Registered Nurse Salary by City
How much does a Registered Nurse make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$98K
National median
$80K
25th percentile
$112K
75th percentile
$69K
Bottom 10%
$137K
Top 10%
Registered Nurse Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$157,000
+61% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$141,400
+45% vs national
Seattle
WA
$120,400
+23% vs national
New York
NY
$116,000
+19% vs national
Boston
MA
$111,600
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$109,200
+12% vs national
Washington
DC
$109,000
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$105,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$104,200
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$103,400
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$103,400
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$102,400
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$101,600
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$100,400
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$95,800
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$94,600
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$93,600
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$93,600
-4% vs national
Houston
TX
$93,400
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$91,800
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$91,800
-6% vs national
Phoenix
AZ
$91,400
-6% vs national
Dallas
TX
$90,800
-7% vs national
Tampa
FL
$90,600
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$90,600
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$90,600
-7% vs national
Austin
TX
$90,000
-8% vs national
Nashville
TN
$89,800
-8% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$88,800
-9% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$88,800
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$88,800
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$88,800
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$88,800
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$87,800
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$87,800
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$87,800
-10% vs national
Miami
FL
$87,000
-11% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$86,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$86,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$86,000
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$86,000
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$86,000
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$84,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$84,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$83,800
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$83,000
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$83,000
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$81,800
-16% vs national
About Registered Nurse Salaries
The median Registered Nurse salary in the United States is $97,550 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $157,000, while the national range spans from $68,940 at the 10th percentile to $137,470 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 29-1141.