Registered nurses in California and Hawaii earn the highest average annual wage for RNs in the U.S. at $102,700 and $96,990, respectively, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After California and Hawaii are the District of Columbia, Massachusetts and Oregon.
Here is the average hourly and annual wage for registered nurses in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, based on the most recent BLS data gathered in May 2017, listed in alphabetical order.
Alabama
Hourly: $27.83
Annual Wage: $57,890
Alaska
Hourly: $42.07
Annual Wage: $87,510
Arizona
Hourly: $36.11
Annual Wage: $75,110
Arkansas
Hourly: $28.28
Annual Wage: $58,810
California
Hourly: $49.37
Annual Wage: $102,700
Colorado
Hourly: $34.89
Annual Wage: $72,570
Connecticut
Hourly: $38.56
Annual Wage: $80,200
Delaware
Hourly: $35.18
Annual Wage: $73,180
District of Columbia
Hourly: $43.32
Annual Wage: $90,110
Florida
Hourly: $31.20
Annual Wage: $64,890
Georgia
Hourly: $32.09
Annual Wage: $66,750
Hawaii
Hourly: $46.63
Annual Wage: $96,990
Idaho
Hourly: $31.02
Annual Wage: $64,520
Illinois
Hourly: $34.66
Annual Wage: $72,090
Indiana
Hourly: $30.02
Annual Wage: $62,450
Iowa
Hourly: $27.85
Annual Wage: $57,930
Kansas
Hourly: $28.82
Annual Wage: $59,940
Kentucky
Hourly: $29.58
Annual Wage: $61,530
Louisiana
Hourly: $30.56
Annual Wage: $63,560
Maine
Hourly: $31.68
Annual Wage: $65,890
Maryland
Hourly: $36.18
Annual Wage: $75,250
Massachusetts
Hourly: $42.95
Annual Wage: $89,330
Michigan
Hourly: $33.23
Annual Wage: $69,120
Minnesota
Hourly: $37.28
Annual Wage: $77,540
Mississippi
Hourly: $27.74
Annual Wage: $57,700
Missouri
Hourly: $30.43
Annual Wage: $63,300
Montana
Hourly: $31.87
Annual Wage: $66,280
Nebraska
Hourly: $29.91
Annual Wage: $62,210
Nevada
Hourly: $40.86
Annual Wage: $84,980
New Hampshire
Hourly: $33.67
Annual Wage: $70,040
New Jersey
Hourly: $39.43
Annual Wage: $82,010
New Mexico
Hourly: $33.58
Annual Wage: $69,840
New York
Hourly: $40.12
Annual Wage: $83,450
North Carolina
Hourly: $30.08
Annual Wage: $62,560
North Dakota
Hourly: $30.35
Annual Wage: $63,140
Ohio
Hourly: $31.49
Annual Wage: $65,500
Oklahoma
Hourly: $29.63
Annual Wage: $61,640
Oregon
Hourly: $42.68
Annual Wage: $88,770
Pennsylvania
Hourly: $33.57
Annual Wage: $69,820
Rhode Island
Hourly: $36.85
Annual Wage: $76,650
South Carolina
Hourly: $30.59
Annual Wage: $63,630
South Dakota
Hourly: $27.41
Annual Wage: $57,010
Tennessee
Hourly: $28.87
Annual Wage: $60,050
Texas
Hourly: $34.65
Annual Wage: $72,070
Utah
Hourly: $30.31
Annual Wage: $63,050
Vermont
Hourly: $33.44
Annual Wage: $69,560
Virginia
Hourly: $32.69
Annual Wage: $67,990
West Virginia
Hourly: $29.03
Annual Wage: $60,380
Washington
Hourly: $38.37
Annual Wage: $79,810
Wisconsin
Hourly: $33.27
Annual Wage: $69,200
Wyoming
Hourly: $31.20
Annual Wage: $64,900