For the report, Medscape surveyed 5,143 RNs and 2,002 licensed practical nurses in 2019 about their earnings from 2018.
The average RN incomes by region:
1. Pacific (California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii) — $96,000
2. New England (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts) — $87,000
3. Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, D.C.) — $84,000
4. Mountain (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming)— $79,000
5. West South Central (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas) — $78,000
6. East North Central (Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio) — $76,000
7. South Atlantic (West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina) — $75,000
8. West North Central (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri) — $73,000
9. East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee) — $70,000
Read the full compensation report here.
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