There were 3,072,700 registered nurses (RNs) working in the U.S. as of May 2022 according to recently released statistical data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The majority of RNs work in hospitals, with smaller numbers employed in skilled nursing facilities, physician offices, home health care agencies, and outpatient care centers. Like many other healthcare professionals with advanced training, registered nurses usually earn higher salaries than workers in most other occupations. Per BLS estimates, as of May 2022, the national mean wage for registered nurses was $89,010 per year. The annual median wage, which is the wage level that divides the lower half of earners from the higher half, for registered nurses was $81,220 per year. Federal data also revealed that about 41.5% of all RN jobs in the U.S. were in the nation's 25 largest metropolitan areas. Average pay levels for registered nurses varied significantly among the top 25 U.S. metro areas, with mean wage levels ranging from under $80,000 a year in four top 25 metro areas to more than $100,000 annually in eight other top metro markets. A closer examination of May 2022 federal data revealed that the registered nurse average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro markets looked as follows:
Registered Nurse Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Markets
| Area Name | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $103,540 | $104,860 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $128,960 | $125,350 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $80,150 | $85,260 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $82,200 | $87,850 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $82,340 | $88,880 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $85,760 | $92,800 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $84,690 | $87,830 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $79,870 | $81,810 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $82,850 | $90,270 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $99,750 | $106,980 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $82,620 | $87,410 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $173,510 | $164,760 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $122,190 | $121,470 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $81,050 | $82,000 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $102,680 | $105,540 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $86,950 | $92,190 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $118,270 | $117,830 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $78,830 | $79,920 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $82,710 | $87,790 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $83,850 | $89,510 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $77,390 | $75,170 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $76,970 | $79,120 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $79,120 | $79,530 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $79,020 | $83,040 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $108,290 | $111,610 | ||
| National | $81,220 | $89,010 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on June 17, 2023
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