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Registered Nurses Salary by City (2026)

386 metro areas · National average: $90,896 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Registered Nurses salaries across 386 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $189,880
San Francisco, CA $178,450
Vallejo, CA $175,620
Santa Rosa, CA $171,490
Sacramento, CA $163,020
Santa Cruz, CA $159,540
Modesto, CA $154,140
Yuba City, CA $146,470
San Luis Obispo, CA $144,320
Salinas, CA $143,410
Stockton, CA $139,940
San Diego, CA $139,350
Hanford, CA $138,180
Los Angeles, CA $138,010
Riverside, CA $135,680
Chico, CA $133,870
Oxnard, CA $132,600
Santa Maria, CA $131,890
Bakersfield, CA $131,030
Redding, CA $130,320
Fresno, CA $129,730
Merced, CA $125,910
Urban Honolulu, HI $125,160
Kahului, HI $124,500
Portland, OR $123,580
Bend, OR $123,300
Salem, OR $122,100
Seattle, WA $120,260
Visalia, CA $119,410
El Centro, CA $116,160
Boston, MA $115,710
Albany, OR $115,700
New York, NY $115,650
Corvallis, OR $115,340
Anchorage, AK $113,350
Eugene, OR $112,850
Grants Pass, OR $112,170
Kennewick, WA $110,780
Walla Walla, WA $110,770
Medford, OR $110,600
Bellingham, WA $110,580
Bremerton, WA $110,460
Longview, WA $110,300
Olympia, WA $109,840
Worcester, MA $109,590
Bridgeport, CT $108,960
Fairbanks, AK $108,610
Wenatchee, WA $108,390
Spokane, WA $108,300
Yakima, WA $107,830
Prescott Valley, AZ $106,740
Barnstable Town, MA $106,110
Mount Vernon, WA $106,030
New Haven, CT $105,960
Rochester, MN $104,650
Waterbury, CT $103,640
Reno, NV $103,160
Minneapolis, MN $102,790
Washington, DC $102,510
Las Vegas, NV $102,400
Boulder, CO $101,900
Trenton, NJ $101,570
Hartford, CT $101,180
Pittsfield, MA $101,010
Amherst Town, MA $100,160
Kiryas Joel, NY $100,020
Carson City, NV $99,870
Providence, RI $99,520
St. Cloud, MN $98,650
Norwich, CT $98,640
Vineland, NJ $98,500
Cheyenne, WY $98,480
La Crosse, WI $97,640
Philadelphia, PA $97,510
Kingston, NY $97,410
Ithaca, NY $97,200
Baltimore, MD $97,130
Ann Arbor, MI $97,030
Albany, NY $96,980
Denver, CO $96,860
Florence, SC $96,840
Buffalo, NY $96,740
Houston, TX $96,730
Dallas, TX $96,720
Atlanta, GA $96,640
Atlantic City, NJ $96,560
Mankato, MN $96,460
Lebanon, PA $96,290
Phoenix, AZ $96,220
Helena, MT $96,090
Madison, WI $95,860
Albuquerque, NM $95,660
Reading, PA $95,510
Burlington, VT $95,450
Santa Fe, NM $95,270
Watertown, NY $95,210
South Bend, IN $95,030
Battle Creek, MI $94,830
Niles, MI $94,830
Bozeman, MT $94,750
Fort Collins, CO $94,740
Grand Junction, CO $94,670
Charlottesville, VA $94,600
Chicago, IL $94,580
Binghamton, NY $94,390
Springfield, MA $94,080
Greeley, CO $93,940
Naples, FL $93,590
Chambersburg, PA $93,530
Rochester, NY $93,290
Glens Falls, NY $93,220
Coeur d'Alene, ID $93,170
Austin, TX $93,060
Boise City, ID $92,930
Shreveport, LA $92,790
Allentown, PA $92,680
Detroit, MI $92,680
Saginaw, MI $92,610
Killeen, TX $92,400
