Nurse earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level nurse earnings begin at:

$50.44 per hour

$104,916 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level nurse earnings begin at:

$30.72 per hour

$63,893 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level nurse earnings begin at:

$21.54 per hour

$44,807 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level nurse earnings begin at:

$17.41 per hour

$36,207 per year

10th percentile

Starting level nurse earnings begin at:

$15.84 per hour

$32,953 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Nurse salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Arizona $67,446
Washington $67,108
New Jersey $61,200
California $59,357
Maryland $55,000
New York $53,794
Colorado $53,282
Georgia $52,102
Wisconsin $52,000
Pennsylvania $51,595
Minnesota $51,189
Illinois $51,023
Massachusetts $48,736
Alabama $47,840
Ohio $47,401
Tennessee $46,819
Texas $46,712
South Carolina $46,500
Michigan $45,394
Florida $45,335
Indiana $44,807
Oklahoma $41,424
Virginia $41,028
Missouri $40,042
North Carolina $36,836
Utah $34,500

How do nurse salaries compare to similar careers?

Nurses earn about the same as related careers in Indiana. On average, they make less than veterinarians but more than diagnostic medical sonographers.

Career Median Salary
Veterinarian salary $88K
Biomedical engineer salary $83K
Radiation therapist salary $83K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $75K
Nurse educator salary $72K
Nurse salary $45K
Counseling psychologist salary $64K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $73K
Audiologist salary $73K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $69K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)