In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States stood at 94,480 U.S. dollars. With an annual mean wage of 137,690 U.S. dollars, registered nurses in California had the highest wages, followed by Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. On the other hand, South Dakota was the state with the lowest annual mean wages for registered nurses in 2023.
Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state
Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes “Nurse Anesthetists” (29-1151), “Nurse Midwives” (29-1161), and “Nurse Practitioners” (29-1171).
Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 9, 2024). Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual Mean Wage of Registered Nurses in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Annual mean wage of registered nurses in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226924/annual-wage-of-registered-nurses-in-the-united-states/
