US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Registered Nurse Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $97,550. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$97,550

Mean annual salary

$101,420

Employment estimate

3,379,720

National annual salary percentiles

Registered Nurse national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$137,470
Registered Nurse national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$68,940
P25$80,330
P50$97,550
P75$112,350
P90$137,470
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$68,940
25th percentile$80,330
50th percentile$97,550
75th percentile$112,350
90th percentile$137,470

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$216,740
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$186,610
  3. 3. Sacramento, CA$171,460
  4. 4. Urban Honolulu, HI$139,260
  5. 5. Los Angeles, CA$135,560
  6. 6. Riverside, CA$133,940
  7. 7. Portland, OR$130,310
  8. 8. Seattle, WA$128,260
  9. 9. New York, NY$119,720
  10. 10. Boston, MA$106,180

Largest employment markets