RN average hourly wage, salary for all 50 states

Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $82,750 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $39.78, though these figures vary greatly by state. 

Below are the average mean hourly wages and salaries for nurses in all 50 states, based on May 2021 BLS data, the most recent data available, and listed in alphabetical order.

Median annual household income is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey, compiled and reported by Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Alabama

Hourly: $29.77 

Annual wage: $61,920 

Median annual household income: $53,913

Alaska

Hourly: $46.74

Annual wage: $97,230 

Median annual household income: $77,845 

Arizona

Hourly: $39.23

Annual wage: $81,600

Median annual household income: $69,056

Arkansas

Hourly: $31.64

Annual wage: $65,810

Median annual household income: $52,528

California

Hourly: $59.62

Annual wage: $124,000

Median annual household income: $84,907

Colorado

Hourly: $38.78

Annual wage: $80,670

Median annual household income: $82,254

Connecticut

Hourly: $42.56

Annual wage: $88,530

Median annual household income: $83,771

Delaware

Hourly: $37.39

Annual wage: $77,760

Median annual household income: $71,091

Florida

Hourly: $34.62

Annual wage: $72,000

Median annual household income: $63,062

Georgia

Hourly: $36.24

Annual wage: $75,380

Median annual household income: $66,559

Hawaii

Hourly: $51.22

Annual wage: $106,530

Median annual household income: $84,857

Idaho

Hourly: $35.41

Annual wage: $73,640

Median annual household income: $66,474

Illinois

Hourly: $37.63

Annual wage: $78,260

Median annual household income: $72,205

Indiana

Hourly: $33.12

Annual wage: $68,890

Median annual household income: $62,743

Iowa

Hourly: $31.25

Annual wage: $64,990

Median annual household income: $65,600

Kansas

Hourly: $32

Annual wage: $66,560

Median annual household income: $64,124

Kentucky

Hourly: $32

Annual wage: $66,560

Median annual household income: $55,573

Louisiana

Hourly: $33.84

Annual wage: $70,380

Median annual household income: $52,087

Maine

Hourly: $35.40

Annual wage: $73,630

Median annual household income: $64,767

Maryland

Hourly: $39.74

Annual wage: $82,660

Median annual household income: $90,203

Massachusetts

Hourly: $46.46

Annual wage: $96,630

Median annual household income: $89,645

Michigan

Hourly: $36.51

Annual wage: $75,930

Median annual household income: $63,498

Minnesota

Hourly: $40.40

Annual wage: $84,030

Median annual household income: $77,720

Mississippi

Hourly: $30.35

Annual wage: $63,130

Median annual household income: $48,716

Missouri

Hourly: $32.59

Annual wage: $67,790

Median annual household income: $61,847

Montana

Hourly: $35.39

Annual wage: $73,610

Median annual household income: $63,249

Nebraska

Hourly: $33.58

Annual wage: $69,850

Median annual household income: $66,817

Nevada

Hourly: $42.69

Annual wage: $88,800

Median annual household income: $66,274

New Hampshire

Hourly: $37.63

Annual wage: $78,270

Median annual household income: $88,465

New Jersey

Hourly: $43.12

Annual wage: $89,690

Median annual household income: $89,296

New Mexico

Hourly: $37.31

Annual wage: $77,590

Median annual household income: $53,992

New York

Hourly: $44.86

Annual wage: $93,320

Median annual household income: $74,314

North Carolina

Hourly: $34.23

Annual wage: $71,200

Median annual household income: $61,972

North Dakota

Hourly: $34.23

Annual wage: $71,200

Median annual household income: $66,519

Ohio

Hourly: $34.44

Annual wage: $71,640

Median annual household income: $62,262

Oklahoma

Hourly: $32.78

Annual wage: $68,180

Median annual household income: $55,826

Oregon

Hourly: $47.42

Annual wage: $98,630

Median annual household income: $71,562

Pennsylvania

Hourly: $36.54

Annual wage: $76,000

Median annual household income: $68,957

Rhode Island

Hourly: $40.99

Annual wage: $85,270

Median annual household income: $74,008

South Carolina

Hourly: $ 33.45

Annual wage: $69,580

Median annual household income: $59,318

South Dakota

Hourly: $29.11

Annual wage: $60,540

Median annual household income: $66,143

Tennessee

Hourly: $32.06

Annual wage: $66,680

Median annual household income: $59,695

Texas

Hourly: $38.04

Annual wage: $79,120

Median annual household income: $66,963

Utah

Hourly: $34.99

Annual wage: $72,790

Median annual household income: $79,449

Vermont

Hourly: $36.13

Annual wage: $75,160

Median annual household income: $72,431

Virginia

Hourly: $36.87

Annual wage: $76,680

Median annual household income: $80,963

Washington

Hourly: $45.84

Annual wage: $95,350

Median annual household income: $84,247

West Virginia

Hourly: $32.52

Annual wage: $67,640

Median annual household income: $51,248

Wisconsin

Hourly: $36.95

Annual wage: $76,850

Median annual household income: $67,125

Wyoming

Hourly: $35.16

Annual wage: $73,130

Median annual household income: $65,204 

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