Registered Nurse Salary

Compare Registered Nurse Salaries (2026)

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AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsSierra Vista, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZ

CA Comparisons (33)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsBakersfield, CALos Angeles, CAvsStockton, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsSan Diego, CARiverside, CAvsSacramento, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Francisco, CAvsStockton, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsFresno, CARiverside, CAvsOxnard, CARiverside, CAvsBakersfield, CARiverside, CAvsStockton, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Diego, CAvsStockton, CASan Jose, CAvsFresno, CA

CO Comparisons (3)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CO

FL Comparisons (24)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsGainesville, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsDeltona, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLTampa, FLvsGainesville, FLTampa, FLvsDeltona, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsGainesville, FLOrlando, FLvsDeltona, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsPalm Bay, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsRome, GAAtlanta, GAvsValdosta, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GAAtlanta, GAvsBrunswick, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (2)

Baltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MDBaltimore, MDvsSalisbury, MD

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsBattle Creek, MIDetroit, MIvsMidland, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (11)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOKansas City, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsIndependence, MOSt Louis, MOvsO Fallon, MOKansas City, MOvsColumbia, MO

NC Comparisons (3)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NY

OH Comparisons (15)

Columbus, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsCleveland, OHCincinnati, OHvsCleveland, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCincinnati, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsDayton, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OHColumbus, OHvsToledo, OHCincinnati, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsToledo, OHCleveland, OHvsAkron, OHCleveland, OHvsToledo, OHColumbus, OHvsYoungstown, OHColumbus, OHvsCanton, OHCincinnati, OHvsYoungstown, OH

PA Comparisons (15)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAltoona, PAPittsburgh, PAvsAllentown, PAPittsburgh, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPittsburgh, PAvsLancaster, PAPittsburgh, PAvsScranton, PAPittsburgh, PAvsYork, PAPittsburgh, PAvsReading, PA

TN Comparisons (2)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TNNashville, TNvsKnoxville, TN

TX Comparisons (18)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsKilleen, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXvsTyler, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsKilleen, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsTyler, TXSan Antonio, TXvsAustin, TX

VA Comparisons (1)

Virginia Beach, VAvsRichmond, VA

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsMount Vernon, WASeattle, WAvsWalla Walla, WASeattle, WAvsTacoma, WA

WI Comparisons (1)

Milwaukee, WIvsMadison, WI

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home