Registered Nurses salary

What Registered Nurses earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 3,379,720 Registered Nurses jobs — 2.2% of all US employment. The national median wage is $97,550 a year ($46.90 an hour) and the mean is $101,420 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$48.76	$101,420
10th percentile	$33.14	$68,940
25th percentile	$38.62	$80,330
Median (50th percentile)	$46.90	$97,550
75th percentile	$54.02	$112,350
90th percentile	$66.09	$137,470

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$186,610	$89.71	41,750	+91.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$139,520	$67.08	28,680	+43.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$135,560	$65.18	109,360	+39.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$133,940	$64.40	35,290	+37.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$130,310	$62.65	24,220	+33.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$128,260	$61.66	39,900	+31.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$119,720	$57.56	197,740	+22.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$106,180	$51.05	64,240	+8.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$103,040	$49.54	43,600	+5.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$102,710	$49.38	46,830	+5.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$101,420	$48.76	76,680	+4.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$101,180	$48.64	73,790	+3.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$101,130	$48.62	30,380	+3.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$100,830	$48.48	53,700	+3.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$100,490	$48.31	100,240	+3.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$100,490	$48.31	56,460	+3.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$99,830	$48.00	65,910	+2.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$99,550	$47.86	30,930	+2.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$97,890	$47.06	18,920	+0.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$97,280	$46.77	44,310	-0.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$91,380	$43.93	61,670	-6.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$90,620	$43.57	27,010	-7.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$85,470	$41.09	38,720	-12.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$83,550	$40.17	30,150	-14.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,180	$39.99	35,200	-14.7%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.