Hagerstown, MD $92,170
Miami, FL $92,070
Manchester, NH $92,050
Tucson, AZ $91,890
Winchester, VA $91,830
Salt Lake City, UT $91,550
Milwaukee, WI $91,040
Lake Havasu City, AZ $91,030
Colorado Springs, CO $90,930
Lewiston, ID $90,890
Monroe, MI $90,750
Dover, DE $90,700
Lawton, OK $90,700
Elkhart, IN $90,670
Richmond, VA $90,530
Harrisburg, PA $90,420
Pueblo, CO $90,290
Tampa, FL $90,260
Wildwood, FL $90,150
Cleveland, OH $89,950
Greenville, NC $89,940
Fayetteville, NC $89,860
Tulsa, OK $89,850
Raleigh, NC $89,820
Flint, MI $89,720
New Orleans, LA $89,700
Lansing, MI $89,640
Williamsport, PA $89,630
Billings, MT $89,560
Salisbury, MD $89,520
Kalamazoo, MI $89,450
Bay City, MI $89,410
York, PA $89,350
San Antonio, TX $89,300
Indianapolis, IN $89,290
Lewiston, ME $89,290
Columbus, OH $89,170
Utica, NY $89,170
Charlotte, NC $89,150
Lexington Park, MD $89,120
Midland, TX $89,060
Nashville, TN $88,840
Gainesville, FL $88,740
Charleston, SC $88,540
Racine, WI $88,330
Syracuse, NY $88,180
Lancaster, PA $88,090
Portland, ME $88,090
Deltona, FL $87,940
Sheboygan, WI $87,680
Augusta, GA $87,660
Dayton, OH $87,650
Virginia Beach, VA $87,630
Janesville, WI $87,610
Amarillo, TX $87,600
Winston, NC $87,590
Waco, TX $87,580
Traverse City, MI $87,550
El Paso, TX $87,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $87,480
Eau Claire, WI $87,470
Sierra Vista, AZ $87,350
Bangor, ME $87,300
Twin Falls, ID $87,230
Cincinnati, OH $87,210
Greensboro, NC $87,200
Savannah, GA $87,160
Punta Gorda, FL $87,070
Cape Coral, FL $87,020
Staunton, VA $86,950
Green Bay, WI $86,880
Las Cruces, NM $86,830
Port St. Lucie, FL $86,740
Kenosha, WI $86,630
Farmington, NM $86,600
Orlando, FL $86,460
Missoula, MT $86,430
Springfield, IL $86,430
Fond du Lac, WI $86,420
Champaign, IL $86,380
Albany, GA $86,350
Oshkosh, WI $86,350
Kankakee, IL $86,330
Rome, GA $86,320
Sebastian, FL $86,280
Sebring, FL $86,170
Appleton, WI $86,050
Pittsburgh, PA $86,040
Duluth, MN $85,970
Jacksonville, FL $85,930
Grand Rapids, MI $85,880
Oklahoma City, OK $85,880
Jackson, MS $85,820
Burlington, NC $85,540
Kansas City, MO $85,540
Crestview, FL $85,440
Asheville, NC $85,410
Lexington, KY $85,240
North Port, FL $85,240
St. George, UT $85,130
Warner Robins, GA $85,100
Omaha, NE $84,960
Lake Charles, LA $84,950
Victoria, TX $84,930
Hinesville, GA $84,910
Columbia, SC $84,870
Memphis, TN $84,850
Montgomery, AL $84,850
Topeka, KS $84,760
St. Louis, MO $84,750
Provo, UT $84,730
Scranton, PA $84,730
Logan, UT $84,690
Yuma, AZ $84,650
Beaumont, TX $84,570
Akron, OH $84,540
Roanoke, VA $84,460
Dalton, GA $84,320
Rockford, IL $84,240
Auburn, AL $84,220
Goldsboro, NC $84,190
Gettysburg, PA $84,180
Elmira, NY $84,090
Athens, GA $84,070
Wausau, WI $84,030
Bloomington, IN $84,000
Sherman, TX $83,900
Altoona, PA $83,830
Peoria, IL $83,830
Ogden, UT $83,560
College Station, TX $83,520
Toledo, OH $83,460
Lubbock, TX $83,400
Cape Girardeau, MO $83,370
