088,200
9Nevada$103,670$79,500$133,27027,070
10Connecticut$102,740$80,350$134,87040,110
11District of Columbia$102,540$79,390$151,17011,440
12Minnesota$101,510$79,960$132,43070,110
13Rhode Island$100,640$77,410$129,84010,090
14Colorado$100,260$79,500$124,94054,490
15Maryland$99,790$76,780$124,79052,910
16New Hampshire$99,700$75,610$123,19015,390
17Delaware$99,520$78,340$123,86014,290
18Arizona$99,500$70,540$130,93073,150
19Vermont$97,460$77,670$126,1007,410
20Pennsylvania$96,430$70,800$117,900146,520
21Illinois$95,990$69,170$118,190138,910
22Texas$95,970$67,120$127,950271,380
23Wisconsin$95,530$77,470$119,86068,060
24New Mexico$94,340$74,300$123,54017,980
25Michigan$94,300$77,260$116,710104,950
26Virginia$93,600$67,830$125,58077,490
27Georgia$93,550$68,920$128,640100,950
28Idaho$92,460$71,210$121,23016,880
29Maine$86,990$74,160$106,95016,540
30Montana$85,280$70,120$113,92010,950
31Nebraska$84,730$66,020$106,19024,720
32Utah$84,600$68,920$109,05027,420
33North Carolina$84,350$67,660$110,220111,120
34Florida$84,190$67,970$120,330229,940
35Wyoming$83,760$65,770$107,3505,330
36Indiana$83,500$66,750$105,75068,980
37Oklahoma$82,920$60,530$106,39038,270
38Ohio$82,510$66,980$105,290143,730
39South Carolina$82,360$66,860$106,52049,750
40Missouri$81,780$63,230$104,39076,310
41Tennessee$81,500$63,970$104,92072,200
42Kentucky$81,040$64,170$111,75050,300
43North Dakota$80,730$65,520$103,48011,340
44Louisiana$80,230$63,800$104,74048,970
45West Virginia$80,130$57,210$131,76023,430
46Kansas$79,320$63,180$100,84033,800
47Arkansas$78,940$60,780$103,66029,400
48Iowa$78,630$63,840$100,50034,420
49South Dakota$78,060$54,040$98,22014,710
50Mississippi$77,090$60,610$100,35029,060
51Alabama$77,080$58,150$98,91054,340

gross per year · May 2025 · Source

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