Nurse Salary
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 2,759 roles pay ~$107k median with 4.5/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
Clinical Nurse Educator - Surgery
University of Kansas Health SystemKansas City, KS
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Registered Nurse Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 51 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.
Hawaii leads at $121k, against a $92k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Vermont (5.3/10), North Carolina (4.8/10), Kentucky (4.7/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $121k | $98k | 4.4/10 | 42 |
| California | $119k | $98k | 4.3/10 | 1187 |
| Washington | $114k | $106k | 4.5/10 | 300 |
| Oregon | $112k | $97k | 4.6/10 | 160 |
| Alaska | $109k | $106k | 4.5/10 | 51 |
| Vermont | $108k | $101k | 5.3/10 | 98 |
| Wyoming | $108k | $116k | 4.0/10 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $105k | $94k | 4.4/10 | 618 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $105k | $90k | 4.1/10 | 753 |
| Connecticut | $103k | $93k | 4.1/10 | 223 |
| District of Columbia | $102k | $84k | 4.6/10 | 51 |
| New Mexico | $100k | $102k | 4.5/10 | 128 |
| New Hampshire | $99k | $95k | 4.5/10 | 135 |
| Maryland | $98k | $88k | 4.6/10 | 293 |
| Nevada | $98k | $98k | 4.4/10 | 176 |
| Montana | $97k | $97k | 4.3/10 | 69 |
| New Jersey | $97k | $83k | 4.4/10 | 639 |
| Delaware | $97k | $91k | 4.4/10 | 103 |
| Rhode Island | $95k | $87k | 4.1/10 | 77 |
| West Virginia | $95k | $101k | 4.6/10 | 133 |
| Colorado | $94k | $87k | 4.5/10 | 387 |
| Arizona | $94k | $91k | 4.4/10 | 401 |
| Maine | $93k | $89k | 4.2/10 | 98 |
| Virginia | $93k | $86k | 4.6/10 | 656 |
| Utah | $92k | $89k | 4.0/10 | 189 |
| Illinois | $92k | $87k | 4.5/10 | 754 |
| Idaho | $91k | $90k | 4.3/10 | 93 |
| Texas | $91k | $94k | 4.1/10 | 1473 |
| Tennessee | $91k | $99k | 4.1/10 | 432 |
| Wisconsin | $91k | $91k | 4.7/10 | 582 |
| Ohio | $90k | $94k | 4.5/10 | 1001 |
| Alabama | $90k | $96k | 4.3/10 | 239 |
| Pennsylvania | $90k | $89k | 4.6/10 | 830 |
| Michigan | $89k | $89k | 4.5/10 | 591 |
| Georgia | $89k | $88k | 4.3/10 | 899 |
| South Carolina | $89k | $89k | 4.1/10 | 427 |
| Indiana | $89k | $92k | 4.4/10 | 479 |
| Minnesota | $88k | $81k | 4.6/10 | 529 |
| Nebraska | $88k | $92k | 4.3/10 | 121 |
| Florida | $87k | $85k | 4.2/10 | 1064 |
| North Dakota | $87k | $96k | 4.0/10 | 98 |
| Missouri | $87k | $92k | 4.4/10 | 562 |
| South Dakota | $85k | $96k | 4.5/10 | 81 |
| Kansas | $84k | $88k | 4.3/10 | 269 |
| Mississippi | $84k | $93k | 3.7/10 | 160 |
| Louisiana | $84k | $93k | 4.0/10 | 166 |
| Kentucky | $83k | $89k | 4.7/10 | 222 |
| North Carolina | $83k | $84k | 4.8/10 | 803 |
| Oklahoma | $82k | $89k | 4.2/10 | 334 |
| Iowa | $80k | $87k | 4.4/10 | 347 |
| Arkansas | $78k | $86k | 3.8/10 | 113 |
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 nurse salary is robust, with 6,072+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Nursing Administration, Oncology, Perioperative Nursing.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Nurse Salary on this page have an average score of 2.4/10, with 5% 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 nurse salary include Mohawk Valley Health System, Mass General Brigham, firsthand Health, Abbott, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for nurse salary, Talkiatry (score: 95.0/100), BetterHelp (score: 94.9/100), Hiaah (score: 94.5/100) 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 nurse salary is $105K, trending up 3.4% over the past quarter. This data is derived from 28,759+ 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 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 5% 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. 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 Mohawk Valley Health System, Mass General Brigham, firsthand Health, Abbott, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many nurse salary are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 6,072 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 Nurse Salary
Pruitt Health82+ open roles here · WLB 72/100Amedisys74+ open roles here · WLB 64/100
Compassus67+ open roles here · WLB 71/100
St. Croix Hospice42+ open roles here · WLB 49/100UHS30+ open roles here · WLB 53/100
CVS Health20+ open roles here · WLB 61/100
UnitedHealth Group20+ open roles here · WLB 70/100
Center Well19+ open roles here · WLB 72/100