NICU Nurse Salary
NICU Nurse Salary with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
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These 5 roles pay ~$114k median with 4.5/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
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Registered Nurse Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 50 states with enough registered nurse listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) · State-level price index; city and metro figures may differ.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Wyoming leads at $161k, against a $97k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: South Dakota (6.4/10), New Mexico (6.1/10), Alaska (5.9/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $161k | $174k | 3.9/10 | 5 |
| Vermont | $125k | $117k | 5.8/10 | 12 |
| Hawaii | $124k | $100k | 5.5/10 | 10 |
| California | $117k | $96k | 4.5/10 | 176 |
| Washington | $114k | $107k | 4.3/10 | 47 |
| District of Columbia | $112k | $92k | 4.9/10 | 14 |
| Alabama | $110k | $117k | 4.9/10 | 45 |
| Maine | $107k | $103k | 4.4/10 | 17 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $106k | $92k | 4.1/10 | 110 |
| Oregon | $106k | $93k | 4.6/10 | 16 |
| Delaware | $106k | $99k | 4.9/10 | 17 |
| Alaska | $104k | $102k | 5.9/10 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $103k | $93k | 4.7/10 | 98 |
| New Hampshire | $103k | $98k | 4.7/10 | 30 |
| Indiana | $102k | $106k | 5.3/10 | 83 |
| New Mexico | $101k | $103k | 6.1/10 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $101k | $91k | 4.0/10 | 48 |
| Rhode Island | $99k | $91k | 3.1/10 | 7 |
| Florida | $99k | $96k | 4.5/10 | 155 |
| Maryland | $99k | $89k | 4.6/10 | 36 |
| Montana | $99k | $98k | 3.9/10 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | $98k | $97k | 4.8/10 | 115 |
| Colorado | $98k | $91k | 4.6/10 | 54 |
| Kentucky | $97k | $104k | 4.7/10 | 33 |
| Iowa | $97k | $107k | 5.2/10 | 62 |
| New Jersey | $97k | $83k | 4.2/10 | 145 |
| Arizona | $96k | $93k | 4.8/10 | 56 |
| Virginia | $94k | $88k | 4.4/10 | 127 |
| Georgia | $93k | $92k | 4.5/10 | 137 |
| Illinois | $92k | $87k | 4.4/10 | 110 |
| North Carolina | $92k | $93k | 4.3/10 | 95 |
| Wisconsin | $91k | $92k | 5.0/10 | 128 |
| Nevada | $91k | $91k | 3.8/10 | 19 |
| Texas | $90k | $93k | 3.9/10 | 179 |
| Idaho | $87k | $86k | 2.3/10 | 17 |
| Utah | $87k | $84k | 4.5/10 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $87k | $87k | 4.1/10 | 33 |
| Arkansas | $86k | $95k | 3.2/10 | 36 |
| Kansas | $86k | $90k | 4.5/10 | 51 |
| Ohio | $84k | $88k | 4.7/10 | 162 |
| Minnesota | $84k | $77k | 3.8/10 | 64 |
| Nebraska | $84k | $88k | 4.1/10 | 18 |
| West Virginia | $83k | $88k | 4.5/10 | 29 |
| Missouri | $82k | $86k | 4.7/10 | 112 |
| Michigan | $82k | $81k | 4.5/10 | 61 |
| Louisiana | $82k | $90k | 3.7/10 | 27 |
| South Dakota | $81k | $92k | 6.4/10 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $81k | $89k | 3.7/10 | 18 |
| Tennessee | $74k | $81k | 4.7/10 | 46 |
| Oklahoma | $74k | $80k | 4.7/10 | 41 |
NICU Nurse Salary: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for nicu nurse salary is robust, with 15+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Education.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. NICU Nurse Salary on this page have an average score of 4.2/10, with 14% with no weekends, 21% offering remote work. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for nicu nurse salary include Sutter Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, Rochester Regional Health, UnitedHealth Group, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for nicu nurse salary, Talkiatry (score: 95.8/100), Boston Neurobehavioral Associates (score: 95.1/100), Cyti Clinics (score: 95.0/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for nicu nurse salary is $102K. This data is derived from 7,131+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About NICU Nurse Salary.
How much do registered nurses earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of registered nurses. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid registered nurses jobs available?
Yes — about 21% of current registered nurses listings offer remote or hybrid work. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which registered nurses jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every registered nurse role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. Among current listings, 14% with no weekends. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring registered nurses right now?
Employers currently hiring for registered nurse roles include Sutter Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, Rochester Regional Health, UnitedHealth Group, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many nicu nurse salary are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 15 registered nurses positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in NICU Nurse Salary
Hackensack Meridian Health2 open roles here · WLB 33/100Sutter Health2 open roles here · WLB 53/100
Cincinnati Children's1 open role here · WLB 53/100Elevance Health1 open role here · WLB 77/100
Henry Ford Health1 open role here · WLB 62/100
Kaiser Permanente1 open role here · WLB 58/100
Memorial Healthcare1 open role here · WLB 40/100Regional One Health1 open role here · WLB 32/100