Clinical nurse specialist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level clinical nurse specialist earnings begin at:

$45.98 per hour

$95,630 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level clinical nurse specialist earnings begin at:

$37.67 per hour

$78,350 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level clinical nurse specialist earnings begin at:

$36.06 per hour

$75,000 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level clinical nurse specialist earnings begin at:

$29.11 per hour

$60,550 per year

10th percentile

Starting level clinical nurse specialist earnings begin at:

$23.89 per hour

$49,680 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Clinical nurse specialist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Oregon $99,410
Alaska $99,110
Washington $96,980
New York $96,170
District of Columbia $95,220
Massachusetts $94,960
New Jersey $94,690
Connecticut $83,860
Nevada $79,360
Minnesota $79,100
Rhode Island $78,900
Maryland $78,350
New Mexico $78,340
Arizona $78,260
Colorado $78,070
Illinois $77,580
Texas $77,320
New Hampshire $77,230
Pennsylvania $76,940
Virginia $76,900
Michigan $76,710
Wisconsin $76,560
Idaho $75,560
Delaware $75,380
Vermont $75,380
Georgia $75,040
Maine $75,040
Florida $75,000
Montana $75,000
Utah $75,000
Wyoming $75,000
Virgin Islands, U.S. $74,710
Ohio $74,080
North Dakota $73,250
South Carolina $72,650
North Carolina $72,220
Louisiana $64,450
Nebraska $64,000
Kentucky $62,480
Indiana $62,400
Tennessee $62,390
West Virginia $62,390
Oklahoma $62,170
Missouri $61,920
Iowa $61,790
Kansas $61,790
Arkansas $61,530
Mississippi $60,790
South Dakota $60,550
Alabama $60,510
Guam $58,980
Puerto Rico $36,320
California $125,340
Hawaii $111,070

How do clinical nurse specialist salaries compare to similar careers?

Clinical nurse specialists earn about the same as related careers in Florida. On average, they make less than radiation therapists but more than MRI technologists.

Career Median Salary
Radiation therapist salary $78K
Biomedical engineer salary $75K
Nurse educator salary $71K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $78K
Orthotist salary $77K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $75K
Registered nurse salary $75K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $75K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $75K
MRI technologist salary $71K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)