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.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$97,550

Mean annual salary

$101,420

Employment estimate

3,379,720

Annual salary percentiles

Registered Nurse national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Registered Nurse national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$68,940
P25 — lower quartile	$80,330
P50 — median	$97,550
P75 — upper quartile	$112,350
P90 — 90th percentile	$137,470

Registered Nurse national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$68,940
P25 — lower quartile	$80,330
P50 — median	$97,550
P75 — upper quartile	$112,350
P90 — 90th percentile	$137,470

Median hourly wage

$46.90/hr

Mean hourly wage

$48.76/hr

Employment estimate

3,379,720

Hourly wage percentiles

Registered Nurse national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Registered Nurse national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$33.14/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$38.62/hr
P50 — median	$46.90/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$54.02/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$66.09/hr

Registered Nurse national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$68,940
P25 — lower quartile	$80,330
P50 — median	$97,550
P75 — upper quartile	$112,350
P90 — 90th percentile	$137,470

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $78,680
Middle covered median: $97,585
Highest covered median: $216,740

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

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

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$216,740
#2	San Francisco, CA	$186,610
#3	Sacramento, CA	$171,460
#4	Urban Honolulu, HI	$139,260
#5	Los Angeles, CA	$135,560
#6	Riverside, CA	$133,940
#7	Portland, OR	$130,310
#8	Seattle, WA	$128,260
#9	New York, NY	$119,720
#10	Boston, MA	$106,180

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$68,940
P25 — lower quartile	$80,330
P50 — median	$97,550
P75 — upper quartile	$112,350
P90 — 90th percentile	$137,470

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	197,740
#2	Los Angeles, CA	109,360
#3	Chicago, IL	100,240
#4	Dallas, TX	76,680
#5	Philadelphia, PA	73,790
#6	Houston, TX	65,910
#7	Boston, MA	64,240
#8	Miami, FL	61,670
#9	Atlanta, GA	56,460
#10	Phoenix, AZ	53,700

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$68,940
P25 — lower quartile	$80,330
P50 — median	$97,550
P75 — upper quartile	$112,350
P90 — 90th percentile	$137,470

Registered Nurse salaries by metro

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Registered Nurse salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$216,740	$194,950	$165,050–$223,510	22,930
San Francisco, CA	$186,610	$176,900	$137,120–$215,630	41,750
Sacramento, CA	$171,460	$164,200	$131,830–$198,580	23,590
Urban Honolulu, HI	$139,260	$124,740	$101,490–$144,140	9,680
Los Angeles, CA	$135,560	$140,370	$112,070–$167,800	109,360
Riverside, CA	$133,940	$136,670	$107,730–$165,500	35,290
Portland, OR	$130,310	$125,230	$108,280–$136,460	24,220
Seattle, WA	$128,260	$126,390	$104,540–$136,780	39,900
New York, NY	$119,720	$119,600	$103,970–$133,230	197,740
Boston, MA	$106,180	$121,820	$94,870–$153,380	64,240
Las Vegas, NV	$103,940	$106,360	$88,680–$124,000	20,410
Minneapolis, MN	$103,040	$106,480	$94,170–$123,900	43,600
Washington, DC	$102,710	$104,590	$84,610–$119,620	46,830
Dallas, TX	$101,420	$100,820	$81,640–$110,630	76,680
Philadelphia, PA	$101,180	$101,400	$90,190–$112,970	73,790
Denver, CO	$101,130	$100,920	$85,390–$109,760	30,380
Phoenix, AZ	$100,830	$101,090	$82,320–$108,840	53,700
Atlanta, GA	$100,490	$99,760	$82,500–$108,680	56,460
Chicago, IL	$100,490	$97,930	$82,640–$108,430	100,240
Houston, TX	$99,830	$100,290	$81,890–$116,000	65,910
Baltimore, MD	$99,550	$99,100	$83,690–$108,030	30,930
Austin, TX	$97,890	$97,610	$81,540–$106,450	18,920
Detroit, MI	$97,280	$95,460	$82,470–$104,150	44,310
San Antonio, TX	$94,370	$93,760	$78,100–$100,760	23,660
Miami, FL	$91,380	$94,990	$80,510–$104,320	61,670
Charlotte, NC	$90,620	$93,240	$81,160–$103,660	27,010
Virginia Beach, VA	$89,450	$89,350	$77,230–$97,330	16,870
El Paso, TX	$86,100	$88,420	$74,330–$98,100	7,320
Tampa, FL	$85,470	$92,690	$79,250–$102,180	38,720
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$84,850	$90,190	$77,870–$97,710	18,180
Raleigh, NC	$84,830	$91,890	$78,430–$104,040	12,780
Indianapolis, IN	$84,230	$89,630	$79,080–$101,970	25,800
Nashville, TN	$84,040	$92,350	$81,630–$103,550	25,100
Columbus, OH	$83,900	$88,780	$80,070–$101,360	30,510
Cincinnati, OH	$83,650	$89,940	$80,530–$102,620	28,520
Orlando, FL	$83,550	$89,170	$78,410–$100,240	30,150
Jacksonville, FL	$83,520	$89,310	$78,810–$100,210	18,940
Kansas City, MO	$83,040	$87,740	$77,910–$98,700	29,650
Oklahoma City, OK	$82,920	$86,080	$77,670–$99,530	16,530
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,370	$88,880	$78,700–$101,010	29,360
New Orleans, LA	$81,850	$86,630	$75,030–$95,140	11,530
Memphis, TN	$81,500	$87,370	$78,900–$95,780	13,760
Baton Rouge, LA	$81,130	$84,000	$66,740–$87,690	8,290
Birmingham, AL	$78,680	$78,940	$63,610–$85,160	17,850