Registered Nurse salary
97,550 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 29-1141
Half of all registered nurses in the United States earn more than 97,550 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay151of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.4×80,330 USD – 112,350 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 80,330 USD |
| Median | 97,550 USD |
| Mean | 101,420 USD |
| Upper quartile | 112,350 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 29-1141 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 98,070 USD
- Speech-Language Pathologists 97,870 USD
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 97,590 USD
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 97,150 USD
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 96,980 USD
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 96,870 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov