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Registered Nurse Salary by City

All reported cities for Registered Nurse with their difference from the average.

For Registered Nurse, there are 1,926 salary reports from 54 U.S. cities. The average across all reported cities is 87,105 $ per year on a 40-hour basis.

City State Reports City avg. Overall job avg. Difference Details
San Jose California 35 125,930 $ 87,105 $ +44.6 % View details
Fremont California 30 124,754 $ 87,105 $ +43.2 % View details
Irvine California 43 119,039 $ 87,105 $ +36.7 % View details
Oakland California 35 109,566 $ 87,105 $ +25.8 % View details
Santa Ana California 34 108,213 $ 87,105 $ +24.2 % View details
Los Angeles California 35 107,313 $ 87,105 $ +23.2 % View details
Chula Vista California 30 106,837 $ 87,105 $ +22.7 % View details
Bakersfield California 40 105,539 $ 87,105 $ +21.2 % View details
New York New York 29 98,364 $ 87,105 $ +12.9 % View details
Anchorage Alaska 37 96,245 $ 87,105 $ +10.5 % View details
Baltimore Maryland 35 92,491 $ 87,105 $ +6.2 % View details
Jersey City New Jersey 37 90,813 $ 87,105 $ +4.3 % View details
Austin Texas 44 89,699 $ 87,105 $ +3.0 % View details
Atlanta Georgia 36 89,171 $ 87,105 $ +2.4 % View details
Raleigh North Carolina 30 88,507 $ 87,105 $ +1.6 % View details
Saint Paul Minnesota 35 87,774 $ 87,105 $ +0.8 % View details
Irving Texas 38 87,069 $ 87,105 $ 0.0 % View details
Henderson Nevada 32 86,702 $ 87,105 $ -0.5 % View details
Spokane Washington 37 86,512 $ 87,105 $ -0.7 % View details
Plano Texas 30 86,082 $ 87,105 $ -1.2 % View details
Houston Texas 46 85,879 $ 87,105 $ -1.4 % View details
Milwaukee Wisconsin 47 85,247 $ 87,105 $ -2.1 % View details
Glendale Arizona 30 84,664 $ 87,105 $ -2.8 % View details
Buffalo New York 36 84,415 $ 87,105 $ -3.1 % View details
Jacksonville Florida 29 84,170 $ 87,105 $ -3.4 % View details
Orlando Florida 30 84,080 $ 87,105 $ -3.5 % View details
Chicago Illinois 53 84,038 $ 87,105 $ -3.5 % View details
Boise Idaho 31 83,923 $ 87,105 $ -3.7 % View details
Fort Lauderdale Florida 44 83,782 $ 87,105 $ -3.8 % View details
Reno Nevada 30 83,735 $ 87,105 $ -3.9 % View details
St. Petersburg Florida 40 83,478 $ 87,105 $ -4.2 % View details
Fort Worth Texas 30 82,253 $ 87,105 $ -5.6 % View details
Tampa Florida 30 81,841 $ 87,105 $ -6.0 % View details
Port St. Lucie Florida 30 81,812 $ 87,105 $ -6.1 % View details
Norfolk Virginia 35 81,641 $ 87,105 $ -6.3 % View details
Chesapeake Virginia 40 81,093 $ 87,105 $ -6.9 % View details
Huntsville Alabama 35 80,964 $ 87,105 $ -7.1 % View details
Madison Wisconsin 40 80,729 $ 87,105 $ -7.3 % View details
St. Louis Missouri 43 80,564 $ 87,105 $ -7.5 % View details
Arlington Texas 34 80,204 $ 87,105 $ -7.9 % View details
Hialeah Florida 36 79,662 $ 87,105 $ -8.5 % View details
Durham North Carolina 30 78,809 $ 87,105 $ -9.5 % View details
Charlotte North Carolina 41 78,600 $ 87,105 $ -9.8 % View details
Cleveland Ohio 29 78,128 $ 87,105 $ -10.3 % View details
Garland Texas 31 77,875 $ 87,105 $ -10.6 % View details
Miami Florida 37 77,525 $ 87,105 $ -11.0 % View details
Corpus Christi Texas 30 76,381 $ 87,105 $ -12.3 % View details
Columbus Ohio 38 75,942 $ 87,105 $ -12.8 % View details
New Orleans Louisiana 47 75,888 $ 87,105 $ -12.9 % View details
Tallahassee Florida 36 75,100 $ 87,105 $ -13.8 % View details
Cape Coral Florida 29 73,661 $ 87,105 $ -15.4 % View details
El Paso Texas 42 73,411 $ 87,105 $ -15.7 % View details
Memphis Tennessee 30 70,737 $ 87,105 $ -18.8 % View details
Laredo Texas 35 69,121 $ 87,105 $ -20.6 % View details

Frequently Asked Questions About Registered Nurse Salary

Where do Registered Nurse earn the most?

Based on current reports, Registered Nurse salaries are highest in San Jose. The average reported salary there is 125,930 $ per year, which is +44.6 % compared with the overall average for this job.

Which cities pay Registered Nurse above average?

The top-ranked cities for Registered Nurse currently include San Jose, Fremont, Irvine. The table also shows each city’s difference from the overall job average.

How are salaries for Registered Nurse made comparable?

Monthly and annual salaries are converted to annual gross pay and then normalized to a 40-hour workweek. This makes reported values easier to compare by city.