Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $80,010 annually, but nurses in some states make much more than the mean annual wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
For instance, nurses in California earn the highest average salary of all U.S. nurses at $120,560. Hawaii is second at $104,830, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon and Alaska.
Below are the average mean hourly wages and salaries for nurses in all 50 states, based on May 2020 BLS data, the most recent data available, and listed in alphabetical order.
Median annual household income data is based on the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements Data Tables and reported by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Hourly: $28.96
Annual wage: $60,230
Median annual household income: $51,734
Hourly: $45.81
Annual wage: $95,270
Median annual household income: $75,463
Hourly: $38.64
Annual wage: $80,380
Median annual household income: $62,055
Hourly: $30.60
Annual wage: $63,640
Median annual household income: $48,952
Hourly: $57.96
Annual wage: $120,560
Median annual household income: $80,440
Hourly: $37.43
Annual wage: $77,860
Median annual household income: $77,127
Hourly: $40.79
Annual wage: $84,850
Median annual household income: $78,833
Hourly: $35.74
Annual wage: $74,330
Median annual household income: $70,176
Hourly: $33.42
Annual wage: $69,510
Median annual household income: $59,227
Hourly: $34.38
Annual wage: $71,510
Median annual household income: $61,980
Hourly: $50.40
Annual wage: $104,830
Median annual household income: $83,102
Hourly: $34.44
Annual wage: $71,640
Median annual household income: $60,999
Hourly: $35.85
Annual wage: $74,560
Median annual household income: $69,187
Hourly: $32.45
Annual wage: $67,490
Median annual household income: $57,603
Hourly: $30.08
Annual wage: $62,570
Median annual household income: $61,691
Hourly: $30.87
Annual wage: $64,200
Median annual household income: $62,087
Hourly: $31.12
Annual wage: $64,730
Median annual household income: $52,295
Hourly: $32.70
Annual wage: $68,010
Median annual household income: $51,073
Hourly: $34.16
Annual wage: $71,040
Median annual household income: $58,924
Hourly: $39.23
Annual wage: $81,590
Median annual household income: $86,738
Hourly: $46.27
Annual wage: $96,250
Median annual household income: $85,843
Hourly: $35.57
Annual wage: $73,980
Median annual household income: $59,584
Hourly: $38.92
Annual wage: $80,960
Median annual household income: $74,593
Hourly: $29.45
Annual wage: $61,250
Median annual household income: $45,792
Hourly: $31.68
Annual wage: $65,900
Median annual household income: $57,409
Hourly: $33.91
Annual wage: $70,530
Median annual household income: $57,153
Hourly: $33.41
Annual wage: $69,480
Median annual household income: $63,229
Hourly: $43.15
Annual wage: $89,750
Median annual household income: $63,276
Hourly: $36.52
Annual wage: $75,970
Median annual household income: $77,933
Hourly: $41.21
Annual wage: $85,720
Median annual household income: $85,751
Hourly: $36.40
Annual wage: $75,700
Median annual household income: $51,945
Hourly: $43.16
Annual wage: $89,760
Median annual household income: $72,108
Hourly: $33.15
Annual wage: $68,950
Median annual household income: $57,341
Hourly: $33.47
Annual wage: $69,630
Median annual household income: $64,577
Hourly: $33.53
Annual wage: $69,750
Median annual household income: $58,642
Hourly: $32.02
Annual wage: $66,600
Median annual household income: $54,449
Hourly: $46.27
Annual wage: $96,230
Median annual household income: $67,058
Hourly: $35.66
Annual wage: $74,170
Median annual household income: $63,463
Hourly: $39.81
Annual wage: $82,790
Median annual household income: $71,169
Hourly: $32.28
Annual wage: $67,140
Median annual household income: $56,227
Hourly: $29.31
Annual wage: $60,960
Median annual household income: $59,533
Hourly: $30.83
Annual wage: $64,120
Median annual household income: $56,071
Hourly: $36.92
Annual wage: $76,800
Median annual household income: $64,034
Hourly: $33.83
Annual wage: $70,370
Median annual household income: $75,780
Hourly: $34.68
Annual wage: $72,140
Median annual household income: $63,001
Hourly: $35.76
Annual wage: $74,380
Median annual household income: $76,456
Hourly: $43.90
Annual wage: $91,310
Median annual household income: $78,687
Hourly: $31.31
Annual wage: $65,130
Median annual household income: $48,850
Hourly: $35.94
Annual wage: $74,760
Median annual household income: $64,168
Hourly: $34.90
Annual wage: $72,600
Median annual household income: $65,003