Registered Nurse Salary: Median Pay & Regional Insights (2021)

The median annual wage for registered nurses was $77,600 in May 2021. The lowest 10% earned less than $58,560, and the highest 10% earned more than $116,640.

Registered nurses working in hospitals earned a median annual wage of $82,750 in May 2021. Registered nurses working in nursing care facilities earned a median annual wage of $69,300. Registered nurses working in physician offices earned a median annual wage of $75,330.

Registered nurses in California had the highest median annual wage, at $116,040, in May 2021. Registered nurses in Hawaii had the second highest median annual wage, at $108,430. Registered nurses in New York had the third highest median annual wage, at $107,670.