Registered Nurses salary by location
National median: $97,550 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $216,740 | +122.2% | 22,930 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $203,290 | +108.4% | 4,120 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $186,610 | +91.3% | 41,750 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $174,550 | +78.9% | 3,720 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $171,460 | +75.8% | 23,590 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $170,960 | +75.3% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $149,320 | +53.1% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $144,350 | +48.0% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $140,270 | +43.8% | 338,940 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $139,520 | +43.0% | 28,680 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $139,260 | +42.8% | 9,680 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $138,820 | +42.3% | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $137,360 | +40.8% | 3,280 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $136,320 | +39.7% | 12,940 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $135,560 | +39.0% | 109,360 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $135,010 | +38.4% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $134,910 | +38.3% | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $134,580 | +38.0% | 5,460 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $134,350 | +37.7% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $133,940 | +37.3% | 35,290 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $132,590 | +35.9% | 4,850 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $131,750 | +35.1% | 4,010 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $131,620 | +34.9% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $131,160 | +34.5% | 5,710 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $130,310 | +33.6% | 24,220 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $129,010 | +32.3% | 39,730 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $128,810 | +32.0% | 5,620 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $128,260 | +31.5% | 39,900 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $128,160 | +31.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $127,360 | +30.6% | 2,170 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $127,030 | +30.2% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $125,420 | +28.6% | 11,030 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $125,180 | +28.3% | 2,990 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $125,020 | +28.2% | 2,250 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $124,200 | +27.3% | 69,260 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $119,720 | +22.7% | 197,740 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $116,970 | +19.9% | 810 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $115,290 | +18.2% | 4,990 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $113,720 | +16.6% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $112,280 | +15.1% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $111,920 | +14.7% | 580 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $111,750 | +14.6% | 6,850 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $109,480 | +12.2% | 7,510 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $109,440 | +12.2% | 205,810 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $107,520 | +10.2% | 4,850 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $107,220 | +9.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $106,730 | +9.4% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $106,710 | +9.4% | 540 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $106,500 | +9.2% | 92,680 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $106,410 | +9.1% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $106,180 | +8.8% | 64,240 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $105,660 | +8.3% | 8,370 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $105,290 | +7.9% | 2,910 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $104,980 | +7.6% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $104,950 | +7.6% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $104,550 | +7.2% | 88,200 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $104,490 | +7.1% | 10,050 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $104,000 | +6.6% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $103,940 | +6.6% | 20,410 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $103,670 | +6.3% | 27,070 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $103,450 | +6.0% | 10,980 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $103,450 | +6.0% | 950 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $103,400 | +6.0% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $103,380 | +6.0% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $103,380 | +6.0% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $103,290 | +5.9% | 3,140 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $103,040 | +5.6% | 43,600 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $102,950 | +5.5% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $102,890 | +5.5% | 5,760 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $102,740 | +5.3% | 40,110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $102,710 | +5.3% | 46,830 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $102,540 | +5.1% | 11,440 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $101,720 | +4.3% | 2,570 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $101,690 | +4.2% | 3,050 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $101,660 | +4.2% | 6,390 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $101,510 | +4.1% | 70,110 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $101,470 | +4.0% | 13,850 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $101,440 | +4.0% | 10,860 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $101,420 | +4.0% | 76,680 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $101,370 | +3.9% | 820 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $101,330 | +3.9% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $101,270 | +3.8% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $101,190 | +3.7% | 10,650 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $101,180 | +3.7% | 73,790 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $101,130 | +3.7% | 30,380 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $101,030 | +3.6% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $100,830 | +3.4% | 53,700 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $100,790 | +3.3% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $100,780 | +3.3% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $100,640 | +3.2% | 10,090 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $100,490 | +3.0% | 100,240 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $100,490 | +3.0% | 56,460 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $100,320 | +2.8% | 940 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $100,260 | +2.8% | 54,490 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $100,240 | +2.8% | 10,070 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $99,990 | +2.5% | 5,180 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $99,970 | +2.5% | 10,230 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $99,880 | +2.4% | 15,180 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $99,830 | +2.3% | 65,910 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $99,790 | +2.3% | 52,910 | 2025 |