Registered Nurse pay
U.S. median hourly pay · BLS May 2025
$46.90
an hour · $97,550 a year
- 10th
- $33.14
- 25th
- $38.62
- Median
- $46.90
- 75th
- $54.02
- 90th
- $66.09
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $33.14/hr, median $46.90/hr, 90th percentile $66.09/hr.
BLS figures cover wage and salary workers and don't include benefits.
By state
- Alabama54,340 jobs$37.06median/hr
- Alaska7,510 jobs$52.64median/hr
- Arizona73,150 jobs$47.84median/hr
- Arkansas29,400 jobs$37.95median/hr
- California338,940 jobs$67.44median/hr
- Colorado54,490 jobs$48.20median/hr
- Connecticut40,110 jobs$49.39median/hr
- Delaware14,290 jobs$47.85median/hr
- District of Columbia11,440 jobs$49.30median/hr
- Florida229,940 jobs$40.48median/hr
- Georgia100,950 jobs$44.98median/hr
- Hawaii12,940 jobs$65.54median/hr
- Idaho16,880 jobs$44.45median/hr
- Illinois138,910 jobs$46.15median/hr
- Indiana68,980 jobs$40.14median/hr
- Iowa34,420 jobs$37.80median/hr
- Kansas33,800 jobs$38.14median/hr
- Kentucky50,300 jobs$38.96median/hr
- Louisiana48,970 jobs$38.57median/hr
- Maine16,540 jobs$41.82median/hr
- Maryland52,910 jobs$47.98median/hr
- Massachusetts88,200 jobs$50.27median/hr
- Michigan104,950 jobs$45.34median/hr
- Minnesota70,110 jobs$48.80median/hr
- Mississippi29,060 jobs$37.06median/hr
- Missouri76,310 jobs$39.32median/hr
- Montana10,950 jobs$41.00median/hr
- Nebraska24,720 jobs$40.74median/hr
- Nevada27,070 jobs$49.84median/hr
- New Hampshire15,390 jobs$47.93median/hr
- New Jersey92,680 jobs$51.20median/hr
- New Mexico17,980 jobs$45.36median/hr
- New York205,810 jobs$52.62median/hr
- North Carolina111,120 jobs$40.56median/hr
- North Dakota11,340 jobs$38.81median/hr
- Ohio143,730 jobs$39.67median/hr
- Oklahoma38,270 jobs$39.87median/hr
- Oregon39,730 jobs$62.02median/hr
- Pennsylvania146,520 jobs$46.36median/hr
- Puerto Rico21,270 jobs$19.17median/hr
- Rhode Island10,090 jobs$48.39median/hr
- South Carolina49,750 jobs$39.60median/hr
- South Dakota14,710 jobs$37.53median/hr
- Tennessee72,200 jobs$39.18median/hr
- Texas271,380 jobs$46.14median/hr
- Utah27,420 jobs$40.67median/hr
- Vermont7,410 jobs$46.86median/hr
- Virginia77,490 jobs$45.00median/hr
- Washington69,260 jobs$59.71median/hr
- West Virginia23,430 jobs$38.52median/hr
- Wisconsin68,060 jobs$45.93median/hr
- Wyoming5,330 jobs$40.27median/hr
| State | Median / hour | Median / year | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $37.06 | $77,080 | 54,340 |
| Alaska | $52.64 | $109,480 | 7,510 |
| Arizona | $47.84 | $99,500 | 73,150 |
| Arkansas | $37.95 | $78,940 | 29,400 |
| California | $67.44 | $140,270 | 338,940 |
| Colorado | $48.20 | $100,260 | 54,490 |
| Connecticut | $49.39 | $102,740 | 40,110 |
| Delaware | $47.85 | $99,520 | 14,290 |
| District of Columbia | $49.30 | $102,540 | 11,440 |
| Florida | $40.48 | $84,190 | 229,940 |
| Georgia | $44.98 | $93,550 | 100,950 |
| Hawaii | $65.54 | $136,320 | 12,940 |
| Idaho | $44.45 | $92,460 | 16,880 |
| Illinois | $46.15 | $95,990 | 138,910 |
| Indiana | $40.14 | $83,500 | 68,980 |
| Iowa | $37.80 | $78,630 | 34,420 |
| Kansas | $38.14 | $79,320 | 33,800 |
| Kentucky | $38.96 | $81,040 | 50,300 |
| Louisiana | $38.57 | $80,230 | 48,970 |
| Maine | $41.82 | $86,990 | 16,540 |
| Maryland | $47.98 | $99,790 | 52,910 |
| Massachusetts | $50.27 | $104,550 | 88,200 |
| Michigan | $45.34 | $94,300 | 104,950 |
| Minnesota | $48.80 | $101,510 | 70,110 |
| Mississippi | $37.06 | $77,090 | 29,060 |
| Missouri | $39.32 | $81,780 | 76,310 |
| Montana | $41.00 | $85,280 | 10,950 |
| Nebraska | $40.74 | $84,730 | 24,720 |
| Nevada | $49.84 | $103,670 | 27,070 |
| New Hampshire | $47.93 | $99,700 | 15,390 |
| New Jersey | $51.20 | $106,500 | 92,680 |
| New Mexico | $45.36 | $94,340 | 17,980 |
| New York | $52.62 | $109,440 | 205,810 |
| North Carolina | $40.56 | $84,350 | 111,120 |
| North Dakota | $38.81 | $80,730 | 11,340 |
| Ohio | $39.67 | $82,510 | 143,730 |
| Oklahoma | $39.87 | $82,920 | 38,270 |
| Oregon | $62.02 | $129,010 | 39,730 |
| Pennsylvania | $46.36 | $96,430 | 146,520 |
| Puerto Rico | $19.17 | $39,880 | 21,270 |
| Rhode Island | $48.39 | $100,640 | 10,090 |
| South Carolina | $39.60 | $82,360 | 49,750 |
| South Dakota | $37.53 | $78,060 | 14,710 |
| Tennessee | $39.18 | $81,500 | 72,200 |
| Texas | $46.14 | $95,970 | 271,380 |
| Utah | $40.67 | $84,600 | 27,420 |
| Vermont | $46.86 | $97,460 | 7,410 |
| Virginia | $45.00 | $93,600 | 77,490 |
| Washington | $59.71 | $124,200 | 69,260 |
| West Virginia | $38.52 | $80,130 | 23,430 |
| Wisconsin | $45.93 | $95,530 | 68,060 |
| Wyoming | $40.27 | $83,760 | 5,330 |
All 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where BLS publishes figures. California also has metro-area pay.
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Registered Nurse (SOC 29-1141), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.