RN average wage for all 50 states | 2023

Registered nurses receive $42.80 per hour on average, according to data published April 25 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

RNs in California had the highest average annual wage, followed by Hawaii and Oregon. The data was gathered in May 2022.

Here is the average hourly wage for nurses by state in descending order:

 

State

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage

1

California

$64.10

$133,340

2

Hawaii

$54.43

$113,220

3

Oregon

$51.26

$106,610

4

Massachusetts

$50.07

$104,150

5

Alaska

$49.67

$103,310

6

Washington

$48.88

$101,670

7

New York

$48.14

$100,130

8

District of Columbia

$47.23

$98,230

9

New Jersey

$46.48

$96,670

10

Nevada

$46.30

$96,310

11

Connecticut

$45.32

$94,260

12

Minnesota

$42.72

$88,860

13

Rhode Island

$42.43

$88,250

14

Maryland

$42.30

$87,990

15

Arizona

$41.70

$86,740

16

Colorado

$41.63

$86,590

17

New Mexico

$41.15

$85,580

18

Georgia

$40.95

$85,180

19

Delaware

$40.88

$85,020

20

Texas

$40.54

$84,320

21

New Hampshire

$40.11

$83,420

22

Illinois

$39.53

$82,220

23

Virginia

$39.36

$81,860

24

Wyoming

$38.95

$81,010

25

Wisconsin

$38.94

$81,000

26

Michigan

$38.78

$80,660

27

Pennsylvania

$38.76

$80,630

28

Vermont

$38.46

$79,990

29

Florida

$38.42

$79,910

30

Idaho

$37.79

$78,610

31

Ohio

$37.72

$78,450

32

Montana

$37.67

$78,350

33

Kentucky

$37.32

$77,620

34

Maine (tie)

$37.22

$77,410

34

North Carolina (tie)

$37.22

$77,420

36

Oklahoma

$36.98

$76,920

37

Utah

$36.73

$76,400

38

Louisiana

$36.50

$75,920

39

Indiana

$36.34

$75,580

40

North Dakota

$36.06

$75,000

41

South Carolina

$35.74

$74,330

42

Nebraska

$35.34

$73,510

43

Tennessee

$34.85

$72,480

44

West Virginia

$34.73

$72,230

45

Kansas

$34.61

$71,990

46

Missouri

$34.55

$71,860

47

Iowa

$33.35

$69,370

48

Mississippi

$32.66

$67,930

49

Alabama

$32.17

$66,910

50

Arkansas

$31.98

$66,530

51

South Dakota

$31.01

$64,500

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