Panama City, FL $83,320
Kokomo, IN $83,290
Mansfield, OH $83,190
State College, PA $83,140
Greenville, SC $83,100
Macon, GA $83,090
Gulfport, MS $83,050
Pensacola, FL $83,040
Corpus Christi, TX $82,990
Johnstown, PA $82,990
Lynchburg, VA $82,940
Wichita Falls, TX $82,910
Fort Wayne, IN $82,880
Idaho Falls, ID $82,870
Casper, WY $82,830
Odessa, TX $82,800
Sumter, SC $82,780
Huntington, WV $82,750
Longview, TX $82,720
Fargo, ND $82,690
Columbia, MO $82,620
Erie, PA $82,620
Pocatello, ID $82,460
Decatur, IL $82,360
Elizabethtown, KY $82,250
Slidell, LA $82,250
Iowa City, IA $82,240
Lafayette, IN $81,970
Fayetteville, AR $81,950
Lakeland, FL $81,910
Alexandria, LA $81,740
Eagle Pass, TX $81,710
Grand Island, NE $81,710
Cleveland, TN $81,590
Owensboro, KY $81,570
Palm Bay, FL $81,470
Wilmington, NC $81,470
Paducah, KY $81,430
Rocky Mount, NC $81,400
Spartanburg, SC $81,380
Bloomington, IL $81,310
Muncie, IN $81,220
Lincoln, NE $81,210
Springfield, OH $81,200
Little Rock, AR $81,120
Abilene, TX $81,010
Lafayette, LA $80,840
Canton, OH $80,770
Chattanooga, TN $80,740
Homosassa Springs, FL $80,620
Evansville, IN $80,580
Charleston, WV $80,490
Baton Rouge, LA $80,450
Brunswick, GA $80,430
Great Falls, MT $80,400
Myrtle Beach, SC $80,040
Terre Haute, IN $79,940
Muskegon, MI $79,930
Lima, OH $79,890
Hickory, NC $79,680
San Angelo, TX $79,670
Des Moines, IA $79,650
Ocala, FL $79,640
Grand Forks, ND $79,630
Bismarck, ND $79,620
Bowling Green, KY $79,570
Hilton Head Island, SC $79,510
Laredo, TX $79,370
Hammond, LA $79,340
Michigan City, IN $79,330
Minot, ND $79,310
Pinehurst, NC $79,080
Tallahassee, FL $79,030
Blacksburg, VA $78,970
Sandusky, OH $78,840
Clarksville, TN $78,780
Cedar Rapids, IA $78,580
Columbus, GA $78,500
Brownsville, TX $78,490
Jacksonville, NC $78,400
Jonesboro, AR $78,280
Birmingham, AL $78,180
St. Joseph, MO $78,160
Lawrence, KS $78,070
Morgantown, WV $77,880
Youngstown, OH $77,840
Tyler, TX $77,790
Monroe, LA $77,760
Wheeling, WV $77,460
Manhattan, KS $77,420
Houma, LA $77,410
Jefferson City, MO $77,260
Columbus, IN $77,210
Hattiesburg, MS $77,110
Texarkana, TX $77,010
Johnson City, TN $76,920
Enid, OK $76,870
Beckley, WV $76,780
Ames, IA $76,730
McAllen, TX $76,480
Davenport, IA $75,870
Morristown, TN $75,860
Parkersburg, WV $75,810
Weirton, WV $75,340
Wichita, KS $74,990
Joplin, MO $74,860
Mobile, AL $74,720
Tuscaloosa, AL $74,440
Valdosta, GA $74,430
Fort Smith, AR $74,180
Kingsport, TN $74,140
Dubuque, IA $74,110
Hot Springs, AR $74,090
Rapid City, SD $73,640
Knoxville, TN $73,480
Huntsville, AL $73,270
Sioux City, IA $73,180
Daphne, AL $73,150
Jackson, TN $73,030
Waterloo, IA $72,440
Springfield, MO $72,290
Sioux Falls, SD $71,060
Anniston, AL $70,740
Gadsden, AL $69,620
Decatur, AL $69,030
Florence, AL $68,850
Dothan, AL $67,520
San Juan, PR $43,160
Guayama, PR $39,610
Ponce, PR $38,640
Mayaguez, PR $37,670
Arecibo, PR $35,670
Aguadilla, PR $35,210