Registered Nurse Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for registered nurses. The national median is $97,550. ← Back to Registered Nurse overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	California	$140,270	$67.44
2	Hawaii	$136,320	$65.54
3	Oregon	$129,010	$62.02
4	Washington	$124,200	$59.71
5	Alaska	$109,480	$52.64
6	New York	$109,440	$52.62
7	New Jersey	$106,500	$51.20
8	Massachusetts	$104,550	$50.27
9	Nevada	$103,670	$49.84
10	Connecticut	$102,740	$49.39
11	District of Columbia	$102,540	$49.30
12	Minnesota	$101,510	$48.80
13	Rhode Island	$100,640	$48.39
14	Colorado	$100,260	$48.20
15	Maryland	$99,790	$47.98
16	New Hampshire	$99,700	$47.93
17	Delaware	$99,520	$47.85
18	Arizona	$99,500	$47.84
19	Vermont	$97,460	$46.86
20	Pennsylvania	$96,430	$46.36
21	Illinois	$95,990	$46.15
22	Texas	$95,970	$46.14
23	Wisconsin	$95,530	$45.93
24	New Mexico	$94,340	$45.36
25	Michigan	$94,300	$45.34
26	Virginia	$93,600	$45.00
27	Georgia	$93,550	$44.98
28	Idaho	$92,460	$44.45
29	Maine	$86,990	$41.82
30	Montana	$85,280	$41.00
31	Nebraska	$84,730	$40.74
32	Utah	$84,600	$40.67
33	North Carolina	$84,350	$40.56
34	Florida	$84,190	$40.48
35	Wyoming	$83,760	$40.27
36	Indiana	$83,500	$40.14
37	Oklahoma	$82,920	$39.87
38	Ohio	$82,510	$39.67
39	South Carolina	$82,360	$39.60
40	Missouri	$81,780	$39.32
41	Tennessee	$81,500	$39.18
42	Kentucky	$81,040	$38.96
43	North Dakota	$80,730	$38.81
44	Louisiana	$80,230	$38.57
45	West Virginia	$80,130	$38.52
46	Kansas	$79,320	$38.14
47	Arkansas	$78,940	$37.95
48	Iowa	$78,630	$37.80
49	South Dakota	$78,060	$37.53
50	Mississippi	$77,090	$37.06
51	Alabama	$77,080	$37.06