Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $82,750 annually, and nurses in nearly every state make more than the mean annual wage from a year prior, according to the latest data released March 31 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nurses in California earn the highest average salary of all U.S. nurses at $124,000. Hawaii is second at $106,530, followed by Oregon at $98,630.
Below are the average mean annual wages for nurses in all 50 states, comparing May 2020 data to the latest May 2021 data, the most recent available.The states are listed in alphabetical order.
Annual Wage May 2020: $60,230
Annual Wage May 2021: $61,920
Annual Wage May 2020: $95,270
Annual Wage May 2021: $97,230
Annual Wage May 2020: $80,380
Annual Wage May 2021: $81,600
Annual Wage May 2020: $63,640
Annual Wage May 2021: $65,810
Annual Wage May 2020: $120,560
Annual Wage May 2021: $124,000
Annual Wage May 2020: $77,860
Annual Wage May 2021: $80,670
Annual Wage May 2020: $84,850
Annual Wage May 2021: $88,530
Annual Wage May 2020: $74,330
Annual Wage May 2021: $77,760
Annual Wage May 2020: $69,510
Annual Wage May 2021: $72,000
Annual Wage May 2020: $71,510
Annual Wage May 2021: $75,380
Annual Wage May 2020: $104,830
Annual Wage May 2021: $106,530
Annual Wage May 2020: $71,640
Annual Wage May 2021: $73,640
Annual Wage May 2020: $74,560
Annual Wage May 2021: $78,260
Annual Wage May 2020: $67,490
Annual Wage May 2021: $68,890
Annual Wage May 2020: $62,570
Annual Wage May 2021: $64,990
Annual Wage May 2020: $64,200
Annual Wage May 2021: $66,560
Annual Wage May 2020: $64,730
Annual Wage May 2021: $67,260
Annual Wage May 2020: $68,010
Annual Wage May 2021: $70,380
Annual Wage May 2020: $71,040
Annual Wage May 2021: $73,630
Annual Wage May 2020: $81,590
Annual Wage May 2021: $82,660
Annual Wage May 2020: $96,250
Annual Wage May 2021: $96,630
Annual Wage May 2020: $73,980
Annual Wage May 2021: $75,930
Annual Wage May 2020: $80,960
Annual Wage May 2021: $84,030
Annual Wage May 2020: $61,250
Annual Wage May 2021: $63,130
Annual Wage May 2020: $65,900
Annual Wage May 2021: $67,790
Annual Wage May 2020: $70,530
Annual Wage May 2021: $73,610
Annual Wage May 2020: $69,480
Annual Wage May 2021: $69,850
Annual Wage May 2020: $89,750
Annual Wage May 2021: $88,800
Annual Wage May 2020: $75,970
Annual Wage May 2021: $78,270
Annual Wage May 2020: $85,720
Annual Wage May 2021: $89,690
Annual Wage May 2020: $75,700
Annual Wage May 2021: $77,590
Annual Wage May 2020: $89,760
Annual Wage May 2021: $93,320
Annual Wage May 2020: $68,950
Annual Wage May 2021: $71,200
Annual Wage May 2020: $69,630
Annual Wage May 2021: $71,200
Annual Wage May 2020: $69,750
Annual Wage May 2021: $71,640
Annual Wage May 2020: $66,600
Annual Wage May 2021: $68,180
Annual Wage May 2020: $96,230
Annual Wage May 2021: $98,630
Annual Wage May 2020: $74,170
Annual Wage May 2021: $76,000
Annual Wage May 2020: $82,790
Annual Wage May 2021: $85,270
Annual Wage May 2020: $67,140
Annual Wage May 2021: $69,580
Annual Wage May 2020: $60,960
Annual Wage May 2021: $60,540
Annual Wage May 2020: $64,120
Annual Wage May 2021: $66,680
Annual Wage May 2020: $76,800
Annual Wage May 2021: $79,120
Annual Wage May 2020: $70,370
Annual Wage May 2021: $72,790
Annual Wage May 2020: $72,140
Annual Wage May 2021: $75,160
Annual Wage May 2020: $74,380
Annual Wage May 2021: $76,680
Annual Wage May 2020: $91,310
Annual Wage May 2021: $95,350
Annual Wage May 2020: $65,130
Annual Wage May 2021: $67,640
Annual Wage May 2020: $74,760
Annual Wage May 2021: $76,850
Annual Wage May 2020: $72,600
Annual Wage May 2021: $73,130